Differences of the Vampire Facelift, Platelet-Rich Plasma, Fillers, and Laser Treatments скачать в хорошем качестве

Differences of the Vampire Facelift, Platelet-Rich Plasma, Fillers, and Laser Treatments

A woman is considering platelet-plasma (PRP) treatment or the Vampire Facelift™ to treat facial aging, but is unclear with the differences. She wants to know which is the right procedure for her. Dr. Amiya Prasad is an oculofacial plastic surgeon and specializes in facial rejuvenation. He has been using platelet-rich plasma as well as performing the Vampire Facelift™ for several years. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is derived from the patient’s own blood and it’s based on a simple principle of concentrating the platelets and the growth factors. These are the key elements of wound healing that are in the blood. PRP was first used in oral surgery where dentists, oral surgeons and implant specialists were using it to help improve blood supply in bone so for placing titanium implants to hold a dental implant to hold and heal better. It was also embraced in orthopedics for joint healing and in wound healing technology. In the aesthetic field, Dr. Prasad uses platelet-rich plasma to improve skin quality through the stimulation of collagen formation and blood supply. Most of his patients report that platelet-rich plasma treatments give the skin a wonderful glow. This is a great distinction of what platelet-rich plasma is able to accomplish compared to fillers. Laser treatments have a certain amount of skin quality enhancement. This includes variations of erbium lasers such as Fraxel, and CO2 laser such as the fractional CO2 laser. The basic principle for lasers is the ablation or removal of skin which can also be accomplished with dermabrasion and chemical peels. This will stimulate the skin to create collagen resulting in smoothening and improvement in the fine lines and wrinkles. The thermal aspect of lasers which is not created by chemical peeling causes contraction of the dermis and tightening of the skin. It also stimulates a certain amount of collagen. While lasers work from the outside the skin, platelet-rich plasma is working from the inside. PRP stimulates the fatty cell layer under the skin and it also stimulates collagen production. Dr. Prasad has been using it successfully for treatment of acne scars and for fine lines and wrinkles. In addition, as a separate development in his practice, he uses it in combination with Acellular matrix for hair loss and it’s been incredibly successful. Platelet-rich plasma in that respect is more of a vehicle and a catalyst for Hair Regeneration. The Vampire Facelift™ is based on a hyaluronic acid filler like Restylane that adds volume, and its synergy when combined with platelet-rich plasma. The synergistic effect of both materials work best than both materials used separately. The Vampire Facelift™ uses one syringe with one milliliter of hyaluronic acid filler such as Restylane, Juvederm or Belotero and combined with platelet-rich plasma. It is injected strategically in various areas where there volume loss such as in the lateral eyebrows, cheek area, tear troughs and in the areas around the corners of the mouth. As people get older, Dr. Prasad explains that they lose volume and look “skeletonized”. So as a surgeon who does a lot of facelifts, he explains that a facelift is a vertical and posterior elevation of descending soft tissues to lift the cheeks, define the jawline and the neck. For Dr. Runels, a Vampire Facelift™meant volume expansion in lifting the face not upward but away from the bone so that patients get volume. Dr. Prasad thinks a reason why a lot of his colleagues have a lot of disdain for this terminology is because it implies, by the word facelift, that there’s an actual vertical lifting. His colleagues also have questioned the benefit of PRP often, and it is misrepresented as a substitute for fillers. Platelet-rich plasma is not a substitute for fillers. It is something that works very well in conjunction with fillers and it does something very unique that fillers do not do. Dr. Prasad hopes that this patient will be able to make this decision of whether or not to pursue this new regenerative concept of using platelet-rich plasma to improve the quality of the skin. To learn more about the Vampire facelift, please visit: http://prasadcosmeticsurgery.com/dr-a... To learn more about Platelet-rich plasma, please visit: http://prasadcosmeticsurgery.com/dr-a... To learn more about our different injectables, please visit: Restylane: http://prasadcosmeticsurgery.com/dr-a... Juvederm: http://prasadcosmeticsurgery.com/dr-a...