Patients notice an immediate “glow” to their skin. Visible changes to the skin develop over the course of several weeks. Results can continue to improve up to 6 months after the treatment.
Eclipse PRP treatment is actually a combination of microneedling and the use of Platelet Rich Plasma. Our practice uses the Eclipse Micropen® Elite microneedling with Platelet Rich Plasma or PRP from your blood. The PRP acts as a matrix that promotes your own collagen to grow, regenerates tissue and speeds up the skin’s repair process. In turn, the skin’s repair process results in a thicker dermis with softer wrinkles, less scarring and improved skin tone.
Platelet Rich Plasma or PRP comes from your own blood! Blood is composed mainly of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma. PRP is a high concentration of platelets surrounded in its own plasma. A small amount of blood is drawn and the red cells are isolated from the platelet-rich plasma. Platelets in our blood are cells designed to heal injuries. In concentrated form the platelets can be used to help heal those injuries. For years, athletes, dentists and reconstructive surgeons have been injecting PRP into joints to help speed up the process of healing.
Microneedling with growth factors can help generate new collagen beneath the skin for results that last.
One of the safest and least invasive methods for skin rejuvenation, microneedling involves moving a pen-like device with tiny needles over treated areas. The needles penetrate to a specific depth below the skin, stimulating a process known as Collagen Induction Therapy that restructures existing collagen and increases collagen production in the skin for continued improvement over time.
Microneedling is the use of growth factors to aid in the regeneration of fresh new cells and tissues to improve the skin at a cellular level beneath the surface. These factors can be found in the patient’s own blood and formulated into PRP using a sterile centrifuge process, but for patients who are interested in utilizing growth factors in their treatment but who do not wish to have their blood drawn can benefit from microneedling with MicroGlide GF™ with stem cell growth factors.
