Renovo Health and Beauty in Tijuana offers mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy as a regenerative option for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), under the medical oversight of Dr. José A. Jiménez. Treatment is self-pay and built around your individual case after a consultation. It’s offered as an option to explore alongside — not a replacement for — your neurologist’s ongoing care.
MS is a lifelong condition, and most patients arrive at this page after years of managing it through conventional medication, physical therapy, or both. Some are looking for a complementary option; others simply want to understand the full landscape of what’s being researched before ruling anything in or out. Either way, this page is meant to give you an honest, complete picture — what MS is, what current research on stem cell therapy for MS actually shows, what a consultation and treatment visit involve, and how to find out whether it’s worth exploring for your case.
What Is Multiple Sclerosis?
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks myelin, the protective coating around nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord. This disrupts nerve signals and causes symptoms such as fatigue, numbness, muscle weakness, vision changes, and difficulty with coordination and balance. There is currently no cure for MS.
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How Stem Cell Therapy Is Being Explored for MS
Mesenchymal stem cells are studied for their immunomodulatory properties — their potential to help regulate an overactive immune response, rather than broadly suppress it the way many conventional MS medications do. A 2022 review of clinical trials examining MSC therapy in MS patients found the treatment was generally well tolerated across the studies reviewed, alongside early, still-developing evidence of immune-modulating effects.
A 2023 systematic review and meta-analysis of MSC therapy in MS reported similar signals — immunomodulatory and neuroprotective activity across the trials analyzed — while explicitly noting that larger, controlled, longer-term studies are still needed before efficacy can be considered established. We share this research context directly with patients, because understanding what the evidence currently does and doesn’t show is part of making an informed decision, not a reason to avoid the conversation.
What to Expect During Your Consultation
Every patient begins with a consultation reviewing your MS diagnosis history, current medications, and neurological status. Dr. Jiménez will discuss whether stem cell therapy is worth exploring alongside your existing MS care, answer questions about the protocol, and confirm what cell type and administration method would be recommended for your specific case.
Cell Sourcing and Administration
The specific cell type and delivery method used in your treatment is determined individually by Dr. Jiménez based on your diagnosis and clinical presentation. Administration is typically intravenous; any protocol requiring a more complex delivery method, such as an intrathecal application, is performed in our dedicated Procedure Room.
Is This Treatment Right for You?
Candidacy depends on your MS type, disease duration, current treatment plan, and overall health. Most patients explore this option after discussing it with — and while continuing to work alongside — their treating neurologist, rather than as a stand-alone replacement for conventional MS care.
Why Patients Work With Renovo
Renovo Health and Beauty is led by Dr. José A. Jiménez, a Medical Doctor and Surgeon (UNAM) and Specialist in Critical Care Medicine and Intensive Care, with advanced training in stem cell therapy. Patients treating MS can also access complementary therapies such as NAD+ IV therapy as part of a broader plan, all within a single Tijuana clinic minutes from the San Diego border, with bilingual staff and WhatsApp support.
Cost and Getting Started
Cost varies based on your individual treatment plan. See our stem cell therapy cost page for the general factors that shape pricing, or request a personalized quote during your free consultation.
How MSC Therapy Is Thought to Work
To understand why researchers are interested in MSC therapy for MS, it helps to understand what MS actually does: the immune system attacks myelin, and that attack is driven by an overactive, misdirected immune response. Mesenchymal stem cells are of interest specifically because of their immunomodulatory properties — meaning they interact with immune cells in ways that may help calm an overactive response rather than broadly suppressing the entire immune system, which is how many conventional MS medications work. Researchers are also studying whether MSCs secrete factors that support the nervous system’s own repair processes, though this aspect of the research is earlier-stage and less established than the immunomodulatory findings.
It’s worth being direct about the limits of this evidence: most of the clinical trials reviewed to date have been small, and researchers conducting these systematic reviews consistently call for larger, longer, placebo-controlled studies before firm conclusions can be drawn. We think that context is worth sharing plainly rather than glossing over, because an honest picture of where the research stands is part of respecting your decision-making process.
What Happens After Treatment
Most stem cell infusions are outpatient procedures — you’re not admitted overnight, and many patients are able to rest at their hotel the same day. Renovo’s team schedules structured follow-up check-ins in the weeks after treatment to discuss how you’re doing, and remains reachable by WhatsApp if anything comes up in the meantime. Because MS symptoms can naturally fluctuate for reasons unrelated to any treatment, we encourage patients to track their symptoms consistently after their visit, so any changes can be discussed with real context during follow-up calls rather than in the abstract.
Coordinating With Your Neurologist
We encourage every MS patient considering treatment at Renovo to keep their neurologist informed before and after their visit. Sharing your plans with your existing care team allows them to monitor how any new approach interacts with your current medications and overall management plan. This isn’t just a formality — MS treatment decisions are rarely made in isolation, and your neurologist has context about your specific disease course that we don’t have access to from a single consultation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Renovo uses Dental Pulp Stem Cells (DPSCs) for neurological conditions such as MS, selected for their neurotrophic and immunomodulatory properties.
Renovo uses Dental Pulp Stem Cells (DPSCs) for neurological conditions such as MS, selected for their neurotrophic and immunomodulatory properties.
Typically via intravenous infusion, with more complex protocols performed in our dedicated Procedure Room. Dr. Jiménez confirms the specific approach for your case during consultation.
No decision about your existing treatment plan should be made without your neurologist. Renovo reviews your current medications during intake and does not recommend discontinuing prescribed MS treatment on your own.
Candidacy is assessed individually during a free consultation, based on your MS type, history, and current treatment plan.
This depends on your individual case. Dr. Jiménez will discuss whether a single visit or a follow-up protocol is recommended based on your consultation and how you respond over time.
Yes. Most patients continue their existing physical therapy, symptom-management medications, and neurologist visits alongside any treatment explored at Renovo.
