Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Treatment For Acne Scars
PRP or Platelet Rich Plasma, which is sometimes also referred to as Plasma Rich in Growth Factors (PRGF), platelet gel, and Platelet Concentrate (PC) is an escalated concentration of platelets suspended in meager amounts of plasma. Simply put, PRP is blood plasma which is rich in platelets. Being a concentrated source of autologous platelets, implying that the blood comes from patient's own body, PRP is known to contain growth factors and cytokines that are capable of stimulating the healing of soft tissue (a tissue which supports, surrounds, or connects other organs and structures within a body). Our blood mainly comprises of red blood cells (93%), white blood cells (1%) and platelets (6%), all of them suspended in plasma. During a PRP treatment , the red blood cell count is lowered to 5%, while the platelets are increased to a staggering 94%, and the white blood cell count remains the same. Essentially, PRP has been used extensively in certain specialties of den