What Are the Benefits of Your Own PRF, and How Can It Be Used in Aesthetics?

Even as researchers develop new synthetic solutions and technologies, science continues to uncover more and more about our body’s incredible ability to heal and create new, healthy cells and tissue. In fact, it’s opened up a whole new field called regenerative medicine.

The benefits of new discoveries in this field don’t stop at healing injuries, either. Here at Hanami Medspa in Fort Worth, Texas, Elaine Phuah, DO, MBA, FACOI, can use them to help you toward your cosmetic goals. Specifically, she and our team offer treatment with platelet-rich fibrin (PRF), a solution we get from your own blood. With PRF, we can deliver facial rejuvenation and support natural hair regrowth.

Let’s take a closer look at what your own PRF can do for you.

PRF 101

We take a very small sample of your blood to get the PRF. Using a centrifuge, we can separate the components of the blood, leaving us with a solution that’s rich in four key elements:

• Platelets
• Cytokines
• Leukocytes
• Fibrin

Your body sends platelets to the rescue when you get hurt. They help your blood clot, but their purpose doesn’t stop there. They also contain growth factors that both stimulate and support your body’s healing response. 

Your body also uses cytokines and leukocytes to support tissue healing and regeneration. And the fibrin matrix helps to hold it all together, creating an ideal environment for the growth factors and other key components to go to work. 

Medical experts first started using platelet-rich solutions taken from a patient’s blood to heal physical issues like tendonitis and rotator cuff tears. But Dr. Phuah and other medical aesthetics experts quickly saw how useful PRF could be to help people toward their cosmetic goals.

PRF and your skin

With PRF injections into targeted locations on your face, Dr. Phuah can stimulate regeneration in your skin. This treatment helps your skin build more collagen, the protein that keeps it firm and prevents wrinkles, while also encouraging the development of new, healthy skin cells. 

As a result, PRF filler can improve your skin texture and elasticity, helping you look your best through the years. And it does all of this with something that comes from your own body, limiting your risk of unwelcome side effects. 

PRF and your hair

PRF can also help your hair follicles work their best — even ones that have fallen dormant. With a series of PRF treatments, you get a natural, surgery-free way to move toward your hair goals.

If you want to skip synthetic solutions and turn to your body’s own healing power, don’t hesitate to talk to Dr. Phuah about what PRF can do for you. To get started, call Hanami Medspa or make an appointment online today.