How many platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment sessions will I need?

Platelet-rich plasma therapy can be effective as a single treatment session, on its own or combined with hyaluronic acid and/or medical micro-needling with SkinPen Precision. However, the real benefits come from a course of treatments to further stimulate and prolong the natural repairing qualities of the treatment to rejuvenate and restore age-related skin damage and restore hair growth. During your consultation, you will usually be recommended a course of 3 or 4 treatments, depending on the indication being treated, spaced 6-8 weeks apart. This will be followed by booster or top-up treatments once or twice a year.

Am I suitable for platelet-rich plasma (PRP) Therapy?

If you are generally in good health, you should be able to have treatment with Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy. However, certain blood, bleeding, or clotting disorders and medications that affect your blood are contraindicated. To determine your suitability for treatment, you will have a thorough consultation with Independent Nurse Prescriber Caroline. She will take a full medical history to determine if you have any underlying medical conditions such as anaemia or known allergies or are taking any medication like anticoagulants that could make you unsuitable or contraindicated for treatment. Similarly, if you have an allergy to hyaluronic acid, you will be unable to combine it with PRP treatment, but it will not preclude you from PRP Therapy altogether. PRP Therapy is suitable for men and women of all skin types. If you are currently pregnant or breastfeeding or are under 18 years old, you cannot have treatment. Similarly, if you have damaged or broken skin in the area to be treated or an active bacterial, fungal, or viral infection, this must be resolved before treatment. It is important that you discuss what you hope to achieve from treatment with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy so we can evaluate if it is the right treatment for your concerns. You may be recommended an alternative treatment like skin boosters or Profhilo, or additional adjunctive options, including SkinPen Precision micro-needling, depending on the type and severity of your skin or hair loss concern. All aspects of treatment, including any risks, will be fully explained during your consultation, allowing you to book your treatment appointment or have some time to go away and think about it. Few treatments are performed on the same day as your consultation appointment.

The first part of treatment is to take a blood sample from which we will extract the PRP. This is the same procedure you may have experienced in a GP surgery or hospital for a diagnostic test. You may feel a sharp scratch on your arm as the needle is placed into the vein, but this process is usually well tolerated by most people and is over quickly. Once we have processed the blood to extract the PRP, we can inject it into the area to be treated. This can be performed with fine needles, but we prefer administering it using the SkinPen Precision micro-needling device. To ensure your comfort during treatment, we will apply a topical local anaesthetic or numbing cream to the area 30 minutes before we start (while the PRP is extracted using the centrifuge system) to ensure a pain-free treatment. You will likely only feel the vibration of the micro-needing device on the skin.

Is platelet-rich plasma (PRP) Therapy safe?

PRP Therapy, delivering platelet-rich plasma into the skin, is used in many areas of medicine and dentistry, as well as aesthetic practice, and is considered a safe and low-risk procedure because we are reintroducing components extracted from a sample of your own blood. Therefore, the chances of an allergic reaction are reduced compared to other injectable products.

When will I see the results from platelet-rich plasma (PRP) Therapy?

Results from Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy are not immediate because they rely on the natural wound-healing response of the body after placement of the concentrated platelets and growth factors in the target area. Similarly, if your treatment is combined with hyaluronic acid or micro-needling, the body will be putting the cells to work producing new collagen and elastin, hydrating with the hyaluronic acid, and using the rich supply of platelets, growth factors and proteins to repair and restore. There are parallels we can make between the action of digging over your garden, adding fertiliser to the flower borders, and giving it some time for the plants to thrive again and the flowers to bloom. You can expect to see improvements after 2-4 weeks. Cell turnover and natural hair cycles take around 6 weeks, so you will soon start to notice improved skin tone and hair quality as your body repairs and restores from within. Repeated treatments after 6-8 weeks over the course of a treatment programme will continue to increase these improvements.

How long do the results from platelet-rich plasma (PRP) Therapy last?

The longevity of results from PRP therapy will vary depending on the area treated, continued natural ageing, lifestyle, and future sun exposure. After a course of PRP treatment, you should expect good results for at least a year, sometimes longer. Like many treatments, to maintain the results, further improve the natural rejuvenation, and keep future ageing at bay, we recommend a top-up or booster PRP treatment every 6-12 months to continue to enjoy the benefits of skin rejuvenation or hair restoration.

PRP For Skin And Hair | BU Aesthetics™

PRP can be used alone or in combination with micro-needling using the SkinPen Precision to address skin ageing with skin rejuvenation on the face and neck or for hair restoration.

Skin rejuvenation using PRP and micro-needling treatments for the face are often referred to as a ‘vampire facial’, popularised by celebrities like Kim Kardashian.

This combination treatment leverages the use of the SkinPen Precision micro-needling device to create controlled micro-injuries within the skin, which aids the penetration of the rich concentration of platelets and growth factors within the PRP to get the active ingredients to where they are needed.

At BU Aesthetics™ in West Kirby, we offer these combination treatments to patients across Merseyside to effectively target skin ageing and hair loss using powerful, holistic treatments combining PRP to promote tissue repair and new collagen stimulation, with additional and immediate hydration using hyaluronic acid, alongside the controlled trauma of micro-needling to stimulate wound healing.

Skin rejuvenation treatment with PRP aims to:

Improve skin tone and texture
Enhance overall skin quality and improve the complexion
Promote tissue repair and rejuvenation
Reduce fine lines and wrinkles
Improve skin hydration, plumpness, and elasticity (with the addition of hyaluronic acid)
Improve acne scarring
Achieve a more youthful and refreshed appearance

Hair restoration treatment with PRP aims to:

Nourish hair follicles to improve hair health
Enhance circulation to the scalp
Stimulate dormant hair follicles to re-enter an active growth phase to promote natural hair regrowth
Improve thinning or poor-quality hair
Enhance hair transplant results

PRP treatment can be combined with hair transplant, both before and after the surgical procedure to maximise the benefits.

Please contact the clinic if you are considering undergoing or are already scheduled for a hair transplant to discuss the timing of PRP treatments.

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