— REJUVENATION OF SKIN USING YOUR OWN AUTOLOGOUS FACTORS —

Extracting this fraction and injecting it in concentrated form into tissues that need extra help to grow or repair allows rejuvenation of the treated area, increasing the rate of tissue healing and restructuring.  It helps the skin appear more youthful and less damaged and wrinkled by stimulating natural skin rejuvenation without the use of chemicals. 

The process harnesses the anti-inflammatory, growth and repair factors present in a patient’s own blood and transfers them to areas that need improvement. 

Because the product is derived from one’s own body there is no risk of immunological response, disease transmission or allergy.   

The procedure is relatively simple although the equipment required to perform it is quite sophisticated and specific. 

The use of portions of the blood for healing is not new; it has long been recognized for its accelerated wound healing properties in such applications as surgery and sports injuries.  Now this technology is being used for cosmetic enhancement with outstanding results.  Because the mode of action is tissue growth the results take time. 

Extracts from blood can theoretically be used anywhere in or on the body. The best responders tend to be younger patients (< 40) who do not smoke or have chronic illnesses such as diabetes or asthma. Areas of skin with fine lines and mild skin laxity will respond better than other areas with deeper lines or where there is more aged skin. Results can be enhanced by improving the condition of the patient and the quality of the blood prior to harvesting the factors used for skin stimulation.  There are supplements that can help with this and of course getting good sleep, good nutrition, adequate fluid and exercise will maximize your results. 

The treatment is ideal for wrinkly neck, baggy or dull eye area, fine lines and wrinkles, textural improvement, dull dry skin, back of hands, full face rejuvenation, décolletage and other body areas. 

The most common areas to be treated are the face, neck, décolletage and hands. More treatments are required for the décolletage and hands to achieve a satisfactory result than for the other areas.  

Because it is a bio-stimulating treatment, there will be some areas that respond better than others and there will be some patient to patient variation.  The older the person, the less the benefit. 

Not all grades of wrinkling or skin laxity can be improved and may require a combination of treatments.  Your doctor will advise you on this. 

 There are two different harvesting methods for the factors that will help your skin.  One involves the addition of medicines for injection and generally uses larger volumes, and the other can be made with NO additional drugs or substances purely from your own blood. 

In the non drug method the serum is generated by collecting the patient’s blood in a specially designed collection tube, then incubating it at body temperature in contact with pyrogenic free particulate devices for between 6 and 9 hours.  This elicits a vigorous and rapid increase in the synthesis of growth factors. Following centrifugation, serum extraction, and filtration the serum is portioned and stored in a freezer at -18°C.  

Because the non drug method includes anti-inflammatory proteins but no cells there are minimal side effects from the treatment. Patients can expect to start seeing results after a couple of weeks from the first treatment. Three or four treatments two to four weeks apart is suggested treatment protocol for the most beautiful results. 

Using your own blood factors can be an effective treatment for thin, crêpey or inelastic skin. It is particularly suited to treatment of the neck, face, décolletage and back of the hands but can be useful in many other areas, improving skin quality, the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and overall skin tone and tightness, resulting in a youthful glow. 

It also effectively reduces the appearance of dark eye circles, stretch marks, and scars.  

Depending on how the treatment is administered, (needling or injection) mild swelling and tenderness and occasionally a little bruising may occur for a couple of days after injections. On and off cold towels may be helpful. The skin should be treated gently and with care for a few days, and only simple water based or mineral based products should be used on it. 

Multiple treatments and occasional top ups are usually required and results develop over a number of weeks, but autologous blood factors are an effective low risk method for long term rejuvenation of all areas of skin.