The Essential Guide to Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy

Affectionately known as the ‘Vampire Facial’ and used by celebrities such as Demi Lovato and Kim Kardashian, Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy is some of the latest in aesthetic treatments to use natural bodily processes. Instead of injecting or treating with a foreign substance, platelet-rich plasma therapy harnesses the healing and rejuvenation powers of your own blood! It’s not as gross and gruesome as it sounds, it’s actually very controlled and very effective. We’ve put together your essential guide to PRP therapy including how it works, how the treatment is carried out, and how it could benefit you and your skin.

How does Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy work?

The science behind the beauty is simple, yet effective. When we take a little sample of your blood, we enter it into our centrifuge. This spins it at rapid speeds to separate out your platelets from the rest of your blood’s components. The platelets are where the magic is locked away; they are the parts involved in clotting and wound healing, stimulating natural regeneration. By separating them out from the rest of your blood sample and injecting them into the skin, they begin to naturally regenerate and strengthen the skin from beneath the surface. After injecting into a specific treatment area, the growth factors stimulate neighbouring cells and cause them to proliferate and increase volume. The plasma also encourages other cells to migrate towards the injection site, including fibroblasts used to create collagen and pre-adipocyte cells that convert into fat cells used to create volume.

What skin conditions does Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy treat?

This versatile treatment has been used for medical treatments, sports healing, and beauty therapy with success after success. For skin conditions and facial rejuvenation, it’s been used to significantly improve signs of ageing, fine lines, volume loss, and dull or tired looking skin. The added growth factors and internal healing processes bring subtle volume and a fresh-faced glow to the skin.

One of the more impressive uses of PRP that we’re proud to offer is PRP for hair loss. Hair loss can occur in both men and women for multiple reasons however, whether you’re a male or female, losing hair can be a huge insecurity and something you may have never expected to happen. Working in much the same fashion as the skincare treatment, growth factors are injected in areas of hair loss in the scalp to stimulate new cell growth and improve hair growth and thickness. It has also been documented as helping heal sports and joints injuries in many top athletes! Because it uses natural bodily processes and components, it has proven quite versatile in where and what it can treat by repairing and regenerating tissue.

But does PRP work?

It does work in most cases, but it’s best not to expect immediately visible and fairly dramatic results from it as you might with dermal filler. Because it uses the skin’s natural processes, the results are natural and subtle. Most clients opt for platelet-rich plasma therapy because it produces a recognisable change in their skin quality without it being entirely tell-tale that they have received treatment. The subtle results lead to the sort of rejuvenation that provides lovely looking and feeling skin without how it was achieved being known. The treatment can be repeated every monthly for 3-6 sessions.

There are also many documented cases of PRP thickening and stimulating hair growth in thinning patches on the scalp. For hair growth, about 3-6 monthly sessions are recommended.

Is PRP safe?

Our PRP therapy in Manchester is entirely safe because we use no foreign agents or products when achieving rejuvenated skin. We of course use your blood for your treatment, so it is entirely your own body and processes healing your skin from within. The only part you might be hesitant about is the injection itself, but don’t worry we use a very fine and precise needle to deliver treatment as comfortably as possible. We’ll also be there to comfort you as much as possible, making your experience as relaxing as can be.

Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy is ideal for those seeking subtle facial rejuvenation by improving the quality and appearance of your skin, and those who want to improve their hair growth using natural means, without taking any medication. Here at Lumiere Clinic in Manchester, we’re very pleased to be able to bring you the latest in aesthetics and skincare, which is why we’re proud to offer this advanced treatment. To book your consultation for PRP therapy in Manchester, please contact us today on 0161 236 6500 or enquire online!