The Platelet Rich Plasma face lift plus PDO THREADS or as it is popularly called Twilight Facelift is a mini-facelift procedure that can be performed in under an hour with no down-time. It’s an affordable, effective alternative to a surgical facelift. It requires no general anesthesia or sedation and has become increasingly popular among celebrities.
PRP therapy works on the basis that the body’s own natural healing powers can slow and even reverse the ageing process, by placing growth factors (special proteins that help to heal injured tissue or damaged skin) in the exact location where we want the skin to repair and rejuvenate itself. The process involves taking a small amount of blood from the patient and then treating it to harvest the platelet rich plasma which is then re-injected into the desired area.
After PRP we insert 15 mm PDO threads which form an envelope around the PRP and extend the life of PRP by 6 to 8 months. Thus we get improved skin tone, tighter skin, reduction in open pores and reduced pigmentation and reduction in wrinkles because of new collagen formation and new vessel formation in our skin.
With inputs from Dr Satish Bhatia, dermatologist and skin surgeon at the Indian Cancer Society, Nariman Point in Mumbai.
