PRP is made from a small sample of your own blood, prepared right in the office during your visit. This page explains what to expect, so you know what the day looks like.
Your blood already contains platelets. Along with helping your blood clot, platelets carry proteins called growth factors that your body uses as part of its natural healing process.
PRP is simply your own blood, concentrated. A small sample is drawn, spun in a machine to separate and concentrate the platelets, and prepared as an injection. Nothing is added from a donor or from an animal. It comes from you, and it goes back to you, in the same visit.
Whether PRP is right for your condition is a decision only your physician can make. Ask them what they expect in your specific case.
Similar to a routine lab draw, usually from your arm. The amount is small, and it goes directly into a sealed tube.
The sealed tube is spun to separate and concentrate the platelets. Your blood is never handled in the open. You wait in the office while this happens.
Your physician injects the prepared PRP at the treatment site, during the same appointment. They will explain what you may feel.
Your provider gives you specific aftercare instructions. Follow their guidance rather than general information online.
No donor material. Nothing synthetic is added.
Prepared during your visit, not sent to a lab.
PRP is typically not covered by insurance. Ask the office about cost before you schedule.
Whether PRP suits your situation is a medical decision, made with your doctor.
