Throughout our lives, exposure to the sun and pollution gradually takes a toll. After a certain point in life, skin cells are no longer able to repair themselves as quickly. This results in skin that lacks the elasticity it once did. The skin also begins to produce less collagen as a person ages. This results in a loss of volume. If you smoke or have smoked in your lifetime, the aging process is greatly sped up by this bad habit. Wrinkles, loss of volume, and a loss of firmness result from bad habits like drinking, smoking, and sun exposure. Fine lines around the eyes, wrinkles and frown lines on the forehead, and nasolabial lines around the mouth can all contribute to a drooping, aged appearance. A lack of color and suppleness in the skin may also be seen due to aging and sun damage.

These signs of aging, when combined, add up to a face that doesn’t look as youthful as it once did. Years and years of poor skin care habits along with the normal aging process adds up over time even though the skin does its best for as long as it can to keep producing collagen. Once elasticity in the skin is damaged, though, it doesn’t always recover. If you use skin care products that are irritating, this can also result in skin cell death. While it is almost next to impossible to go through life without any form of damage to your skin, it’s never too late to treat damage that has been done and form healthier skin care habits going forward.

A safe and powerful solution for treating the signs of aging that you may be experiencing is the Platelet Rich Plasma Facelift. PRP stands for platelet-rich plasma. PRP Facelift at Manhattan Laser Spa is performed by highly trained professionals who understand the contours of the face as well as what changes are needed to bring back a youthful, refreshed appearance. Before beginning, a local anesthetic will be administered to ensure your comfort and reduce any pain. Then a small amount of blood from your arm (approximately two teaspoons) will be drawn and placed in a machine called a centrifuge. The centrifuge will separate platelet rich plasma from the rest of the blood. The platelets are then activated by the doctor, which will cause them to release powerful growth factors into the skin that are responsible for increased collagen production. Once separated and processed, the platelet rich plasma will be carefully injected into the treatment areas of the face. This is done strategically to optimize best results where it is needed. A tiny needle is used and once the growth factors are injected into the skin, they “turn on” multipotent skin cells within the skin. This contributes to a powerful process that will make the skin produce more collagen and perform like younger, healthier skin. The entire treatment will take around twenty minutes from beginning to end.