PRP Platelet Rich Plasma Treatment

Platelet-rich plasma, known as PRP for short, is a concentrate of platelets in plasma derived from a sample of whole blood. It is 100% natural with little to no risk of side effects.

PRP is loaded with growth factors and essential proteins. This non-surgical treatment takes your own platelets and applies them to the areas of your scalp with thinning hair to stimulate the follicles and regrow your hair.

• It's nonsurgical, with no downtime, anesthesia, or significant safety risks.
• It costs significantly less than hair transplant surgery.

This procedure is effective in reducing fine lines, wrinkles, acne scars, hyperpigmentation, and pore size all while stimulating collagen and elastin at a faster rate than average. The growth factors in a higher concentration that would normally be found in an injury, induces extra collagen, and new cells, and increase the normal vascularity of the skin. This has a profound effect on the look of our skin. The growth factors, mesenchymal stem cells, cytokines, platelets, and other healing components in the PRP serum enter the puncture wounds (via micro-needling) into the lower layers of the skin. Here, they act on the collagen and elastin and induce the layer to produce more cells quickly. The skin can also use the PRP elements as building blocks to rebuild the tissies faster.

These treatments are virtually for anyone between the ages of 20-80. All skin tones may be treated. Disqualifying factors would be anyone with a blood disorder, skin disease, cancer, and chemotherapy patients and those with severe metabolic and systemic disorders and with chronic liver pathology.

Hair: We may either numb the scalp using topical numbing or nerve blocks and this is a client preference. The blood draw is performed, the sample is centrifuged, and PRP is isolated. This product is drawn up in 1ml syringes and directly injected into the scalp. Appointment time is 1/2 hour to 1 hour.
Face: We use a topical numbing agent and perform a blood draw and centrifuge to isolate the PRP. Once the product is isolated provider and client will determine if any direct injection will be performed or if micro-needling alone will be the application 

Hair: Initial treatment every 30 days for a total of 3 treatments. Anything beyond this is up to the client.
Face: Every 3 to 6 weeks. The more treatments received, the more significant the result.

The most common areas treated are the Eyes, Cheeks and mid-face, mouth, neck, chest and Décolletage, Jaw-line, and back of hands and arms. 

•  Your practitioner will assess the degree of skin aging, perform a skin analysis, and recommend a sensible treatment with a reasonable outcome.
• Options for facial rejuvenation are explained to you, including efficacy and safety. Cost analysis is discussed as the number of sessions possibly required.
• A photograph of the skin is taken to assist in the follow-up and grading of the improvement
• A topical numbing agent may be used
• Prior to treatment a blood sample of 20 - 120ml is extracted from the patient. This blood is placed in the centrifuge for about 15 minutes. When centrifugation is complete your plasma will be separated from your red blood cells. The rich platelets are extracted and prepared for injection.
• The PRP is then injected into the skin. Platelets gradually increase collagen which can increase skin thickness and overall health of the skin.
• This process and injection time takes approximately 45 minutes - 1 hour in total.

No. Swelling from the fluid is what you will see and feel first. Once the swelling has subsided you will not see much change at all. Over a few weeks, the Platelets will stimulate the growth factors which will assist in more collagen growth.

This will depend upon the health and age of your skin. Normally it is advised to have 2-3 treatments 4 weeks apart. However, your clinician will determine your treatment protocol according to your skin condition.

Treatment results vary however in most patients the results last up to 18-24 months. Yearly touch-up treatments are recommended and will maintain the results.

Persons who have any kind of blood disorder such as HIV or AIDS, Hepatitis C, Platelet Dysfunction Syndrome, Critical Thrombocytopenia, Hypofibrinogenaemia, Hemodynamic Instability, and those on Anticoagulation Therapy. A person with Skin Disease Cancer and Chemotherapy patients Patients with Severe Metabolic and Systemic Disorders Patients with Chronic Liver Pathology.