I have horrible hollowing and within the past month and a half I’ve had 2 syringes (whatever amount that come in them anyway) of volbella in my eye troughs. I STILL have this hallowed look. My most recent was one week ago today (my photo was taken today). My plastic surgeon told me about prp. How many treatments will I need? Will it help my problem? How soon will I see benefits? He’s just starting this in his practice and I would be the first which Is why I’m asking this here.
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Platelet rich plasma is slowly advancing into a vast treatment with multiple uses ranging from the hair, face and breasts with more to be explored. In recent times, it has been trending as a treatment for dark circles under the eyes.
Is it safe?
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Hello and thank you for your question! We generally recommended patients to wait at least 1 to 2 weeks after microneedling with PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) before getting dermal fillers. This allows time for your skin to heal from the microneedling process and for any inflammation or irritation...
Hi, thank you for your question! The results of PRP and microneedling combined can take up to 4-6 weeks. I recommend for patients to wait 6-8 weeks in between treatments because the skin turn over can take 6-8 weeks.