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Kim Kardashian, in her recent social media update, opened up about dealing with brutal shoulder pain for years, and the treatment didn’t come cheap or easy. Two years ago, the SKIMS founder tore her shoulder lifting weights. The pain was so bad she called it “debilitating.” According to her, she tried every treatment she could find in the US, but nothing worked, until she learned about stem cell therapy and met Dr. Adeel Khan at Eterna Health in Mexico.
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“I’m so excited to share my stem cell journey,” the 44-year-old wrote on Instagram on Friday. Kim explained how Eterna Health’s team treated her shoulder with Dezawa Muse cells™️, and the results were immediate. “I regained full range of motion, and my shoulder has felt completely normal ever since,” she said. Posting a photo with her doctor, she added, “Encouraged by this success, I recently returned to Dr. Khan to treat chronic back pain I’ve battled for years. The Muse stem cell treatment was a game-changer once again.” She recalled, “I felt relief instantly, and the unbearable pain was finally gone. If you’re dealing with back pain, I can’t recommend this enough, it’s transformed my life when I thought my body was breaking down.” Kim also thanked the doctor and his team for giving her hope when she thought she had none left.
But here’s the problem, this treatment isn’t available in the U.S., so Kim had to fly to Mexico. And the process is not cheap. Global Stem Cell Therapy says the shoulder procedure alone can run between $4,000 and $15,000. On top of that, it’s a controversial option in the U.S. due to ethical and political concerns tied to the use of embryonic stem cells. That said, not all stem cell treatments involve embryonic cells. According to DVC Stem, there are less controversial sources, like stem cells from the umbilical cord, breast milk, or bone marrow, though these aren’t pluripotent.
Kim’s post didn’t sit well with many of her followers, who felt she was promoting something beyond their reach and means. Followers flooded her comments with lines like, “Hey Kim, we’re poor,” and “We’re not all billionaires, unfortunately.” One even joked, “She tells the story like we all can relate… oh, I’ll just fly to Mexico to have some special procedure done by some special doctor.”
Kim did note in her post that stem cell therapy isn’t right or accessible for everyone, and asked people to “do your homework” and talk to medical pros. She ended by saying she hopes science keeps advancing so more people can benefit. Meanwhile, Kim returned to the gym just weeks after tearing her shoulder and a tendon in August 2023 and training alongside her trainer Melissa Alcantara. Her intense workout habits have been called out before, like in 2022 when she dropped 16 pounds in three weeks to squeeze into Marilyn Monroe’s dress for the Met Gala.
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