Hollywood Stars Flock to Controversial Anti-Aging Treatment

From the Kardashians to famed biohacker Bryan Johnson, more and more famous faces are now turning to stem cell treatments to fight Father Time.

Since many of these procedures have yet to be FDA-approved, celebrities are flying abroad for the pricey treatments, , which can cost tens of thousands of dollars.

Mario Lopez, 52, recently traveled to the Proactive Longevity clinic in Cabo San Lucas for stem cell therapy with board-certified surgeon Dr. John Layke. 

Lopez, who has been on television since he was a pre-teen, barely seems to have aged since his Saved By The Bell days.

While he has always followed a strict diet and exercise regimen, regenerative medicine is now becoming part of his regimen.

The Access Hollywood host had a handful of treatments at the Cabo clinic to help with both anti-aging and the joint and muscle pain that's been caused by injuries from his daily martial arts workouts.

'I don't want to stop what I'm doing, but I'm just tired of having surgeries and I don't want to get hurt any more,' he said.

Lopez started with therapeutic plasma exchange to rejuvenate his body's plasma, along with NK cell therapy for his immune system and stem cell infusions to help with tissue repair and inflammation.

For the plasma exchange procedure, a doctor removes blood from the body using a filtration system, and then separates and removes the plasma, which they say may contain harmful substances linked to plaque buildup, autoimmune conditions, arthritis, cancer, and neurodegenerative disorders.

'Medicine has come a long way,' Lopez explained. 

'I think now, with AI and with the way medicine is moving at such a rapid pace, if you really make your health a top priority there's no reason why you can't live longer and look better,' he continued.

Despite undergoing these cutting-edge treatments, Lopez insists that he still 'eats right and trains right'.

'The biggest flex a guy can have as he gets older is being in shape and taking care of yourself, because your body really is a billboard of your habits and it requires a lot of discipline,' he said. 

Lopez also addressed people's 'concerns' about travelling outside of the United States for treatment, as stem cell procedures are either heavily regulated or outright banned by the US Food and Drug Administration.

Another fan of stem cells is famed biohacker Bryan Johnson, who forked out $40,000 in 2024 to have his shoulders, hips and knees injected with Swedish bone marrow stem cells