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Volume 4
Clinical Pediatric Dermatology
ISSN: 2472-0143
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JOINT EVENT
Wound Congress 2018 &
Clinical Dermatology Congress 20
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October 15-16, 2018
October 15-16, 2018 Rome, Italy
&
5
th
International Conference on
Advances in Skin, Wound Care and Tissue Science
14
th
International Conference on
Clinical Dermatology
Using PRP/PRFM as an alternate method to traditional HA dermal fillers in the face as a stand-alone
procedure or in combination with HAdermal filler
Sylvia Silvestri RN
Beverly Hills R. N., California, USA
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latelet rich plasma (PRP) has been utilized for many years in orthopedics and various other specialties as a
means of regenerating new tissue, collagen formation, and vascularity in the joints and body. Because it is
autologous, the complication and infection rate is substantially low. It is also a useful alternative procedure for
patients wanting only “natural” products administered. Volume deficiency in areas of deeper folds, such as the
nasolabial folds (NLFs), typically is treated with injectable dermal fillers alone. Disadvantages include reabsorption,
and foreign body reactions such as encapsulation, granuloma formation, or infection, in the case of injectable,
permanent fillers. For areas such as this, a combination of hyaluronic acid (HA) and PRP has shown favorable
outcomes. The HA product acts as scaffolding for the PRP, which is also injected intra-dermally. Growth factors that
are released activate multipotent stem cells that trick the body into thinking there has been an injury, resulting in
new tissue regeneration. With the global popularity of procedures such as the vampire facelift and vampire facial,
PRP has been gaining more and more recognition in the aesthetic world. Because it does not cause hypersensitivity
or foreign body allergic reactions, PRP/platelet-rich fibrin matrix (PRFM) can be a wonderful substitute for patients
who do not wish for an HA or permanent type of filler or used in conjunction with HA in the face.
Sylvia@Beverlyhillsrn.comClin Pediatr Dermatol 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2472-0143-C2-006