Should my PRP injections be activated with Calcium Chloride in order to really work? What if my PRP was not activated?

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1st PRP facelift injections seemed to go well + rather painless w/numbing cream. Noticed subtle results, but paired injections w/ mneedling 1st go. Today I had a 2nd PRP lift, different medspa. They activated PRP w/ calcium chloride. Didn’t think this occurred during 1st. They said this was a key step. I now know 10000% they did not use calcium chloride during the 1st it felt like having FIRE injected under my skin!What delivers best results? Did I waste money with 1st PRP lift if not activated?

Jumnah Thanapathy, MD, FACOG · Answer

It is recommended that Calcium be used to activate the PRP for injections and not the micro needle facial. I use Calcium Gluconate and that does not burn which is why I use it. I have also been told at classes I have attended that some MDs from England use lidocaine instead. So the fact that you did not have pain does not mean that the PRP was not activated. You must have  liked your initial treatment enough to want to do it again. Why stress over it? Or real simple, call the MD who did it and ask them the question and take it from there.

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