PRP services offered in Midtown Manhattan, Midtown East, New York, NY
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) uses natural growth factors and platelets to kickstart cellular healing for your skin and hair follicles. At eviaesthetics, Evia Nano, uses PRP for microneedling skin treatments as well as treatments for hair loss in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. To find out if you can benefit from adding PRP to your own medspa experience, call eviaesthetics or book an appointment online today.
What is PRP?
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a substance that physicians are increasingly using for diverse purposes. While one of its original purposes is joint injections to help heal athletic injuries, PRP also plays a crucial role in two highly popular medspa treatments at Eviaesthetics. PRP comes from blood, but only includes a few of the components normally in a blood sample.
Namely, it includes blood plasma (the yellow liquid base) and platelets. The substance is rich in growth factors, which can aid in making repairs and healing injuries throughout your body. Unlike other medications and substances used in various medical treatments, PRP contains only natural components. It works by facilitating and improving the natural processes of healing that already happen naturally in your body.
Before the procedure starts, Dr. Nano draws a sample of your blood. She places the blood sample in a centrifuge that spins rapidly for several minutes. The force of the spinning causes each of the components of your blood to separate into distinct layers of like cells. The layer containing platelets suspended in plasma is the PRP. Dr. Nano extracts the PRP and prepares it for your microneedling treatment or injections.
Hair Loss PRP
PRP (platelet-rich plasma) therapy for hair loss is a three-step medical treatment in which a person’s blood is drawn, processed, and then injected into the scalp.
Some in the medical community think that PRP injections trigger natural hair growth and maintain it by increasing blood supply to the hair follicle and increasing the thickness of the hair shaft. Sometimes this approach is combined with other hair loss procedures or medications.
There hasn’t been enough research to prove if PRP is an effective hair loss treatment. However, PRP therapy has been in use since the 1980s. It’s been used for problems such as healing injured tendons, ligaments, and muscles.
Which treatments use PRP?
"PRP is a versatile substance and likely has many medical applications, some yet to be discovered. At eviaesthetics, Dr. Nano uses PRP in two high-end medical spa treatments: 1. Microneedling, also called collagen induction therapy. Microneedling is a treatment for your skin. It involves making controlled tiny injuries in the epidermis with fine needles, which cause a healing process to begin. Adding PRP can speed up the healing process that already occurs with microneedling. Benefits include fewer wrinkles, scars, and marks. 2. Hair loss treatments. Certain types of hair loss respond well to PRP scalp injections, which can facilitate the healing and repair of damaged hair follicles. With repeated treatments, you may be able to grow back your own natural hair. To explore PRP further, call eviaesthetics for a treatment consultation or book online today."
