PRP therapy

As we advance in age, the skin starts to lose important proteins such as collagen and elastin, which are essential for maintaining the skin’s firm and supple structure.  This retards the skin’s ability to renew itself as quickly as before. Consequently, wrinkles and creases soon starts to form as the skin also gets to sag in different areas.

The beauty industry has been in the job of sourcing the best ways to keep the skin young and radiating at all times.  From injecting toxins, acids, and fats to the skin, all in the bid to keep it radiating, the industry has now come up with the Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP), which is also known as “the vampire facelift.” This treatment promise of eternal youthful skin and its use by popular Hollywood stars like Kim Kardashian has seen to the burst of this cosmetic trend around the world.

What Is PRP?

PRP is a scientific discovery that recruits the body’s natural agents, to rejuvenate the face and make it look years younger. The Vampire Facelift is an innovative treatment that is designed to carefully utilize the ingredients of your blood to rejuvenate tired, aging skin, along with any fine lines and wrinkles. The unique ingredients of your blood, be the platelets, are converted to platelet-rich plasma by the Vampire Facelift technique.

PRP or Platelet Rich Plasma, which is sometimes referred to as Plasma Rich in Growth Factors (PRGF), platelet gel, and Platelet Concentrate (PC) is an escalated concentration of platelets suspended in meager amounts of plasma. In summary, the PRP is blood plasma, which is rich in platelets.

How It Works

The PRP Injection Therapy or vampire facelift is not a real facelift or a surgical cosmetic procedure. It involves drawing blood from a vein, processing it, and then re-injecting it into the face. The blood so used in the procedure is always subjected to centrifugal spinning in order to separate the platelets – these are gel-like cell fragments that contain growth factors that activate new stem cells like proteins and enzymes.

Prior to the treatment, an anesthetic is applied to make the injections relatively painless. The dermatologist makes use of a very fine needle to inject small amounts of PRP into the skin, and usually, three treatments spread four weeks apart are enough. The results of this can last up to 18 months, and it’s recommended that a touch-up treatment gets repeated around this time. The remarkable aspect of this treatment is that you are using your blood, so it’s completely non-toxic and hypoallergenic.

The PRP procedure promises to rejuvenate your complexion by stimulating your skin’s natural collagen production. It also works to remove old acne scars, filling in those fine lines and wrinkles, and plumping up hollow cheeks. Your skin should, as a result, look less gray, more youthful, and radiant.

The PRP injection is definitely the most natural treatment for anti-aging available. What’s more, it is safe, healthy,   and has proven to be quite effective.   Little wonder most people have likened by many as the most exciting breakthrough in aesthetic medicine today! Avail yourself the opportunity of having a healthy, ever glowing, and radiating skin. Get in touch with us now!

WHAT CAN I EXPECT

After the blood is drawn and processed to separate the platelet rich plasma, the PRP is then injected back into the targeted areas using a small needle, similar those used to inject dermal fillers. The process takes less than an hour and involves very little discomfort.

Recovery from PRP injections is immediate and most patients continue on with their day after the treatment. Patients may experience redness or pinprick bleeding at the injection site.

SIDE EFFECTS?

Since PRP is a product extracted patient’s own blood, there is almost no risk of an allergic reaction or any side effects from treatment. You may experience minor irritation, inflammation, or bruising at the injection site that will disappear within 24 to 48 hours.