Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy is a revolutionary new technique that restores elasticity to the skin, erases fine lines, softens scars, and shrinks pores with no downtime.
PRP has been used by orthopedic surgeons for decades. More recently, there has been more research and clinical evidence exhibiting PRP’s regenerative properties for more cosmetic procedures including scar treatment, minimization of pores, fine wrinkles, volume loss, hair loss, and skin rejuvenation. Anyone can benefit from PRP (you’ll see how a bit further down the page!)
Before that, let’s dive into the basics of PRP therapy.
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Who is PRP for?
Luckily, most, if not all, patients are excellent candidates for PRP for the face and body. The recovery time is minimal and the results are almost universally suited for a patient’s skin needs, meaning a majority of patients can benefit from PRP therapy.
What is PRP?
PRP, also known as stem cell therapy, is your own plasma, platelets, stem cells, and growth factors concentrated and reapplied to your skin to support and vitalize natural healing, renewal, and cellular growth.
Human blood contains four key elements: red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma, and platelets.
The body possesses an infinite amount of plasma and platelets, which provides patients with virtually endless access to platelets and growth factors.
Platelets include proteins, more commonly referred to as growth factors, which are fundamental in mending wounds, injuries, and supporting the formation of blood clots. Platelets also contain cytokines, which stimulate the healing of soft tissue in the body.
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is a liquid with a much higher concentration of platelets than what can typically be found in a healthy human body.
By adding a higher concentration of platelets — up to 5 to 10 times greater, on average — patients can experience a faster healing process.
Most commonly, patients who seek out PRP therapy experience ailments such as:
– Wrinkles
– Sagging Skin
– Deep Creases
– Acne Scarring
– Surgical Scarring
– Fine lines
– Dark circles
– Stretch marks
How does PRP work?
PRP is a multi-step process, but a fairly simple one (and fairly painless, too!)
First we draw a small amount of your blood and spin it down in a high powered centrifuge to separate out the Platelet Rich Plasma. We take half of this liquid gold PRP and massage it into thousands of micro channels created in your skin by the revolutionary Eclipse Microneedling Pen.
The other half is injected directly into problem areas like lip lines, smile lines, necklace lines, nasolabial folds, pitted scars, and lax skin of the jowls or under the eyes. Downtime is less than 24 hours, much better than with Fraxel, or any other laser.
Best of all, no foreign material is used, it’s all you!
PRP is excellent for promoting healing, minimizing inflammation, new hair growth, soft tissue injuries, and supporting skin rejuvenation.
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What are the benefits of PRP?
– Increase in skin elasticity
– Improvement in skin tone
– Enhancement in skin firmness
– Hair regrowth
Schedule your free consultation with Physician Educator, Dr. Frank Toscano, to see how PRP can help you with your appearance. Dr. Toscano is an author of a PRP research White Paper that was featured in The Dermatologist Magazine. He also lectures nationwide about the health and rejuvenation benefits of PRP.