Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy

Platelet-rich plasma therapy (PRP) is a form of regenerative medicine that harnesses and amplifies the natural growth factors found in our blood cells to help heal damaged tissue. PRP is produced from a person's own blood. It is a concentration of one type of blood cell (platelets), which is critical for blood clotting.

The use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) as a treatment modality for skin rejuvenation has become the logical choice for replacement and renewal of cells, tissues, or organs due to low invasiveness/high healing, easy availability, and abundance in growth factors. PRP is considered to be a growth factor cocktail, which promotes wound healing, angiogenesis, and tissue remodeling. 

The activation of the concentrated platelets in platelet-rich plasma releases growth factors that stimulate and increase the number of reparative cells your body produces. This significantly enhances the body's natural healing process. Platelet-rich plasma therapy is a form of regenerative medicine that can harness those abilities and amplify the natural growth factors your body uses to heal tissue. 

Benefits of using PRP Therapy

• Treating male pattern baldness, both in preventing hair loss and promoting new hair growth. PRP can also aid in the stimulation of hair growth after hair transplants. 

• Anti-aging treatment

• Regeneration of a body tissue, like hair

• Healing injured tissue, like acne scars

Treatment 

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy uses injections of a concentration of a patient’s own platelets to aid the process of regeneration. PRP injections are prepared by taking anywhere from one to a few tubes of your own blood and running it through a centrifuge to concentrate the platelets. These activated platelets are then injected directly into the affected part of the body.

A PRP injection is a low-risk procedure and does not usually cause major side effects.