Cosmetic Surgery & Beauty #72

skin
Regen PRP has
proven to be
a natural
alternative to
improve aged and
wrinkled skin
using your own
blood, returning
youthfulness to
the face and body.
erin docherty
reports.
It’s no secret that Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is shaping the future of aesthetic
medicine, as more and more people are turning to it for facial rejuvenation,
attracted by the possibility of using their body’s own natural resources to help
reverse the signs of ageing.
With a long history of use in sports medicine, it’s only relatively recently that
aesthetic medical professionals have started to explore the many cosmetic
and anti-ageing benefits of PRP. Indeed, over the past 10 years the efficacy of
PRP in cosmetic medicine has been widely documented in scientific literature.
RegenLabPRP was the first to market PRP in the Australian aesthetic arena
in 2007. Now, with 60 clinical studies backing it, RegenLabPRP is a proven
PRP system using optimal concentrations and offering consistent results.
There is no doubt that Regen PRP therapy is achieving great things in aesthetic
medicine, most notably a younger looking and luminous complexion. It provides
gradual, natural-looking results for patients who want the complete package.
Regen PRP draws – quite literally – on your own blood by re-injecting higher
concentrations of blood platelets, which release growth factors to the treatment
site. These growth factors “speak the language” of stem cells and kick-start
rejuvenation from the inside out. This in turn increases collagen production to
achieve thicker, smoother and more supple skin.
Dr Bruce Williamson, from SkinSmart Medical Services in Sydney, was one
of the first practitioners in Australia to use PRP and has been for the past seven
years, ‘PRP really is a game changer for my practice. It’s a natural product,
injects easily, is versatile – and we are experiencing some really good results,’
he says.
Sydney cosmetic surgeon Dr Herbert Hooi was also one of the first
Australian doctors to start using Regen PRP. ‘It presented a natural alternative
to injectables,’ he says. ‘After obtaining great results in my first patients, I have
not looked back. The range of procedures I can perform with it is growing
every year.’
What does the procedure involve?
The procedure involves extracting a sample of the patient’s blood,
centrifuging this sample to concentrate the blood’s platelets and re-injecting
the concentrated solution into the treatment area. Regen PRP can achieve
effective rejuvenation in a number of problem areas such as under the eye
area and on the neck and décolletage. The procedure usually takes around 45
minutes per two test tubes.
Typically, results take four to six weeks to appear following PRP treatment,
and continue to improve in the three months following treatment. A repeat
PRP session is usually recommended at the eight-week mark, to generate the
‘boost’ effect. This phenomenon occurs when the cells – which are already
activated from the first treatment – are ‘re-boosted’ by repeat treatment,
augmenting the final result.
“For skin boosting treatments, the results appear over a few months,
when patients will begin to notice improvement in skin tone, skin tightness
and texture. Compared with lasers and fillers, PRP is a natural alternative that
uses the body’s own growth factors – which is one of the main reasons it has
become so popular,’ says Dr Williamson.
There is some temporary swelling immediately after the procedure but this
should subside in the following day or so. Collagen rejuvenation can take from
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