PRP Microneedling in Oak Ridge

Platelet-rich plasma is an incredible substance, and it’s derived directly from your own body! Your blood is made up of blood cells as well as plasma. This plasma contains platelets, which normally carry stimulating growth factors to wounds to speed up the healing process.

To obtain platelet-rich plasma, Dr. J. Kirk Bass takes less than an ounce of your blood, then processes it to concentrate the platelets in a few milliliters of plasma.

The role of platelets is to carry growth factors to wound sites. Here, they trigger the generation of healthy new tissue and blood vessels by activating your own stem cells.

Dr. Bass delivers PRP in two different ways:

Injection

Placing the PRP serum precisely into the targeted area is an excellent option for treating small, specific areas. Injections of PRP are most commonly used for hair restoration, but we can also use it to improve your healing capabilities after an injury.

Topical Application

Microneedling treatments create thousands of microscopic needle punctures in the skin. Covering the skin surface with PRP during or after these treatments allows the platelets to directly penetrate the skin.

Whether PRP is used to boost the results of another treatment or as a standalone treatment, its regenerative properties are impressive. Some of the benefits we’ve seen firsthand from PRP include:

• Smoother skin texture
• Restores volume to the skin
• Skin tone becomes more uniform
• Minimizes the appearance of wrinkles
• Minimizes the appearance of crepiness caused by skin laxity

The increased collagen and elastin are what improves the tone and texture of the skin, smoothen out the fine lines and wrinkles, and improves or heals scars.

For PRP microneedling in Oak Ridge, we begin by drawing a small amount of your blood—less than an ounce—to collect the platelets. Using a centrifuge, we process the sample to isolate the platelet-rich plasma (PRP).

During microneedling, we’ll tiny micro-injuries in your skin. Then, we’ll massage the PRP into these areas. Inside your body, the platelets will release growth factors that boost your body’s natural healing process triggered by the SkinPen.

The PRP penetrates the micro-injuries created by the microneedling, enhancing your body’s natural healing response and amplifying collagen and elastin production for more transformative results.

Within the skin, the platelets activate the body’s natural healing system. The skin then heals itself of the tiny needle injuries by increasing the production of collagen and elastin fibers.

These two proteins are responsible for adding structure and elasticity to your skin, and they play a major role in your skin tightness. Over time, your skin will become tighter and more firm as it heals from the micro-injuries. This healing will be stronger than ever thanks to the addition of PRP!

Maximizing Your Results

For the best results from PRP microneedling in Oak Ridge, it’s important to visit us for a complete series of treatments. That’s because after just one session, your collagen levels will return to their normal levels after just a few months.

Through this time, you’ll achieve significantly higher amounts of collagen. After your initial series, you’ll just need 2 to 3 maintenance treatments each year to retain this collagen and truly slow the signs of aging.

PRP pairs perfectly with SkinPen microneedling, but you can also add PRP to many of our other skin rejuvenation services as well!

Morpheus8 microneedling and Ellacor micro-coring pair perfectly with PRP to strengthen their results and provide more comprehensive skin healing.

We want every patient to have access to our empathetic style of care. That’s why we’ve introduced financing to our practice through Cherry.

With Cherry, it’s easier than ever to pay for your treatment over time. We’ll help you apply for their program, and then you can book your treatment with us like normal. Afterward, you’ll be able to pay for your treatment incrementally!