Vampire Facelift-Micro Needling with PRP

Here are the guidelines for post care.

In order to reduce some scarring around my mouth, I decided to treat myself to micro needling with PRP at Aesthetic Medicine Center in Hinsdale. I had been there before for fillers and was happy with my results. The facility is clean, and the employees friendly. The office is busy, but wait time is nominal. For this procedure I arrived at 10 and was finished around 1. First, my blood was drawn, then spun to separate blood and plasma. That takes about 20 minutes. While Nurse Michelle got the plasma ready, I had numbing cream applied and waited for that to take effect. Next, Nurse Michelle injected the plasma into areas of my face where I have concerns: around my mouth, some areas on the cheeks, forehead, and nasal folds. Then, I moved to a treatment room with Arleen, the aesthetician for the microneedling and application of more plasma and hyaluronic acid. The plasma injections were not painful, but I did feel an odd sensation of heaviness in the face where it was injected, but that quickly disappeared. The microneedling was done with a derma pen/plasma pen at a level 1 then at a 2. Arleen made 3 passes over the entire face. Very thorough. And, yes, there is some pain involved when passes are made over areas of the face that are more boney-like the forehead. I took a couple Tylenol when I got home and a couple this AM, but now, 24 hours later I feel fine. I did not wash my face at all last night, but I showered this AM. My face is pretty red, especially the forehead and around the nose. My only negative so far was the smell of the PRP. I am super sensitive to odors and felt a bit nauseated by the smell. Nurse Michelle and Arleen are both excellent in performing their jobs and very knowledgeable in their expertises. I’m excited to see the results which occur in the next 2-4 weeks and continue over time! Will post updates at one week, etc.