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PRP Treatment


PRP treatment is the process of drawing a blood sample from a person and placing it in special tubes and inserts it into a centrifuge device to separate the blood components from each other and take the rich plasma and inject it again in the same person’s body.

How to get PRP?

During PRP treatment an amount of 10-15 mm blood is drawn, put in a special tubes and get centrifuged. As a result to this process, more platelets are deposited in the plasma. This platelet-enriched plasma is given to the same person by injection.

How does PRP work?

The blood cells and platelets in the PRP contain the necessary “growth factors” to repair and restore the damaged tissues in our body. If there is any damage in our tissues, these blood cells run to the damaged tissue and initiate the repair process. In case of PRP treatment, platelets accumulate in the damaged tissue more than it does under normal conditions, thus the repair process goes faster and stronger.

In which health problems, PRP can be performed?

PRP treatment is a new method that has been increasingly used in the last few years in the treatment of various diseases like hair loss, skin sagging, wrinkles, scars, acne scars and musculoskeletal disorders. In hair loss, skin sagging and wrinkles and the like PRP treatment can be combined with the mesotherapy treatment and performed at the same time.
Dermocosmetic Field:
  • Performing PRP After hair transplantation accelerates wound healing and recovery process and provides permanent results.
  • PRP can be applied alone to treat hair loss problems or can be applied with other treatment methods to strengthen their effects.
  • Applying PRP right after some treatments such as laser / peeling ensure the rapid structuring of the skin.
  • PRP helps with removing skin collapses, wrinkles and cracks resulting from exposure to UV rays for many years and gain skin elasticity and brightness.
  • Ensure the control of wounds and cracks that take a long time to heal and the cases when skin quality is damaged.
Musculoskeletal system problms:
  • Calcification of the knee
  • Knee cartilage (MENISCUS) injuries
  • Avascular necrosis
  • Heel spurs
  • Tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow
  • Shoulder tendon rheumatism and ruptures
  • Neuropathies
  • Myopathies
Apart from the fields mentioned above PRP treatment also applied successfully in other fields.

How PRP is applied?

PRP treatment is applied by injecting the obtained plasma in the required area using tiny needles. After hair transplantation or only for the purpose of hair loss treatment; the obtained plasma is injected into the scalp using mesotherapy needle or mesotherapy injection gun in 1-1.5 cm intervals.

FAQ

1. How often should PRP be performed?
PRP treatment applied once every 2-4 weeks usually, it’s recommended to keep a space of 1 week at least before applying another PRP session. It may require 4-6 session to get the maximum benefit of PRP treatment. In cases of treating hair loss PRP is applied with mesotherapy together.
2. In which cases PRP cannot be done?
Since PRP is the process of re-injecting blood from one’s own body, the risk of side effects and allergy is very low. Therefore it can be applied mostly to all patients except the groups mentioned below:
  • Patients who get Chemotherapy / Radiotherapy treatment
  • Patients who take Anticoagulants (blood thinners) drugs
  • Patients who have infection or inflammation in the area PRP will be applied on
  • Pregnant and nursing women
  • People who have insufficient platelets count
3. When are the results of PRP treatment seen?
Since PRP treatment is based on the skin’s self-renewal, so the result of the treatment does not show immediately. PRP treatment’s results show after the 2nd or 3rd session. After applying PRP on scalp there will be an increase in the thickness and density of the hair. And after applying PRP on skin the skin become tighter, sagging, wrinkles and scars will decrease in addition to brightening of the skin.
4. Are there any risks or side effects for PRP treatment?
In PRP treatment the patient’s own blood is used. Therefore, there is no risk of an allergic reaction. However, special tubes that are licensed by the Ministry of Health should be used for a safer and proper application.so you definitely shouldn’t forget to ask your doctors about the tubes will be used before the application.
5. Can PRP be performed with other skin renewal methods?
PRP can be applied together with mesotherapy, laser, radiofrequency, light treatments.
The use of PRP in the form of serum after such procedures increases their effectiveness and shortens the recovery times.
6. What should be considered during and after the PRP treatment?
It should be considered that the person who will perform the plasma injection is a specialized and authorized doctor, PRP treatment should be applied in a hygienic clinic or hospital.
Patient should not take a hot bath on the same day after procedure also sunscreen creams should be used.
7. Is PRP a stem cell therapy?
PRP is not a stem cell therapy treatment. PRP treatment speeds up tissue regeneration due to increment of platelet count resulted from PRP injection. After PRP application, the fibrin networks formed in the skin work with the stem cells indirectly by collecting the stem cells in their environment. Therefore, when the skin is treated with PRP, the process of skin repair and regeneration is triggered.
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