Have you read about "Blood Facial" yet? Read to find out!

Overview

Platelet-rich plasma, or PRP, is a substance that's believed to promote healing when injected. Plasma is a component of your blood which contains unique "aspects," or proteins, that help your blood to clot. It also has healthy proteins that support cell growth. Researchers have produced PRP by isolating plasma from blood and focusing it.

The idea is that infusing PRP right into damaged tissues will promote your body to expand new, healthy cells and promote healing. Since the tissue development elements are extra focused in the ready growth injections, researchers assume the body's tissues might heal quicker.

PRP Shot treatment

Here's what to anticipate from a common PRP injection procedure:

1. A medical care specialist will attract sample of your blood. The amount of the sample depends on where the PRP will certainly be infused. For instance, the amount of blood taken for injection into the scalp for one study was 20 milliliters. This is a little larger than one teaspoon.

2. The blood is placed into a centrifuge. This is a machine that spins around really promptly, causing the blood parts to divide. The splitting up procedure takes around 15 mins.

3. A technologist takes the separated plasma and also prepares it for shot into the damaged area.

4. Doctors will frequently use imaging, such as ultrasound, to determine particular areas for injection, such as the tendon. After this your physician will certainly infuse the PRP right into the damaged location.

Normally, this procedure typically takes around one hour.

Potential negative effects

Since PRP involves injecting a compound right into the skin, there are prospective adverse effects. PRP is autologous, which suggests it includes substances that come straight from your very own body. This lowers the threats for an allergy that can happen from infusing various other medicines, such as cortisone or hyaluronic acid. Nevertheless, there are dangers from the shot itself, consisting of:

- infection.

- nerve injuries.

- discomfort at the injection website.

- cells damage.

You need to go over these potential dangers with your doctor, along with the steps your physician will take to reduce these dangers.

Healing time

When PRP is infused adhering to injury, your medical professional might advise that you relax the affected location. However, these suggestions are much more pertaining to the injury and much less to the PRP injections. Most people can continue their daily activities following PRP shots.

Because PRP shots are planned to promote healing or development, you may not notice an immediate distinction after receiving the shots. Nonetheless, in several weeks or months, you may observe that the location is recovering quicker or expanding more hair than you would have expected if you hadn't gotten PRP injections.

To get more personalized information, the best thing to do is to schedule a consultation with Stacey Power at the Beautiphi Auckland.



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Parts of body where botox treatment works

Aging is natural and happens to everyone, but looking old is something not many people are comfortable with. Know that there are cosmetic procedures, such as Botox treatment, available to help you look and feel younger.

Frown Lines

Contrary to popular belief, frown lines are not always caused by age. Age is a factor, but repeated facial movements, such as frowning or squinting, can also create frown lines, and this means they may develop even in younger adults.

With just 1 injection into each of 5 points between and above the eyebrows, Dysport®/Botox®/Xeomin® stops the signal from the nerve to the muscles, ultimately resulting in a reduction of muscle activity and temporarily preventing contraction of the muscles that cause frown lines.

Forehead Lines

Sometimes referred to as ‘surprise lines’, these appear on the forehead when your eyebrows are raised. As you age, they become more apparent. Excessive lines in this area can give the face and skin an aged appearance.

BOTOX^® can lessen the effect but may not remove the lines completely. During your consultation, your practitioner might recommend a combination of BOTOX^® and another treatment, such as dermal fillers.

Bunny Lines

Bunny lines are quite a common symptom that some of us, but not all of us, have. These are lines that scrunch up when you wrinkle up your nose; like a bunny.

If we don’t treat these bunny lines while treating other lines on our face, these begin to look stronger and deeper while other lines lighten up, creating an uneven and less attractive appearance. So for some, it’s a great treatment to have done by your Registered Cosmetic Nurse.

Crow’s feet

Crow’s feet are the lines around the outer corners of the eyes. These are all but unavoidable, and while they are referred to as “laugh lines” or “character lines”, they are an inevitable sign of ageing.

Treating the lines around your eyes or crow’s feet with Dysport / Botox will help create a refreshed and relaxed look. The results of using Dysport/Botox on your crow’s feet will soften the wrinkles around the eyes. Furthermore, it’s not obvious that you have had a treatment – people just think you look relaxed and fresh.

Under the eyes

Although it is possible to smooth fine creases underneath the eyes using BOTOX^®, the area must be approached with caution. The muscle that is injected is the same muscle that partially controls the lower eyelid; therefore if too much is used, or the injection is placed incorrectly, it may lead to a drop of the lower eyelid.

If it is under-eye ‘bags’ that you wish to address – that is, the area between the lower eyelid and the upper cheek, or ‘tear trough – then it might be that a different treatment would be more effective than BOTOX^® or could be used in combination with BOTOX^®.

For example, ‘bags’ under the eyes are often caused by loss of volume in the tear trough area, meaning dermal fillers may be more suitable. 

Grumpy Mouth Lines

Grumpy mouth lines, or DAOs (Depressor Anguli Oris), are muscles which pull downwards for some expressions and leave downward lines beside your mouth.

As you age, if you express this way heavily and leave these lines untreated, you will have an exaggeration of the lines under your mouth stamped on your face all the time. Botulinum is a fantastic treatment here for those that need it. It can also give a lovely turn up at the sides of the mouth.

Jaw reduction

Jaw reduction is for some patients who prefer not to have a slightly squarish face, and to correct this, Botulinum toxin, a naturally purified protein, is painlessly administered directly into the masseter to give more of a V shape to your face.

The effect takes at least two months before it is apparent, and can last more than a year in most patients, using the high-dose approach. If using the low-dose approach, then the treatment needs to be repeated every few months.

Gummy Smile

A gummy smile is when some people smile, their upper lip elevates too far above their upper teeth, exposing gums and producing an unattractive smile. This phenomenon can be due to several factors. One of the reasons is a hyperactive muscle which elevates the upper lip. Occasionally, the gummy smile is also aggravated by a thin upper lip that further contributes to the problem by exposing the upper gum even more.

Thankfully, gummy smile reduction is now possible, simple, and effective. Utilising a non-surgical approach by injecting small amounts of Botox® into the hyperactive muscle of the upper lip, Stacey will give you a smile that is natural and carefree. With this procedure, you can smile without exposing teeth & upper gums too much.

If you are interested in learning more about Dysport®/Botox®/Xeomin® use for any of these treatments, please contact Beautiphi Auckland to schedule a consultation with one of our Cosmetic Medicine Nurses.

Address: Beautiphi, 2C/1, Tika Street, Parnell, Auckland, 1052, New Zealand

Website: https://www.beautiphi.co.nz/

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Customer care: info@beautiphi.co.nz

Contact: 022 383 7968