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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Q: Would you recommend combining any treatments for better results?

Fractional ablative lasers, such as the Erbium or the CO2 laser are known to be the gold standard in skin rejuvenation.  When combined with PRP, the results can be amazing.

The process is fairly simple: the patients own blood is drawn and centrifuged during the laser resurfacing procedure. Post laser the PRP is activated by mixing it with a calcium ion and the either sprayed or dropped over the treated skin. Because of the activation from the laser and the calcium extremely large amounts of tissue growth factors are released which speed the regeneration of new skin. The results are better and the recovery time is markedly shortened.  Together these processes can be used to achieve smoother, better texture, healthy and youthful skin in a safe rapid and reliable treatment.