Regenerative micrograft injection in London
A single-session regenerative injection in central London, using your own cells, under local anaesthetic, with most people leaving the same day.
Reviewed byProfessor Paul Lee MBBch, FRCS (Tr & Orth), PhDCartilage and joint preservation expertiseMytocel MSK is offered in central London by Professor Paul Lee at London Cartilage Clinic. It is a single-session regenerative injection using your own cells, done under local anaesthetic in around thirty minutes, with most people leaving the same day. Professor Lee is among the first in the UK to offer the Mytocel MSK version of this technology.
Mytocel MSK is provided in central London by London Cartilage Clinic, with Professor Paul Lee. Your consultation, imaging review and the injection itself are arranged within London’s medical district, keeping the whole pathway close together and easy to travel to. It is the same regenerative micrograft injection the clinic offers on its own for earlier joint wear, and as the cell component inside NanoACi, Professor Lee’s fuller injection protocol.
Everything happens in one appointment. A small sample of your own tissue is processed chair-side into living micrografts and injected under local anaesthetic, in around thirty minutes. There is no general anaesthetic, no incision and no hospital stay, and nothing is grown in a laboratory over weeks, so most people leave the same day.
Professor Paul Lee is among the first clinicians in the UK to offer the Mytocel MSK version of this autologous micrografting technology, made by Remedi and built on the Regenera Activa system. He is not the only clinician using micrografting, but he was early to bring the Mytocel MSK application to musculoskeletal care here, alongside the clinic’s other regenerative tools such as ChondroFiller.
Your consultation is led by Professor Lee personally. He examines the joint, reviews your imaging, and sets out honestly what Mytocel MSK can and cannot do for you, and when a fuller option would serve you better. Read more about Professor Lee.
The tissue sample is prepared in the clinic as part of the same appointment. The process is mechanical and designed to minimise manipulation of the patient’s own tissue.
There are two easy first steps. A free discovery call is the lowest-friction way to talk it through and check whether Mytocel MSK is worth exploring for your joint. Or you can book a consultation directly, so Professor Lee can examine the joint and review your imaging in person. If you have had an MRI in the last six months, bring it. If not, your scan and appointment can be arranged together, so everything is reviewed in one visit.
Mytocel MSK is from £3,000, the same across joints, with the final cost confirmed at your consultation.
The process begins with assessment rather than treatment. If Mytocel MSK is suitable, the procedure is arranged in clinic and followed by individual aftercare guidance.
Mytocel MSK is offered in central London by London Cartilage Clinic, with Professor Paul Lee. Your consultation, imaging review and the injection itself are arranged within London’s medical district, and the exact location for your appointment is confirmed when you book.
Mytocel MSK is a single session, start to finish in around thirty minutes, under local anaesthetic. A small sample of your own tissue is processed chair-side into living micrografts and injected in the same appointment. There is no general anaesthetic and no hospital stay, so most people leave the same day.
Professor Paul Lee performs the treatment and leads your consultation personally. He is among the first in the UK to offer the Mytocel MSK version of this micrografting technology, not the only clinician using autologous micrografting, but early to bring the Mytocel MSK application to musculoskeletal care here. Read more about Professor Lee.
A recent scan makes the assessment far more useful. If you have had an MRI in the last six months, bring it. If not, the simplest route is to arrange your scan and appointment together, so Professor Lee can review the imaging, examine the joint and plan treatment in one visit.
Yes. Much of the early conversation can happen by free discovery call before you travel, and imaging can often be reviewed ahead of your visit. Because Mytocel MSK is a single session with most people leaving the same day, the trip to London can usually be kept short.
Mytocel MSK is from £3,000, the same across joints, with the final cost confirmed at your consultation. See the Mytocel MSK cost page.
Still have more specific concerns?
Free Discovery CallOptions that our doctors may discuss include NanoACi, ChondroFiller, Mytocel MSK, joint replacement, established conservative care or surgery, depending on examination and imaging.
Wherever you are travelling from, the first step is the same. Talk it through on a free discovery call, or book a consultation in central London with Professor Lee and have your imaging reviewed.
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