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Rejuvenating the skin with 'vampire facial’
For the sake of good looks, many accept that beauty is pain.
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A woman about to undergo a beauty treatment. (Shutterstock/Joysugarplum)
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any are willing to go to great lengths for beauty, sticking to the motto that “beauty is pain”. They are willing to undergo painful procedures for good looks. Among those procedures is the vampire facial, a beauty treatment favored by many women.
Reality television personality Kim Kardashian has reportedly received such a treatment.
Vampire facials are a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) facial in which blood is drawn from the patient, and then processed in a centrifuge to extract the plasma that contains platelets and growth factors. The processed blood is then reinjected into the patient’s face.
According to kompas.com, when the platelets are injected into the face, the body is tricked into thinking that there has been an injury. Hence it triggers growth factors to aid new collagen formation. The newly formed collagen will then result in fresh and rejuvenated skin.
The procedure is nevertheless painful, with some women, including Kardashian, vowing to never undergo it again. She admitted that it was rough and painful, especially since she could not use numbing cream or pain killers, as she was pregnant.
Kim went on to write that she understands the treatment may be better suited for different people.
Meanwhile, Dr. Munir Somji -a leading cosmetic surgeon and CMO of Dr MediSpa in England- who was quoted by kompas.com as saying that he uses the treatment for facials and also after surgery to speed up healing. Being a center of regenerative medicine, Dr MediSpa uses PRP mixed with a filler to reduce complications.
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PRP treatment is no less popular in Indonesia. It is on the menu of leading aesthetic clinics such as The Aesthetics Dental and Skin Clinic, ZAP Clinic and Madeline Beauty Center. Heni Jeniwati, CEO of Madeline, told The Jakarta Post that many clients favored the treatment as the result was very satisfying.
More than just rejuvenating the skin, PRP treatment could also address uneven skin, acne and hair-fall problems. (mut)
