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A vampire facial is a skin treatment that uses PRP, or platelet-rich plasma, made from a small sample of your own blood. The PRP goes onto or into the skin of your face to help it repair itself.
The nickname comes from one step, the blood draw. Our team takes only a small amount of blood for it.
Our team offers it under its medical name, PRP facial rejuvenation in London, Ontario. That page walks through each step of the visit, from the first talk to the follow-up.
The name points to the blood. Before the treatment, a provider draws a small sample of your blood, the same way a blood test works.
Your face does not get covered in blood. What goes on your skin is plasma, a pale yellow liquid, after the red cells have been spun out.
On our PRP page, the treatment is “sometimes called the vampire facial.” You may see either name when you search for it.
Blood is made of a few parts. Red cells move oxygen around the body, and platelets help a cut stop bleeding and start to heal.
Plasma is the pale liquid that the cells float in. PRP is plasma with a higher share of platelets than normal blood.
To make it, the sample goes into a centrifuge, a machine that spins it fast. The spinning splits the blood into layers, and the provider draws off the platelet-rich layer.
Platelets contain growth factors, which are proteins that tell the body to repair tissue. According to our PRP page, these growth factors help heal the skin and boost collagen.
Collagen and elastin are proteins that give skin its firm, springy feel. Our bodies make less of both as we age.
A PRP facial puts those growth factors where the skin can use them. The plasma is either applied to the skin or injected into target areas.
When it is applied, it is often paired with microneedling. That treatment uses fine, sterile needles to make tiny channels in the skin.
Those channels give the plasma a path in. The needling also prompts the skin to start its own healing.
Changes build slowly. New collagen forms over several months, so you see the difference bit by bit.
How much your skin changes depends on your age, your skin’s condition and your treatment plan. Our page says the same.
First comes a consultation. We talk about your goals and whether PRP is right for you.
Next, a provider takes a small sample of your blood. A centrifuge spins it to separate the platelet-rich plasma.
The PRP then goes onto the skin, often with microneedling, or into target areas by injection. Afterward, your skin may look pink or feel sensitive for 1 to 2 days, like a mild sunburn.
Nothing synthetic goes into your skin during a PRP facial. The plasma is made from your own blood, drawn the same day.
Your plan may include more than one session. Two to three treatments, spaced weeks apart, are often recommended.
Every PRP treatment at Kontour follows the protocols of Belita Savage, NP. Our providers train under her, and you can also book with Belita herself.
Our PRP page names fine lines, rough texture and acne scars as concerns it can help with. It also lists dull, tired-looking skin and skin that has lost some of its firmness.
It suits people who want little downtime and like the idea of a treatment made from their own plasma.
PRP does not replace Botox or fillers. Those two target wrinkles and lost volume.
A PRP facial works on the quality of the skin itself. Many of our clients combine it with Botox or fillers.
A 2020 systematic review in Archives of Dermatological Research looked at 24 studies, with 480 patients who got PRP. It found PRP injections safe, with modest gains in how aging skin looks.
The clearest change in those studies was in skin texture. The authors also noted that the studies prepared and gave PRP in different ways, and they called for more high-quality trials.
We share this so you know what to expect going in. A PRP facial is a slow treatment that works with your skin’s own repair process.
Because PRP comes from your own blood, our page calls the risk of an allergic reaction “very low.” The review above also found PRP injections safe.
Downtime is short. Most people have mild redness for 24 to 48 hours.
PRP is not right for everyone, and the consultation is where we find out.
Write down your questions before you come in. Good ones to start with are how many sessions suit your skin and whether your plan includes microneedling.
Ask about timing, too. If you have an event coming up, tell us the date, since skin can look pink for a day or two after a session.
Bring a list of the medicines you take and the skin products you use. That list helps us decide whether PRP suits you right now.
You can find us at 1599 Adelaide Street North, Unit 101B. We are open Monday to Friday from 10 to 5:30, and Saturday from 9 to 1.
A PRP facial starts with a consultation, a talk about your skin, your goals and whether PRP suits you.
At that visit, we answer your questions and lay out a plan if PRP is a good fit. If it is not, we will tell you so.
If PRP sounds right for your skin, book a consultation with our team in London, Ontario.
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