Frequent Questions

  • ThermiVa® can help women who:

    • Are experiencing vaginal chafing, itching or dryness.
    • Are tired of painful sex due to a decrease in elasticity, which is a common menopausal condition.
    • Have had children and now want to increase their vaginal tightness and responsiveness.
    • Experience bladder leakage.
    • Want to increase sexual pleasure.

  • The benefits of a ThermiVa® treatment last about a year. After your initial treatment, you’ll only need to come in once or twice a year to maintain the benefits. Your California Wellness Institute team will work with you to determine how many treatments you need and how often.

  • HiFU is an innovative, FDA-approved treatment to kill prostate cancer cells. Unlike other treatments for prostate cancer, High-intensity Frequency Ultrasound does not require any incisions into the body. It uses intense, high-frequency sound waves to create heat energy that destroys prostate cancer cells. Your body naturally absorbs the dead cells, disposing of them with other waste products.

  • First, you will meet with Dr. Rajaratnam to discuss your specific concerns and determine if HiFU is right for you. If so, you will receive instructions on how to preparer the procedure.

    On the day of the procedure, you will likely be asked to arrive early in the morning. A member of the California Wellness Institute team will prepare you for the procedure, which may include general anesthesia or other form of sedation.

    Dr. Rajaratnam uses the HiFU device and MRI images to direct the intense, high-frequency sound waves through the wall of your rectum into your prostate. The procedure typically takes a few hours, depending upon the size of your prostate.

    After the procedure, you will spend 1-2 hours in recovery then be discharged home. Patients are advised to take it easy for a couple of days, but can walk around immediately after the procedure.

  • The many benefits of HiFU include:

    • Reduced risk of erectile dysfunction
    • Reduced risk of incontinence
    • No incisions are required
    • Relatively quick procedure
    • No overnight hospital stay
    • Rapid recovery
    • Preservation of non-cancerous prostate tissue while ablating cancer cells (Focal therapy)

  • Platelets are blood cells that allow your body to coagulate and clot. PRP is rich in growth factors and proteins that stimulate and promotes healing of damaged tissue. Using a concentrate of your body’s own platelets, PRP injections accelerate the healing of injured tendons, ligaments, muscles and joints by promoting new cell growth.

  • Platelet-rich plasma therapy has been shown to hasten recovery after surgery as well as stimulate the healing process for such conditions as:

    • Damaged muscles, tendons and ligaments
    • Osteoarthritis and other types of joint pain
    • Hair loss
    • Skin damage
    • Back pain
    • Neck pain
    • Sexual dysfunction

  • Dr. Rajaratnam begins with a consultation and thorough exam at the California Wellness Institute to determine if PRP injections are the right treatment for you. If it is, he explains the process and determines the number of injections you’ll need.

    Dr. Rajaratnam will start the therapy by drawing a blood sample, which he separates into its various components using a centrifuge. He then may combine your PRP with exosomes to create a serum that’s highly effective in regeneration of your damaged tissue.

    Next is the injection. Depending on the location of the injury or illness, you will receive an anesthetic to ensure your comfort during the injection.

    Each PRP treatment takes less than an hour, and you may need a series of treatments to achieve the desired results.

    The flood of platelets provides your body with an abundance of the growth factors needed for tissue repair, which stimulates and accelerates your own healing response. You may experience some swelling and tenderness as your body’s healing response kicks in. However, within a couple of weeks, you should notice significant improvement. This may include decreased pain and increased mobility.

  • Smaller than a typical human cell, exosomes travel throughout your body signaling dormant stem cells to begin producing the cells required to heal injured or degenerated tissues. They aid in the flow of protein, lipids, and genetic material needed to improve the function and physiology of your body’s own cells.

  • Exosomes can be used to treat a variety of conditions that are causing you pain and holding you back from enjoying your life to its fullest. Exosome therapy can be used to treat:

    • Joint pain and dysfunction
    • Cartilage, ligament and tendon damage
    • Knee injuries
    • Meniscus damage
    • Muscle tears
    • Nerve injuries
    • Cartilage degeneration caused by arthritis and other diseases
    • Shoulder conditions, like rotator cuff inflammation or injuries
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