If you’re searching for ways to enhance your natural beauty, you have a multitude of options to choose from. You may have heard of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and the role it’s playing in medical aesthetics.
The team at New Life Wellness and Medical Spa is here to discuss what PRP is and how it can help you look your very best as we move into the holiday season.
PRP is a solution created from a small sample of your own blood. Your blood contains a mix of liquids and solids. Platelets are one of the solid components, and work to enable its clotting function. Platelets are also rich in special proteins called growth factors, which promote new cell development.
PRP is created by drawing a small amount of blood and placing it in a device called a centrifuge. This device spins the blood at a high rate of speed, which separates the solids from the liquid plasma.
Your practitioner then collects the platelets and returns them to the now-cleared plasma, creating a concentrated solution and drawing it into one or more syringes. They can inject the PRP into the deeper layers of your skin, or apply it during microneedling to penetrate into the channels created during the treatment sessions.
Here are some of the benefits of PRP in aesthetic medicine.
When introduced into your skin, PRP goes to work improving blood flow. Enhanced circulation means that healing speeds up and inflammation declines. Because blood carries nutrients to your skin, a circulation boost delivers an influx of exactly what your skin needs to thrive.
If your skin often takes on a dull appearance, it may be that your cells aren’t turning over as quickly as they should. Your skin goes through a continuous cycle of shedding dead cells and replacing them with fresh, healthy cells. PRP gives this process a boost, creating a healthy, glowing complexion.
When injected into your facial skin, PRP creates a tiny bit of additional volume. But the true plumping effect happens as your body responds to treatment by creating new collagen and elastin cells. As this tissue develops, your skin becomes tighter, and fine lines and wrinkles are erased.
Roughly textured skin is a common complaint, and often occurs when your body isn’t renewing skin cells as quickly as the dead cells accumulate on the surface. PRP treatments can trigger renewed cell turnover, helping your skin both look and feel better.
Not everyone is a good candidate for treatments like chemical peels or light-based therapies. PRP therapy offers the chance to achieve noticeable beauty enhancements without harsh ingredients or laser therapy.
The power of PRP comes from the changes that happen beneath the skin’s exterior. It takes time for your body to respond to PRP with enhanced circulation and new cell development.
You can expect to see results within a few weeks of your first treatment, but it can take several months and a series of treatments before the full results develop. Be patient as you move through the process, and keep an eye out for improvement in the way your skin looks and feels.
To learn more about how PRP therapy can bring you closer to your aesthetic ideals, schedule your visit at New Life Wellness and Medical Spa online or by phone at your earliest convenience.
