A new procedure that is suitable especially for local rejuvenation of your skin, but also for other local treatments is the use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) obtained from your own blood. PRP is a concentrate consisting of platelets which is extracted from a small amount of blood.
PRP is very rich in growth factors, which could cause the regeneration of skin and tissue. The PRP gets injected directly into the treated body areas. Right there the growth factors contained in the PRP activate your body’s own stem cells and induce a local regeneration. Thereby skin can be rejuvenated and hair growth can be stimulated in case of thinning hair.
PRP naturally contains just a limited amount of growth factors, wherefore the treatment should be repeated.
The combination with other treatments is possible in order to intensify the effect of a stem cell treatment or a treatment with synthetic growth factors. Especially good skin rejuvenation results can be achieved by a combination of PRP with Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT).
DDr. Heinrich, MD