P.R.P.
Platelet-Rich Plasma
What is called "PRP" is a particular technique that consists in taking 15 ml of the patient's blood with a single syringe under the same conditions as a normal blood test. The blood sample is then centrifuged for 5 minutes at 1,500 rpm, allowing the separation of the different components of the blood, leaving only 5 ml of plasma and platelets.
The resulting Platelet Rich Plasma is then injected into the injured area, a joint or tendon, or subcutaneously into the skull and face, to repair tissue and relieve pain. The growth factors released in large numbers by platelets stimulate local stem cells, helping to heal damaged tissue and reduce inflammation and bleeding.
Blood platelets, known as thrombocytes, are nucleus-less cells formed in the bone marrow. They play an essential role in coagulation, forming aggregates that will plug a wound immediately after it occurs (compression enhances hemostasis) before other blood coagulation factors can stop it.
PRP therefore plays a key role in hemostasis and the treatment of inflammation in sports injuries and osteo-articular problems such as tendonitis of the shoulder (rotator cuff), elbow (epicondylitis or epitrochleitis), Achilles, hip, knee (patellar or quadricipital), plantar fasciitis, acute or chronic muscle damage, ligament damage (sprains), articular cartilage damage or chondropathy, meniscus damage, osteoarthritis of the knee / hip / ankle and shoulder.
Blood platelets, known as thrombocytes, are nucleus-less cells formed in the bone marrow. They play an essential role in coagulation, forming aggregates that will plug a wound immediately after it occurs (compression enhances hemostasis) before other blood coagulation factors can stop it.
PRP therefore plays a key role in hemostasis and the treatment of inflammation in sports injuries and osteo-articular problems such as tendonitis of the shoulder (rotator cuff), elbow (epicondylitis or epitrochleitis), Achilles, hip, knee (patellar or quadricipital), plantar fasciitis, acute or chronic muscle damage, ligament damage (sprains), articular cartilage damage or chondropathy, meniscus damage, osteoarthritis of the knee / hip / ankle and shoulder.
Knowing that PRP has been used for many years in burn victims, it is now a popular treatment in aesthetics to improve skin (dull skin, sun and tobacco wrinkled skin, scars) and promote hair growth (hair density and alopecia). Platelet-rich plasma, injected into the face or scalp in the form of multiple micro-injections, will boost the synthesis of collagen and elastin, which naturally decrease with age. After injection, the platelets release their growth factors, which stimulate the cells of the dermis (fibroblasts) or the hair follicles of the scalp. The only contraindications are NSAIDs, blood-thinning treatments, fever, allergies, and pregnancy.