What this site is for

It exists to separate what is established about regenerative treatments from what is claimed, and to grade each material honestly rather than dismissing a category or endorsing it. That is why every claim is placed in one of four groups, why the members of the group are graded separately rather than together, and why the umbrella term is treated as a claim to examine rather than a class to trust.

What it deliberately does not do

It does not recommend for or against a treatment and does not recommend one material over another. It does not invite a reader toward an assessment or a consultation, is not a booking page, and offers no service in relation to anything it describes. It names no brand, manufacturer or product, quotes no prices, and does not present an unapproved product as an emerging option on the strength of a mechanism.

The facts kept visible

Three facts are repeated wherever they are relevant. The word regenerative is a marketing position rather than an approved class. Cell and exosome products are generally not approved as cosmetic treatments, and warnings have been issued about advertising them. And the materials grouped here have very different evidence behind them, so a grade for one is not a grade for another.

How the content is reviewed and corrected

Ke He, MD, Deputy Director and Head of Skin & Laser Aesthetics, is the responsible physician. This subject moves faster than almost any other here, because products are renamed and repositioned far more often than the evidence about them is renewed, so the review is dated and revisited on a short cycle. If you find something unclear, out of date or wrong, the contact page explains how to tell us, and the correction is made to the page itself.