Intrathecal stem cell therapy in Istanbul, step by step

Local anaesthetic is used, and most patients describe pressure rather than sharp pain. Headache, back pain or discomfort can follow, which is why you rest flat and are observed before discharge and given written instructions for what to do at home.

A physician experienced in lumbar puncture, working under sterile technique in a clinical setting with monitoring available. Your plan names the clinician responsible and describes the consent, anaesthesia and aftercare arrangements before you travel.

Because the goal is neurological and the fluid reached by a lumbar puncture is already in contact with the brain and spinal cord. It is a route selected for a type of goal, and our medical team will tell you when an intravenous or intranasal plan is the more sensible option for your case.

Headache after the procedure is the most common, and there are risks of back pain, bleeding, infection and nerve irritation, along with the effects that can follow any cell preparation. Your plan lists them, our team explains what we do to reduce each one, and you are given emergency contact details.

Sometimes both are planned, and sometimes one is enough. Our medical team explains what each part is there for, prices them separately, and is clear that you can decline either without losing the rest of the plan.

You stay in Istanbul for the observation period and any rest our team advises afterwards. Written fit-to-travel guidance is given once you have been reviewed, and your schedule should allow for it before you book a return flight.

Send your confirmed diagnosis, recent reports and imaging, current medications and medical history to our patient coordination team. Our medical team reviews suitability case by case and tells you in writing whether this pathway fits your situation, and what it would involve.

It depends on the plan our medical team proposes: the procedure, the route, the monitoring, your mobility and the follow-up all affect it. Your written schedule states the number of days before you book flights or accommodation.

No medical treatment is free of risk, and we are direct about that. Our team reduces the risks that can be reduced: screened donor material, batch testing before release, administration by a physician in a clinical setting, monitoring during and after the procedure, and a written account of the side effects and contraindications that apply to your plan.

Your plan states a therapeutic goal and how it will be measured, not a promised outcome. Our medical team explains what change would be meaningful in your case, when it will be reviewed, and what we would do next if that review shows no benefit.

Pricing is case-specific: the material, the preparation and dose, the route, the number of sessions, the monitoring and any travel services all affect it. Our patient coordination team sends an itemized written estimate so you can see what each part of the plan costs before you commit.

Your estimate lists the medical review, tests, the procedure itself, monitoring, medications, airport transfers, accommodation arrangements, written discharge information and follow-up as separate lines, so you can see what is included and what is not.