Vampire Facial w/PRP Injections Treating Radiation Damage and Aging

I am 41 years old and underwent radiation to my right cheek/neck region for cancer 2 years ago which caused accelerated aging on the right side. I am high risk for complications from any procedure on my face as a result.

Dr. Cote and his team have expertly and cautiously been guiding me through treatments to help repair the damage (and address the usual aging issues a 41 year old woman has????). He felt Skin PRN with PRP would be gentle enough and low risk for complications.

I had Skin Pen with PRP done today. Dr. Cote also injected PRP under my eyes to address dark under eye circles and into a badly damaged area on my right jowl area.

The process was simple. EMLA (numbing cream) applied all over the face to numb for the procedures. Then one easy blood draw to obtain the PRP.

Next, PRP injections under the eyes and into my right cheek. I have to admit the under eye injections were painful (and I have a high pain tolerance). Then onto skin pen. The PRP is applied on your skin and the skin pen is run over the top of it. The Skin Pen was not painful.

I definitely have swelling under my eyes similar to the swelling I had when I had filler injected under my eyes. A bit of swelling in my right cheek as well. Mild stinging feeling On my face and tight as the PRP has dried on my skin. I left with the PRP drive on my face and instructed to sleep with it and not touch my face or apply anything until morning. Was given a hyaluronic gel to apply in the morning after cleansing.

So far no bruising but I did take Arnica tablets and bromelain tablets five days prior to my procedure.

Definitely glad I did not have to go back to work. If you washed the PRP off right after the procedure and did not have the under eye injections I think you would be fine to go right back to work ( but why would you want to wash off his liquid gold on your face).

So significant swelling under both eyes and on my right check all from the PRP injections. This is typical for me as I have impaired lymphatic drainage from radiation. My forehead is quite red as she treated it with 2 passes of the Skin Pen. I definitely would not go to work this way but I am an atypical case due to my radiation history. So far I am relieved that my damaged skin has handled the procedure. Now I just need to ensure all the swelling resolves and I don't get a soft tissue infection (which I am at a much higher risk for because of my damaged lymphatics on the right side of my face). I am hoping to serve as a "N of 1 study" to show that those of us who have survived cancer and the ravages of treatment can safely undergo these procedures to correct some of the damage. BTW- I paid $1500 for 3 Skin Pen/PRP treatments.l including the injections.

So went back to work on post- procedure day 4. Only a tiny bit of bruising and swelling remain. Now need to wait 3 weeks to 3 months for final results.