Cosmetic therapy with filler injections helps smooth out the skin underneath the eyes, causing wrinkles to disappear and diffusing dark circles. Unlike fillers made from synthetic materials that often contain hyaluronic acid, Platelet Rich Fibrin (Platelet Rich Fibrin abbreviated as PRF) is an autologous biological material, prepared from the patient’s blood and has no modifications. any other artificial biochemistry.
According to Dr. Dara Loitta, who is double certified in cosmetic surgery in New York (USA), fillers do not help if dark circles or dark areas in the eye sockets are caused by dark pigmentation. . A simple way to tell the difference is to hold a small mirror while looking at the ceiling. If light from above shines straight down and causes dark areas to disappear, they are due to indentation (causing deep sunken eye circles). If dark areas remain intact, it is due to skin pigmentation.
“The sunken area under the eyes is a natural part of the aging process. As we age, we gradually lose collagen and volume. Dark circles can begin to appear under the eyes due to the increased shadow effect and hollowness.” go,” dermatologist Marisa Garshick, Ph.D., explained above Glamour.
Platelet-rich fibrin was developed in France by Choukroun et al (2001), which is a mass consisting of a Fibrin network containing platelets, white blood cells and a large amount of growth factors prepared from the patient’s blood and without complications. any other artificial biochemical change. In Vietnam, a group of doctors from Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy hospital applied PRF to patients after wisdom tooth extraction surgery to help relieve pain, reduce swelling and speed up wound healing.
Dr. Anil Rajani, who has 20 years of experience with needles, 10 of which were injecting platelet-rich plasma, says that synthetic fillers can absorb water and create an unnatural plump look. “While PRF is a natural way to rejuvenate and brighten the skin under the eyes,” says Anil. This doctor uses microneedling to introduce PRF into the skin under the eyes to bring about regenerative and rejuvenating effects; At the same time, it can even be used to improve hair quality and lip color.
When platelet-rich Fibrin is injected as a filler, growth factors and platelets are slowly released over weeks and months. However, the volume increase from PRF fillers is short-lived as the natural material is reabsorbed by the body. Rapid injection (to avoid freezing) after centrifugation will also cause bruising. Currently there are two methods: microneedling (microneedle rolling) and injection with a difference in service price.
Lindsey Ellefson said that a technician took 2-4 13 ml tubes of her blood, then ran them through a centrifuge at a slow speed. Although she was filled with hope that her two sunken eye bags would be filled, the experience of taking venous blood from a vein in her arm and waiting to be quickly injected with a liquid solution into the area under her eyes was not at all pleasant for her. The female reporter also suffered from bruising for more than a week and as the swelling subsided, the feeling of fullness also subsided and she felt herself return to her original state after two weeks. A month later, Lindsey returned to the clinic to look for another filler to help with the hollows under her eyes.