Cosmetic Surgery and Beauty Magazine #65

face
Turn back
the clock
with PRP
PLATELET RICH PLASMA
THERAPY, FROM
REGEN PRP, TRIGGERS
REJUVENATION WITHIN THE
SKIN TO HELP COUNTER
THE SIGNS OF AGEING.
CAITLIN BISHOP REPORTS.
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy helps kick-start
the body’s natural processes that increase healing,
repair and tissue strengthening, effectively reversing
signs of ageing from within.
With a history spanning decades in the medical industry,
PRP is a regenerative and rejuvenating procedure with
countless options for application. It has been used to
combat autoimmune diseases such as Sjogren’s syndrome;
in sports medicine for treating injured joints and muscles;
and, now – thanks to companies such as Regen Lab – PRP
has entered the cosmetic anti-ageing arena.
Sydney cosmetic practitioner Dr Stephen Lowe works
at Face Today Medi Clinic, where Regen PRP was fi rst
launched in 2008. Since then, he says the results seen
with Regen PRP demonstrate exciting potential for the
world of cosmetic medicine. ‘The team at Face Today
wanted to better understand the applications for Regen
PRP in cosmetic medicine, so they commenced a series of
monthly skin treatments and assessed patient response,’
Dr Lowe explains. ‘The results were beyond expectation.
With correct patient selection and treatment parameters,
patients were “growing themselves younger” before their
very eyes.’
The procedure involves extracting a sample of the
patient’s blood, centrifuging this sample to concentrate
the blood’s platelets and then re-injecting the concentrated
solution into the treatment area.
Stacey Power, an aesthetic nurse in New Zealand,
has been using Regen PRP since 2009 and says it can
be used to treat a number of different concerns, including
pigmentation, sagging skin, enlarged pores, fi ne lines,
scarring and uneven skin tone. ‘I’ve found PRP to be
amazing for scar healing, and I often inject it before and
after cosmetic surgery to optimise healing. I also use it in
the backs of hands, to treat loose skin at the top of the
arms, as well as the face and neck.’
Once PRP is injected into the body, the blood
platelets release proteins called growth factors, which
communicate with the body to trigger the natural healing
process. This helps kick-start skin cell turnover, stimulate
collagen production at the site and invigorate the area with
heightened cellular activity.
‘Regen PRP can play a role to improve damaged skin
by stimulating collagen growth and skin blood supply and
help improve skin texture and elasticity,’ Dr Lowe explains.
‘This can be a great option for younger patients seeking
to reduce the early signs of skin ageing, but it is also ideal
for older patients to incorporate Regen PRP with other
treatment modalities to achieve even greater results. We
think this is also a great treatment for men who want results
that are subtle and discreet.’
‘Regen PRP have refi ned the technology providing the
optimal concentration from each blood sample,’ Dr Lowe
explains. ‘Patients appreciate that they are harnessing their
body’s own repair mechanisms, rather than injecting foreign
materials into their body. As we are using patient’s own
blood for the procedure, the risk of a reaction or infection
is extremely low.’
With PRP working within the skin to harness a natural
rejuvenation, other treatments such as wrinkle relaxants
can be used in conjunction to achieve an overall, synergistic
rejuvenation. ‘I like to use dermal needling over the top of
the skin to get a double effect,’ Power explains. ‘With some
clients I also mix PRP with fi llers. This helps create a cross-
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