Maria needs more info…. I am trying to find people who would be interested to meet and discuss opinions about current patient education tools (brochures, websites) and ways to make them more useful and informative for people who are trying to decide which injectable facial rejuvenation product to get.
I have researched many forums (boards and blogs) and found that there is a lot of discussion on these types of products; however, there are many areas that require more explanation and education, such as product attributes, time to notice change and length of benefit (product effectiveness), side effects, locating trained doctors for proper administration, and after-care. Let me know if you are interested, and let’s talk.
The Right Brain responds:
Even though Maria”s question is from an old forum post its still relevant today given that facial filler technology continues to evolve. For example, there’s a new technology that plumps and fills in wrinkles by injecting your own blood in sort of weird reverse-vampire kind of way.
Selphyl system
This process, called the Selphyl System, doesn’t use traditional filling materials like plastics or animal-derived products. Instead it starts by drawing your own blood and then centrifuging it to separate the platelets and fibrin. The purified, collected material is then injected into the areas where you want rejunvenation. Interestingly (disgustingly some people might say) it is not actually the injected material that is responsible for the wrinkle filling effect- it’s the production of extra collagen that is triggered by the injection that plumps up the underlying skin.
The Beauty Brains bottom line
If anyone wants to take Maria up on her offer of sharing information check out her original post in our Forum. And anyone else who wants to start a special topic chat session just click here.
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It seems, to me at least, that the separate info she wishes to bring up – locating a doctor, product effectiveness, benefits and side effects – these are all items that would be in an advertisement or at the doctor’s office. Perhaps Maria is fishing for customers.
Brilliant post! This was an amazing read and highly informative! Thanks for the info!
The Selphyl doesn’t sound that gross to me. I’d rather use something derived from my own body in my own body rather then something coming from an unnatural or animal source. Seems to me there’d be less of a chance of infection or allergic reaction.
Course I’m not a scientist but – it just seems less gross to me.
I agree Jami, if it’s going to be any kind of biological product, I’d rather it be mine than from, e.g., a cadaver…Not just for health concerns but for the grossness factor:)
Wow totally cool! I might want to do this is 10 years lol. It will probably be better or different by then. I wonder what it the purified blood triggers the collagen production. Has this mechanism been figured out yet?
ohh wait its the fibrin and platelets that are injected not the blood. Here is the link http://www.selphyl.com/
Selphyl sounds like an intresting alternative. Using ones own blood for a facial filler just feels more appropriate than othermethods.