Read one Washington, DC area patient’s experience with micro-needling w/ PRP, PRP injections and IPL.
When people started to ask me if I’d been getting more sleep or doing something different, I knew I was on the right treatment path.
I’m so thrilled with the microneedling results that when they asked me to write about my experience, I was delighted to do so.
My Treatment Plan:
Microneedling w/ PRP x 5
PRP Injections x 2
IPL x1
Microneedling with PRP (AKA the Vampire Facial):
- Feels like: Most of it isn’t that bad. It’s sort of a sandpapery feeling- maybe more of a vibration.
- Recovery time: I had redness for a couple days, but nothing major. You’ll leave the appointment fairly red and with your plasma still on your face, so I wouldn’t plan anything directly after.
- Helpful hint: Get the numbing cream, and follow up with the ZO Skin Health product line they recommend for you. I’ve never had face creams work this well.
- Best part? I have a plumpness and evenness to my skin I’d thought gone forever. My wrinkles and crows feet have softened, so I’ve been ok going without Botox (a huge milestone for me).
- Would I do it again? Yes, absolutely.
PRP Injections under the eyes, cheeks, nasolabial folds and around the mouth:
- Feels like: An injection is all I can say, but it’s quick and you do get numbed. Around the mouth hurt the most to me.
- Recovery time: Expect some fairly spectacular raccoon-like eyes for three days or so, but it’s easier to cover up after that. My bruising was completely gone in around a week.
- Helpful hint: I’d highly recommend that you get some stage makeup to help you cover up the bruising.
- Best part: My eyes look less tired and crepey, which is great, but I’m really thrilled with the results around my mouth. I’ve never been a smoker but was cursed with ‘smoker lines’ that really bothered me. These have been considerably smoothed out!
- Would I do it again? Yes, absolutely.
IPL:
- Feels like: A rubber band snap- IPL was not painful to me.
- Recovery time: None for IPL
- Helpful hint: None! This was the fastest, easiest part of my treatment plan.
Best part? This worked really well on one lingering sunspot I had.
- Would I do it again? Yes, absolutely.
Results:
The treatments are spaced about six weeks apart. I noticed an improvement about five weeks after my first treatment.
Approximately a month after the second treatment was when I started to see dramatic improvements and the compliments began to fly.
The Best Part:
My goal has always been to keep my look as natural as possible, and I love that I’m actually fixing my skin from the inside, not just masking the problem.
My skin looks healthier, plumper and more even, and certainly has a more youthful glow. I’d highly recommend IPL, microneedling with PRP and PRP injections, or any other combination that Bruno|Brown Plastic Surgery recommends specifically for you.