PRP Injections

pietook · ‎07-12-2011

Has anyone had experience with this:

A PRP injection has five to 10 times as many platelets as a normal blood sample would. Healthcare providers inject this platelet-rich plasma into diseased or injured tissues. The growth factors in the platelets may aid in improving your symptoms. They can also lead to faster wound healing.

I am 73 and in need of a some help! Of course, I will go to an aesthetician but trying to do some research on my own first. This seems to last longer than other procedures?

Thank you!

brandiwine · ‎03-11-2010

What do you want to use it for? Wound healing or a cosmetic procedure?

Still Raining · ‎03-30-2014

Have you checked to see if an aesthetician licensed for this procedure? Or would it be a MD?

pietook · ‎07-12-2011

Cosmetic

pietook · ‎07-12-2011

From my research, it has to be a licensed Aesthetician.

b me now · ‎06-21-2013

I considered PRP injections as part of of a protocol to grow my hair back after a hospital stay and hair loss. The PRP procedure involves a blood draw with a pretty large needle! It was painful and I wasn't even able to get enough blood out ( due to anxiety) for the full procedure. I wish you the best of luck.

NYCLatinaMe · ‎01-14-2017

@pietook

What is the procedure you are looking into? I have heard it helps with age related hair loss.

To know whether it would help, it would be good to know what results you are looking for.

Fluke67 · ‎01-24-2015

@pietook I’ve only had it so far with a surgical procedure, recommended by the dr to help with healing. I did get a package of three micro needling sessions with prp for a birthday gift but I haven’t gone in yet. I’ll report back after the sessions.

NYCLatinaMe · ‎01-14-2017

You mention this is cosmetic. I an always interested in skin care and read a lot about it, and have never heard of this helping. Found webpages from the Cleveland Clinic and the American Academy of Dermatology about a vampire facelift. I did read about this many years ago and not since, which makes me think it is not that effective.

According to this webpage there are very limited studies on its effectiveness, and the results are unpredictable.

This is injected with hyaluronic acid, which is a filler, and I have been reading a lot of bad things about lately. It doesn't stay where you put it.

I searched images for before and afters and they were mostly of young women to get rid of acne scars. Of hundreds of photos posted by offices offering the procedure, I only found a couple of older ladies. I will try to post them here, but if I can't, you can google and find them.

The first 2 ladies look younger than 73 to my eyes. All the other before and afters I saw online looked like much younger ladies. You may want to keep in mind these are probably their best results, because they want to sell the procedure.

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