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The Need For Cosmetic Surgeries And Skin Care Procedures

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Cosmetic surgeries seem to be an innovation of the modern age; though that's not exactly the case. Cosmetic Surgery has been around for much longer than most people consider it to be. The earliest known instance of a cosmetic surgical procedure dates back to 6th century BC and can be found in Sushruta-Samhita , a very important medical text from ancient India responsible for the cosmetic advancements in India and rest of the world. The text is attributed to Sushruta, and its best contribution to plastic surgery is rhinoplasty, i.e. the reconstruction of the nose. The influential nature of Sushruta-Samhita, its theories about medicine, anatomical knowledge and surgical procedures still hold true today. The primary focus of this historical review was not to highlight Sushruta's dexterity and advanced knowledge, but to lay stress on the fact that we have been using cosmetic skin care procedures for centuries, and it would be too erroneous to believe other

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Treatment For Acne Scars

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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