PRP FOR HAIR LOSS ALBUQUERQUE NM

PRP FOR HAIR LOSS TREATMENT

The SELPHYL^® System

At Sandia Skin + Face, we used Next Generation PRP – Platelet-rich Fibrin Matrix (PRFM) from SELPHYL^®.

They designed the SELPHYL^® System for the safe and rapid preparation of Platelet-rich Fibrin Matrix (PRFM) from a small blood sample at the patient’s point of care. Many PRP systems require operator skills, have varying results, and have extensive contamination of red blood cells and white blood cells. SELPHYL® removes virtually all contaminating cells and is independent of the operator technique. They converted PRP to PRFM through a controlled process, creating a scaffold that protects and preserves platelets.

The SELPHYL^® System is a completely closed system and can convert PRP to PRFM with the addition of a precise amount of calcium chloride, which starts the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin as part of the clotting cascade. The fibrin matrix serves as a three-dimensional scaffold to maintain the platelets at the site of injection. The scaffold also serves to protect the platelets to sustain their release of growth factors over a longer time.

They designed the SELPHYL^® System for the safe and rapid preparation of Platelet-rich Fibrin Matrix (PRFM) from a small sample of blood at the patient point of care. Many PRP systems require operator skill, have varying results, and have extensive contamination of red blood cells and white blood cells. SELPHYL^® removes virtually all contaminating cells and is independent of operator technique. They convert PRP to PRFM through a controlled process, creating a scaffold that serves to protect and preserve platelets.

Think of SELPHYL^® PRFM as the next generation PRP.

Watch Dr. Richard Goldfarb, MD, demonstrate SELPHYL® PRFM’s Ease-of-Use!

WHAT ARE PRP FOR HAIR LOSS TREATMENTS?

PRP INJECTIONS (PLATELET-RICH PLASMA), also known as “autologous conditioned plasma.” PRP INJECTIONS (PLATELET-RICH PLASMA) is a concentrate of platelet-rich plasma protein derived from whole blood, centrifuged to remove red blood cells.

Professionals use PRP for various tissue engineering applications in bone, cartilage, skin, and soft tissue repair. We have reviewed PRP to serve as a source for the “delivery of growth factors and/or cells within tissue-engineered constructs, often in combination with biomaterials.”

There are four general categories of preparation of PRP based on its leukocyte and fibrin content: leukocyte-rich PRP (L-PRP), leukocyte reduced PRP (P-PRP; leukocyte reduced or pure PRP), leukocyte platelet-rich fibrin, and pure platelet-rich fibrin.

The Power of Platelets

Platelets and other components in human blood migrate to a site of injury. We know platelets to release various growth factors that respond to tissue injury, initiating and promoting healing. By concentrating platelets at the site of injury, physicians have the potential to enhance the body’s natural capacity for healing.

WHAT ARE PRP INJECTIONS (PLATELET-RICH PLASMA)?

PRP, by definition, refers to platelets in plasma, where the platelet concentration is twice the normal concentration in whole blood. Nowhere in the definition of PRP is there a description for including red blood cells (RBC) or white blood cells (WBC).We should remove these cells as much as possible from a PRP preparation.

Some kits that tout high platelet concentrations do so at the expense of having contaminating RBCs or WBCs—they know these cells to have inflammatory and catabolic effects—just the opposite of the desired result. If the PRP in the syringe has any tinge of pink or red, you are most likely injecting a preparation with RBC contamination.

PRP vs. PRFM