Having
your own blood injected into lines and wrinkles. All the cool kids are doing
it.
A
friend recently confided that she'd had a "vampire face lift." Me? I
had a "what the!?" moment and ran to Google it.
Turns
out that this isn't some "True Blood" marketing ploy, it's a bona
fide cosmetic process. One that's raising a lot of eyebrows -- and getting a
surprising amount of praise.
Here's
the deal. First off, it's not truly a "face lift." It's a line
filler/plumper like Restylane or Juvederm only, here's the wrinkle, it's made from your own blood.
Still
there?
Step
1: A doctor extracts blood from his patient.
Step
2: He puts in into a centrifuge that works to separate the platelets from the
red blood cells.
Step
3: He injects the resulting "platelet-rich fibrin matrix" into your
face.
Ta-da.
The
process, called Selphyl (cell-fill), is being used by more than 300 docs in the
U.S. and some say that their patients prefer the concept of injecting their
face with a "natural" substance (like their own blood) over something
synthetic like the mainstream hyaluronic fillers that dominate the market.
Plus, it's purported to last up to 24 months, much longer than the traditional
fillers do.
The
price tag? Expect to cough up $1,200, which is on par for what to expect after
a wrinkle-filling appointment with the derm.
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