acne scars are a very very troubling condition that's so many people suffer from and years ago
we used to remove skin in a very aggressive manner to try to treat acne scars and then we
went to a food will be tried very conservative treatments they didn't have many results we're
now using RF micro needling devices such as intensive and infinite in combination with
PRP platelet rich plasma to enhance the results of treating acne scars
there's not one size fits all kind of treatment for acne schools one of the reasons there's
different types of ethics course there are boxcar scores there were rolling scores there are high
spec scores and patients have different skin types may have light skin may have dark skin
with this infant information together we're able to create a treatment plan that's tailored to the
patient's needs specifically one of the exciting parts of RF micro needling is a fact that it's
colorful we can use it in all skin types safely and effectively when we add platelet-rich plasma
or PRP to the myths we're actually enhancing the result even further and reducing downtime
at the same time micro needling is a procedure that's been done for hundreds of years at this
time it's something that is done using tiny little needles smaller than the diameter of the hair and
we know that repeated injections with these meals can actually stimulate collagen and refine the
skin radiofrequency is an energy source we've also used for many years and that we know also helps to
improve the condition the tonin's in the evenness of the skin include fine lines and fine wrinkles
while technologies have now been developed that combine the radiofrequency and the micro needles
through these tiny little needles by these probes that deliver this harmless energy source of radio
frequency so we now have synergy where the addition of radiofrequency to the my Kamino
improves the result and now even more we're using platelet-rich plasma or PRP after PRF
my chameleon treatment with why're we doing them or their synergy we know that platelet-rich plasma
also stimulates the body to produce new collagen to refine the skin even further so with the RF
energy the micro needling and PRP were able to achieve better results and actually with less
downtime the addition of platelet-rich plasma or PRP to the RF micro needling device is a way to
enhance the results to improve the quality of the skin even further and this is something we
do for rejuvenation recently for acne scars we find that when we add the PRP to the RF micro
needling treatment for acne scars we're improving the results and actually decreasing the downtime
we know that platelets are responsible for wound healing someone has a cut the platelets run to the
area and they release different products called growth factors well with PRP were actually taking
those growth factors and concentrating them in an area of treatment such as part of my
convenient cracking scars and we combine these different procedures for getting better results
and actually less downtime faster recovery so it's been a tremendous discovery of the last few years
so patients are asking well what is platelet-rich plasma what is PRP and why do we use it and
specifically why do we use it in combination with laser treatment or RF my communally and
platelet-rich plasma is actually taken from your own blood so we're actually drawing blood
just like you would for blood tests and we're processing that blood and extracting concentrated
platelets and growth factors we then take that product and inject that back into the skin in the
area would treat it so there's different ways of using platelet-rich plasma which essentially are
the concentrated platelets and growth factors that we are able to process from someone's own blood
well sometimes you can use some gentle micro needling and wipe the platelet-rich plasma on
the skin and hope it absorbs better way of doing it is actually injecting it under the skin it's
a way of enhancing the the result that we're achieving with different laser treatments and
it's a way of speeding recovery at the same time patients are really excited about the use of PRP
or platelet-rich plasma because it's their own product it's safe and something that's derived
right from their blood and it's something that is very predictable in its outcome when we use
platelet-rich plasma or PRP in combination with RF micro needling or enhancing the result we're
improving the acne scars even further and not only are we getting better results the
downtime or the information that we see after treatment is actually less because platelets
are responsible for wound care but I really get excited about is the fact that we have so many
different procedures and technologies in our arsenal we may use RF micro needling fracking
sports we may use a carbon dioxide laser we may use a fractional non ablative laser these are
all different types of technologies and patients colleagues ask why do you have so many different
technologies because it really isn't one size fits all kind of treatment for problems you may
have a patient has light skin where they need one kind of device and someone with darker skin that
needs a different kind of device there's also different types of acne scar there are rolling
scars there are box bus quarters there are ice pick scars where you don't even use lasers at all
we use a chemical called TCA to treat it so when we assess our patients we we develop a treatment
plan and we incorporate different types of treatments and and you provide them over a
period of time and the main advantages of using different technologies as we've talked about is
safety and better result the use of platelet-rich plasma in combination with RF micro needling
is a way to enhance the result to get further improvement than just using RF micro needling
alone it's a long long lasting change and it's a very very safe treat something we use in patients
of all skin types twelve times of the year and all ages male female with something that's
become a standard of care for acne scars that's something that has loads of patient satisfaction
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