PRP Facial Rejuvenation Fact Review?

Hi Tony I so love questions from the Realself.com community because it keeps me aware of all the crazy things out there. Consider finding my Realself article on eyetight that talks about how to personally evaluate new technology. PRP claims improvement in facial appearance with the injection of the patient's own plasma. Essentially, blood is drawn from you, spun and the plasma in injected under the skin with the implication that growth factors in this liquid stimulate rejuvenation. The... more

This is a modality that is not widely accepted. Some things in medicine may make common sense and not necessarily medical sense. For example: A raisin is a dehydrated grape but that does not mean rubbing water on a raisin will turn it into a grape. PRP is a concentrated portion of your blood. However when you bleed under the skin (bruises or hematomas) the area does not look younger.