The monthly polo magazine features the launch of Lipogems Canine and how the technology translated from human use is now well established in the small animal veterinary world.

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Pioneering biological therapy that has been
directly translated from the human medical
world, taking the technology now used for
routinely treating knees, hips and shoulders,
has been brought to the UK by Lipogems
Canine for the treatment of dogs.
World-renowned veterinary surgeon
Dr. Offer Zeira, Director of San Michele
Veterinary Hospital, Milan, DVM PhD Field
of Study Veterinary Orthopaedics and
Neurosurgery, has been treating dogs in
Continental Europe. Lipogems Canine
launched in the UK earlier this year, with the
first referral centre opening in conjunction
with lead Lipogems Canine vet Alistair Cliff,
BVM&S (Dist) CertAVP MRCVS from Crown
Vet Referrals and Lipogems Canine Training
Centre, heading up the team.
The procedure is exactly the same as
the technique used for horses, but the range
of conditions treated has been expanded
greatly by Dr. Zeira and Alistair Cliff, with the
assistance of lead Lipogems Equine Vet, Dr.
Tim Watson. A chain of referral centres will
shortly be opening across the UK. To watch
recovery videos from the canine success
stories head to the Lipogems Canine
Website. Dr. Zeira will also be publishing a
paper with a selection of the results from
over 300 canine cases he has treated.
Lipogems
Canine LaunchesPioneering procedure for polo pooches
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Lipogems Canine can now save your furry four-legged best friend
PhotographybyLucyWilson
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RECUPERATION
300 Cases
treated in Milan
People, horses and dogs can all be treated
Available in the UK and Milan
40 minute
procedure
Alistair Cliff and Dr. Offer Zeira at Crown
Vet Referrals in May 2017
Dr. Offer Zeira explains why he uses
Lipogems Canine
“Whoever treats with regenerative
medicine uses stem cells and whoever
deals with stem cells should use
Lipogems. This is the shortest answer, yet
the most complete and truthful. It is my
answer whenever colleagues ask me –
why Lipogems? The longer answer is that
Lipogems is a concept, a method and a
device, all in one.
The concept – instead of using pure
stem cells that should be cultivated and
expanded and therefore are expensive,
we use a true mini habitat containing a
scaffold, stem cell precursors, numerous
anti-inflammatory factors, trophic
mediators and other items.
The method – we use mild mechanical
forces in a completely closed system,
with no enzymes, additives and other
manipulations, avoiding complex
regulatory issues.
The device – single-use medical device
for the processing of lipoaspirated
adipose tissue. It is a very friendly and
straightforward device.
“I am happy to say that in my hospital,
70-80 percent of all cases treated with stem
cells, have changed from bone marrow
cultivated material to Lipogems, which
we can use immediately on our patients.
In the case of dog’s muscles, tendons
and articular diseases, 100 percent of the
cases are treated by Lipogems. The results
are amazing; dogs that suffered severe
lameness managed to walk with nearly no
lameness within five – six days. Also, the
effect’s duration of this treatment is unique,
it lasts for 10-12 months after a single
treatment, sometimes even longer.”
Diseases treated:
• Vascular (Legg-Calve-Perthes
disease)
• Immune Mediated Arthritis (OA)
• Traumatic injury (Cruciate ligament
and meniscus rupture, joint fractures)
• Hereditary/developmental (UAP, FCP,
OCD, IOHC – incomp. ossif.
of humeral condyle)
• Degenerative Joint Disease
Joints treated:
Hip, stifle, elbow, shoulder, carpus
and tarsus
Step 1 – Lipoaspirate is
collected
Under general
anaesthetic your vet will
collect some fat tissue from
around the flank of your
dog using a liposuction
technique. This sounds
dramatic, but it is minimally
invasive and you will only
notice the clipped area, as
the vet will only make a tiny
incision with the needle to
do the procedure.
Step 2 – Lipoaspirate is
processed
Once the required amount
of fat tissue is collected,
it is processed using the
Lipogems device. This
is where the tissue is
micro-fragmented and the
required lipoaspirate is
then collected in syringes
through a special filter
ready to be used.
Step 3 – Lipogems Canine
treatment
The vet will then prepare the area that
needs to be treated by clipping and
sterilising the skin around the joint
that will be injected. The processed
lipoaspirate is then injected into
the area required. This all happens
straightaway in the same surgery as
the collection.
The Procedure Explained