PRP
Regeneration Using Your Own Platelets
Platelet-Rich Plasma, commonly known as PRP, is an autologous regenerative treatment prepared from the patient’s own blood. Platelets play an important role in normal tissue repair and contain naturally occurring signalling proteins and growth factors, which has led to PRP being used across a growing range of regenerative applications.
At YT Medical, PRP may be considered for selected aesthetic and tissue-quality concerns as well as within our specialist Hair Restoration Centre. Treatment is planned according to the area being treated and the patient’s individual objectives rather than following one standard PRP protocol for every indication.
How Is PRP Prepared?
A small blood sample is taken and processed using a specialist centrifuge. Centrifugation separates the blood into its different components so that a platelet-rich plasma preparation can be collected for treatment.
The prepared PRP is then introduced into the selected treatment area using an appropriate technique. Because the preparation comes from the patient’s own blood, PRP is fundamentally different from treatments that introduce a manufactured volumising filler. Its role is regenerative rather than simply adding immediate volume.
What Can PRP Be Used For?
Within regenerative aesthetics, PRP may be considered where the objective is to support skin quality, texture and general tissue rejuvenation. It may also have a role within selected scar-remodelling programmes and can be combined with procedures such as medical microneedling where clinically appropriate.
PRP is also widely used within hair restoration, particularly for selected patients with male or female pattern hair loss. Hair-restoration PRP is provided through a separate treatment pathway because the assessment, treatment objectives and monitoring are different from facial or skin rejuvenation.
What Should I Expect?
PRP is normally provided as a planned treatment rather than being judged immediately following one session. Temporary redness, swelling, tenderness, bruising or small marks around injection sites can occur following treatment, with the precise recovery depending on the area and technique used.
Improvements associated with regenerative treatment tend to develop gradually. The number of treatments recommended will depend on the indication, existing tissue quality and individual response, and maintenance may be discussed where appropriate.
Is PRP Right for Me?
PRP is not automatically the best regenerative treatment for every patient. PRF, polynucleotides, biostimulatory treatments or another approach may be more appropriate depending on the concern being treated.
Your YT Medical consultation provides an opportunity to assess the treatment area, discuss realistic outcomes and determine whether PRP has an appropriate role within your treatment plan.