What Does Platelet Rich Plasma Treat?
Over the years, Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy, has dominated the aesthetics industry. Labeled the ‘Vampire Facelift,’ major A-List celebrities, including Kourtney Kardashian have endlessly praised and promoted its benefits. Using nothing but the natural components found within your own blood,
Platelet Rich Plasma harnesses your body’s healing abilities, to stimulate collagen production, and restore tissue health to give the skin a more youthful, and radiant appearance. The process begins with a clinician drawing blood, similar to a regular blood test, and placing that blood into a specially designed centrifuge. The centrifuge spins the blood to isolate platelets, and other nutrients including growth factors to produce platelet-rich plasma.
This plasma is then injected into the target area to encourage the body to begin its natural healing process, which includes stimulating collagen production to repair and rebuild tissues. Collagen is the most abundant protein within the body and is vital for overall skin and tissue health. In the skin, collagen helps to maintain overall skin health, and retain moisture. As we age, collagen production in the body slows down, which leads to fine lines, wrinkles, dryness, and a loss of overall volume.
What can Platelet Rich Plasma be used for?
Besides maintaining skin health, Platelet Rich Plasma and its ability to stimulate collagen are also highly effective in treating a number of other ailments around the body, including hair loss and skeletal injuries.
Hair Loss Treatment
Gynaecological Treatment
Acne Treatment
Skin Rejuvenation
Sports Medicine
Osteoarthritis
Tennis Elbow
Wound Healing
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In skin care, Platelet Rich Plasma can be used to help address:
- Fine lines and wrinkles
- Loss of volume
- Acne scarring
- Hair loss
- Skin tone and laxity
- Rosacea
- Complexion
Other uses for PRP treatments around the body include:
- Gynaecological issues to restore a healthy sex life
- Hair loss
- Tennis elbow
- Golfer’s elbow
- Early osteoarthritis
- Chronic muscle injuries
- Chronic ligament injuries (including on the knees, ankles, elbows, and wrists
- Chondral injuries
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With all PRP treatments, for best results, it is recommended that you undergo several treatments spaced evenly to allow for tissue restoration. Following treatment, you may experience slight swelling, bruising, and tenderness around the area but this is completely natural and will heal within a few days.
As PRP uses no additional substances, besides your own blood it is considered to be one of the safest aesthetic treatments around with no downtime and little to no risk of complication or infection. As with all medical treatments, you should seek a trained professional to perform treatment in a sterile medical environment. Your chosen clinician will also be able to advise you on whether or not PRP is suitable for you.
Generally speaking, Platelet Rich Plasma is safe for everybody, however, there are certain conditions that may impact its suitability, including:
- Pregnancy
- Hepatitis C
- HIV/ AIDS
- Cancer – including blood and skin cancers
- Cardiovascular disease, which requires blood thinning medication
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