Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatment

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment has recently surged in popularity in Europe, America, and Japan. Its core concept is Autologous Cellular Rejuvenation (ACR). This therapy utilizes the abundant growth factors in a person’s own blood to stimulate collagen production, thereby improving skin elasticity, radiance, and overall health, maintaining an ideal state over the long term.

In fact, autologous PRP injection has been widely used in various medical fields for many years, particularly in regenerative medicine and tissue repair, including sports medicine, orthopedics, dermatology, and dentistry. This therapy uses the patient’s own blood components; growth factor-rich plasma is extracted via centrifugation and then injected to promote tissue regeneration and repair. Because it uses autologous components, PRP therapy rarely causes rejection or allergic reactions, making it considered very safe and a reliable treatment option.

Mechanism and Effects of PRP

PRP therapy begins with the collection of the patient’s own blood. A high-speed centrifugation process then concentrates the platelets into a high-concentration plasma. This high-concentration plasma is rich in at least nine types of growth factors, the five most important of which include：

⚆ PDGF（Platelet-Derived Growth Factor）：Promotes cell growth and tissue repair.

⚆ VEGF（Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor）：Promotes angiogenesis (formation of new blood vessels), improving blood circulation.

⚆ EGF（Epidermal Growth Factor）：Promotes epidermal cell growth, repairing damaged skin.

⚆ FGF（Fibroblast Growth Factor）：Stimulates fibroblasts to produce collagen and elastin.

⚆ TGF-β（Transforming Growth Factor-beta）：Regulates cell growth and differentiation, reducing inflammation.

These growth factors effectively activate skin stem cells, promote collagen synthesis, repair damaged tissue, and reduce melanin deposition.

Key Features of PRP Treatment

PRP treatment uses components from the patient’s own blood, eliminating the risk of rejection and making it safer than injecting any foreign substances. PRP is rich in growth factors necessary to activate the repair mechanisms, and after extraction, the platelet concentration is 2 to 6 times that of baseline blood, providing the opportunity for tissue regeneration while suppressing inflammatory damage during the repair process.

The entire process, from blood draw to extraction and treatment, takes about an hour, with a short recovery period and only minor redness and swelling at the treatment site.

PRP is rich in various growth factors that target different skin issues, such as wound healing, promoting DNA and collagen synthesis, filling in hollows, smoothing out wrinkles, and addressing sagging skin. It also contains three types of cell adhesion proteins—fibrin, fibronectin, and vitronectin—that help thicken subcutaneous tissue, increase skin elasticity, remove pigmentation, improve skin texture and tone, and repair acne scars, depressions, and wounds.

Unlike many other aesthetic treatments, PRP is extracted from the patient’s own blood, containing no synthetic substances or fillers, which reduces the risk of rejection. Because it uses autologous components, the body can better accept and utilize these growth factors and cells, stimulating the skin’s natural repair mechanisms for long-lasting, natural results.

The amount of blood drawn can be flexibly adjusted based on the patient’s specific needs, allowing for the extraction of more PRP and the application to different treatment areas, ensuring both the effectiveness and flexibility of the treatment.