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So I thought I would leave this quick review since this product seemed pretty mixed. The main crux of the issue was how effective bpc-157 would be transdermally, I believe everybody is in agreement that both BPC and Thymosin-Beta-4 are effective. First off, the only study I saw @WesleyInman post that was specifically transdermal was here:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11718984/
Reading through it, it is specifically for burns and all the effects were localized. They theorized an increase in growth factors and did find that it increased collagen synthesis as well as decreased inflammation. I am curious how a burn wound would compare to something like a muscle or tendon, but we shall see.
To start, I had a meniscus repair about 4 weeks ago and have been using it 8 pumps in the morning and usually 8 pumps at night (sometimes 4.) I figured I’d try it since it’s a significantly cheaper way to get both those peptides at a 5mg dose each. I have used the injectable version of each of those when I ruptured my achilles the second time and I do believe they reduced swelling as well as increased my healing.
For this, I do believe it helped, but I don't believe nearly as much as the injectable, the reason I say that is for a couple of reasons, first I applied it directly to my knee every night while I applied it to my shoulders in the morning. The swelling was indeed reduced, but not what I would’ve expected from the injectable versions, saying this, it's completely subjective, and a different injury than I have experience with, so I could be wrong. The directions on the bottle say to put it on shoulders and upper arms, as a normal transdermal site, but the study specifically mentions localized effects, so I'm curious which is “correct.” Even before this study, I applied to my knee at night because when I used the peptides before I injected in site. Technically they should both be systemic, but anecdotally most people seem to notice a difference. I also believe it helped because I visited my doctor yesterday and he was surprised at how quick I was healing, he said it looked like I was at the 6-week mark instead of 4, which prompted me to write this.
Basically, I think the product works, I can’t say how well it works, and personally, I don’t feel it's as effective as the injectable versions, mainly based on swelling, but I do feel like my knee is doing better than I would’ve expected.
A bit long-winded but since I have yet to see much on here about this product and the timing was perfect with my surgery, I figured I’d write a quick review with my extremely un-scientific way of quantifying it. If you have any questions feel free to ask!
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11718984/
Reading through it, it is specifically for burns and all the effects were localized. They theorized an increase in growth factors and did find that it increased collagen synthesis as well as decreased inflammation. I am curious how a burn wound would compare to something like a muscle or tendon, but we shall see.
To start, I had a meniscus repair about 4 weeks ago and have been using it 8 pumps in the morning and usually 8 pumps at night (sometimes 4.) I figured I’d try it since it’s a significantly cheaper way to get both those peptides at a 5mg dose each. I have used the injectable version of each of those when I ruptured my achilles the second time and I do believe they reduced swelling as well as increased my healing.
For this, I do believe it helped, but I don't believe nearly as much as the injectable, the reason I say that is for a couple of reasons, first I applied it directly to my knee every night while I applied it to my shoulders in the morning. The swelling was indeed reduced, but not what I would’ve expected from the injectable versions, saying this, it's completely subjective, and a different injury than I have experience with, so I could be wrong. The directions on the bottle say to put it on shoulders and upper arms, as a normal transdermal site, but the study specifically mentions localized effects, so I'm curious which is “correct.” Even before this study, I applied to my knee at night because when I used the peptides before I injected in site. Technically they should both be systemic, but anecdotally most people seem to notice a difference. I also believe it helped because I visited my doctor yesterday and he was surprised at how quick I was healing, he said it looked like I was at the 6-week mark instead of 4, which prompted me to write this.
Basically, I think the product works, I can’t say how well it works, and personally, I don’t feel it's as effective as the injectable versions, mainly based on swelling, but I do feel like my knee is doing better than I would’ve expected.
A bit long-winded but since I have yet to see much on here about this product and the timing was perfect with my surgery, I figured I’d write a quick review with my extremely un-scientific way of quantifying it. If you have any questions feel free to ask!
