How Lipogem Injections Helped One Patient Get Back to the Life He Loves
“A daily reminder of an accident that I had when I was 32 years old was pain and burning in my knee, and the inability to do a lot of things I wanted to do. I couldn't exercise, I couldn't play sports, and even at 50, I love doing tennis and different things that I’m just not able to do anymore without severe pain and barely being able to walk the next day.
Being in the car business, you've got to go talk to your service manager. It's a big dealership, and so I've got to walk quite a few steps every day, and there's up and down stairs and a necessity to have legs under you that can can make it through the day. And I didn't have that.”
“You know, Dr. Broome was a godsend, and he was a referral from another doctor I had been seeing, who was checking on my overall health, and he sent me there. And ever since then, he has been my guy.
With his time looking at my knee and all the tests we did, you know, there's not much cartilage left in some areas. There were rough edges on some of the things, and just some arthritis and scar tissue, and just aging.
We determined that the course of action that we took was the right one, and they did lipogem injections into my knee.
And so first, they started with an arthroscopic cleanout. So they cleaned everything up the best he could get it, and then they did the liposuction, used that, and then injected that back into the knee.
It was a very quick process, I would say, within the first week after surgery, the burning was gone. The surgical pain was very minimal. I didn't take one pain pill after the surgery as well. So that was a very good thing.”
“I went to Las Vegas two weeks afterwards, and walked all over the place. So the healing process was pretty quick.
The change in my life has been so dramatic.
It has really given me back things that I really kind of thought I might not be able to do anymore. My wife and I now play tennis together at least once a week, maybe twice. Really don't have a lot of limitations that I found that I can't do. I still ride motorcycles every now and then with my boys off road, so that requires the knee to have some cushion to it, and has really been a godsend for what I'm able to do now from where I was,
I feel like I'm 40 again instead of 53.
I can't thank Dr. Broome enough for his kindness, his professionalism, and obviously the work he did on my knee. It has changed things for me.”
San Antonio Orthopædic Specialists is a patient-focused practice utilizing advanced techniques to ensure optimal results. Our board-certified surgeons, like Dr. Broome, are committed to providing the highest quality orthopedic services. From joint injections and non-surgical treatments to advanced joint replacement procedures. Because we believe not every case requires surgery, but every patient deserves relief and restored mobility.
Dr. Broome and the team at SAOS want to help you get back to living your life, pain-free. Schedule an appointment today.