PRP stands for Platelet-rich Plasma which is a higher concentration of growth factors than the baseline derived from whole blood. The rich plasma is derived by centrifuging whole blood and removing red blood cells, this platelet rich concentration contain healing growth factors. These growth factors are like signal callers that give instruction to your tissue to regenerate and multiply. The use of Platelet-rich plasma have shown promising results in the field of orthopedics, cosmetic dentistry, dermatology, pain medicine, plastic surgery and anti-aging treatments.
Do you remember your first fall asa child and how blood would thicken and clot around the wound area and then you would notice wound healing with no signs of injury after two weeks. That is the essence of plasma rich fibrin matrix (PRFM) doing its works and that is how PRP works. Platelets contain healing growth factors. Those growth factors are like signal callers that give instructions to your issue tissue to regenerate and multiply.
While PRP have show very promising results in orthopedics. It is showing equally promising results for other things. At Face Rx Medspa in West Hartford, Connecticut. We are using PRP for the following treatment procedures: