Is PRF a filler?

PRF facial rejuvenation causes your own body to use its own regenerative cascade and what it makes is yours to keep! Unlike Dermal Fillers that dissolve over time, the collagen and plump that PRF brings stays as long as you take care of your skin- it will last a lifetime!

What is a PRF injection?

What is PRF? PRF, or platelet-rich fibrin, is the next generation treatment of platelet concentrate. PRF is a fibrin matrix comprised of platelet cytokines, growth factors and cells used to help promote skin rejuvenation, hair growth and wound healing.

What does PRF do?

PRF, is an all-natural solution that can treat areas in the face that show the first signs of aging, like under-eye hollows, deflated cheeks and in the scalp for hair restoration. Harvested PRP has platelets, fibrin and white blood cells, which helps achieve wound healing, collagen production and improved elasticity.

How much does PRF cost?

Doctors use PRP to encourage healing and to reduce inflammation. A doctor doing a PRP injection will first draw blood from the person being treated. The costs for PRP injections can range from $500 to $2,000, according to Scientific American. Side effects can include mild nausea, passing out and dizziness.

How much is PRF injection?

The procedure is recommended to be performed three to five times, spaced one month apart and results may last for up to one year for volumization and beyond for improved skin quality and texture. The cost of these types of injections is, on average, from $500 to $1500.

How is PRF treatment done?

Blood is drawn, usually about the same amount as needed for typical lab work. We then place the blood in our PRF centrifuge, which operates at the lower speeds necessary to keep white blood cells and stem cells together with the blood platelets and plasma. The PRF is then ready for injection.

Is PRF good for hair?

PRP works well for both men and women, especially those in the early stages of hair loss. It also is effective for women with traction alopecia, hair thinning caused by hairstyles that pulled the hair to an extreme degree and inhibited hair growth.

Which is better PRP or PRF?

PRP requires more blood to be taken than PRF. However, newer research is showing that a platelet product that has an even higher concentration of platelets, as well as a concentration of some white blood cells and stem cells, is even more effective than traditional platelet-rich plasma.

How do you get PRF?

To obtain PRF, required quantity of blood is drawn quickly into test tubes without an anticoagulant and centrifuged immediately. Blood can be centrifuged using a tabletop centrifuge from 3-8 minutes for 1300 revolutions per minute.

Do PRF injections really work?

Specifically, PRF injections work great to upgrade soft facial tissue – like the thin skin under your eyes. A shot of PRF to the eye hollows can improve skin texture and tone plus reduce fine lines. Initially, the injection even acts as a temporary volumizer relieving that sunken look.

Is PRP better than PRF?

The biggest reason why PRF is that much more effective than PRP is that it gives patients the same benefits as PRP, while also releasing more growth factors overtime which means that it continues working for you even after the procedure is done.

Is PRF better than PRP?

PRF stands out as a superior treatment option. Both products require blood to be taken from the patient. PRP requires more blood to be taken than PRF. Both of the products require the whole blood sample to be placed into a centrifuge, where the blood is then processed to help separate the blood into distinct layers.