Cairo Plastic Clinic 

Although blood is mainly a liquid (called plasma), it also contains small solid components (red cells, white cells, and platelets.) The platelets are best known for their importance in clotting blood. However, platelets also contain hundreds of proteins called growth factors which are very important in the healing of injuries.

PRP is plasma with many more platelets than what is typically found in blood. The concentration of platelets — and, thereby, the concentration of growth factors — can be 5 to 10 times greater (or richer) than usual.

To develop a PRP preparation, blood must first be drawn from a patient. 

The platelets are separated from other blood cells and their concentration is increased during a process called centrifugation.

Then the increased concentration of platelets is combined with the remaining blood.

Although it is not exactly clear how PRP works, laboratory studies have shown that the increased concentration of growth factors in PRP can potentially speed up the healing process.

To speed healing, the affected site is treated with the PRP preparation. This can be done in one of two ways:

• PRP can be carefully injected into the affected area.
  
• PRP may also be used locally on the affected area.
  

Uses of PRP in Plastic Surgey:

If you have any of these conditions, Dr Wilson uses PRP as an adjunct to the treatment to improve the outcome:

1- Poor wound healing: Not only did more wounds heal when PRP was used, but also the time to healing was notably shorter

2-Fat grafting: improvement of fat survival. Mixing PRP with purified fat results in an intense contact between both substances and leads to stimulatory effects of the growth factors on the included cells

3-Hair Transplantation: Improves survival of hair grafts.

4-Soft tissue Augmentation: mainly in wrinkles.

5-Bone grafting.

6-Skin darkness, dark halos or early aging.