Cellenis DermaFiller
Cellenis DermaFiller Scottsdale
Platelet-rich plasma, or PRP, is one of our most powerful cosmetic medicine treatments. When injected into tissues, it helps to promote tissue healing and rejuvenation. Injections of PRP into the face stimulate the production of proteins like collagen and elastin, creating a tightening and lifting effect.
Although PRP is powerful on its own, a new technique has now been developed that can help to enhance the effects of the treatment. It’s known as Cellenis DermaFiller, and it includes both PRP and another substance created from the patient’s own blood.
What is Cellenis DermaFiller?
DermaFiller uses two different fractions of the patient’s own blood – PRP, along with platelet-poor plasma (PPP). Plasma is the liquid part of blood, which contains a number of important proteins. Platelets are small fragments of cells, which are important in the blood clotting process. They also produce a number of growth factors and other substances that enhance healing.
DermaFiller consists of PPP that has been treated with heat to alter the proteins in it. This is then mixed with PRP. The heat treatment changes the structure of the proteins in the PPP, which causes them to be reabsorbed by the body far more slowly after injection. This effectively creates a slow release of the growth factors contained in PRP, allowing the effects to last for much longer.
What is a DermaFiller treatment like?
To create DermaFiller, we first obtain a vial of the patient’s blood. This is then placed in a centrifuge, which spins very quickly. A centrifuge basically enhances the effects of gravity, causing heavier parts of a liquid to settle to the bottom while lighter parts remain on the top.
Once the blood has been spun in the centrifuge, it will be separated into several different components. At the very bottom of the test tube will be the red and white blood cells, which are not used in the treatment and are discarded. The next layer is primarily platelets, and above that is the plasma. The Cellenis DermaFiller system uses a gel-separating technology to help ensure that the various components of the blood separate completely, so there’s minimal to no contamination of the layers.
The upper plasma layer contains very few platelets, so it’s known as platelet-poor plasma, or PPP. The PPP is removed and placed in the heat treatment device. This heats the PPP to a specific temperature for a specific amount of time, to alter the proteins contained within it.
PRP is normally created by mixing platelets with a smaller volume of plasma, creating a liquid that’s very rich in platelets. For DermaFiller, this PRP is recombined with the heat-treated PPP. This mixture is then used for injection into the tissues of the face.
What does Cellenis DermaFiller do?
The heat-treated PPP component of the treatment acts as a protein scaffold. It adds volume to the tissues, which will be visible immediately. If we injected untreated PPP, this would also add volume, but it would be reabsorbed back into the body very quickly.
However, because the PPP in DermaFiller has been heat-treated, the protein structure has changed in such a way that the reabsorption process is much slower. This has two main effects. One is that the PPP itself will remain in place for longer, providing volume to the tissues. In this way, it acts much like other fillers, such as hyaluronic acid-based products.
The other effect is that the PRP, which is mixed in with the heat-treated PPP, is released gradually from the protein scaffold containing it. In effect, this is an extended-release PRP. As the growth factors and other substances are slowly released, tissue regeneration occurs. The new tissue grows on the protein scaffold produced by the PPP, producing a longer-lasting volumizing effect. In addition, the tightening and lifting effect created by PRP also lasts for longer.
What are the advantages of Cellenis DermaFiller?
The main advantage of DermaFiller is that it’s made entirely from your own blood. Some people unfortunately experience allergic reactions to the components of fillers, even ones that are made from natural materials like hyaluronic acid. This risk is small, but it does exist. Since DermaFiller only contains your body’s own tissue, the risk of an allergic reaction is eliminated.
Certain components of PRP, when heated, can irritate the tissues when injected. This is why the gel separation technology of DermaFiller is important. By ensuring the complete separation of various components of the blood, there’s no risk of heating any part of the PRP itself, which would then potentially cause irritation of the tissues.
The heat treatment of the PPP causes the protein scaffold it creates to last for several months inside the body. This allows DermaFiller to last longer than a regular PRP treatment would, by slowing down the release of growth factors from the PRP and by providing a structure on which tissue growth can occur. A similar effect can be achieved by combining PRP with hyaluronic acid fillers, but this does carry some risk of tissue irritation or an allergic reaction. DermaFiller can offer a long-lasting volumizing and rejuvenation effect, without the risk of fillers.
Cellenis DermaFiller Scottsdale
DermaFiller is a new treatment, and not all doctors are offering it yet. Dr. Henderson is committed to offering her patients the most advanced cosmetic medicine treatments available, and is always watching the latest research to discover new treatment methods. When she learned about this system and saw the research on its effects, she immediately knew that it was something she wanted to offer to her patients.
If you’re interested in learning more about this revolutionary new facial rejuvenation treatment, please schedule a consultation in our office. After meeting you and learning more about your concerns and your goals for your appearance, Dr. Henderson can let you know whether Cellenis DermaFiller would be a good option for you, including what results you can likely expect. She’ll also let you know about your other treatment options and what results they would likely produce, so you can make an informed decision about your next steps.
if you are interested in learning more, simply contact our front office to schedule your appointment.