Selphyl®: the only injectable filler using your own blood launches at Médecine Esthétique Dr. Yves Hébert
Selphyl®, is a new injectable filler that uses human growth factors harvested from our own blood to rebuild tissue and fill in wrinkles, skin depressions and even helps prevent scars without using any synthetic or animal-derived materials.
“Selphyl is a new way to deal with wrinkles and the imperfections in the face using the regenerating properties that are found in our own platelets. This procedure is at the cutting edge of technology in aesthetic medicine and it is a first in Canada,” says Dr. Yves Hébert, medical director at Médecine Esthétique Dr Yves Hébert and president of the Canadian Association of Aesthetic Medicine. “When the platelets break down, they give a message to the other cells in the body to start doing their work to heal and repair. The results obtained so far have been impressive and Selphyl allows me to offer my patients another option in injectable fillers that is safe, simple and natural; it concentrates and redirects the body’s natural healing ability.”
Selphyl’s technology is also different from conventional fillers as it works by promoting collagenesis and vascularization to repair tissues instead of filling depressions. The procedure starts with one or two teaspoons of blood being collected from the patient. The blood is then placed in a special patented centrifuge which has been designed and optimized to prepare a Platelet-Rich Fibrin Matrix (PRFM) by separating the red and white blood cells from the plasma containing the platelets. The platelets are the key to tissue regeneration and Selphyl’s patented system ensures that intact and viable platelets are injected back into your body. Platelets are rich in human growth factors and release natural regenerating factors over time by stimulating fibroblasts in order to reconstitute the extracellular matrix of the skin, promoting tissue repair, cell growth and collagen production.
The procedure is performed in the doctor’s office and requires no downtime and takes approximately 20 minutes. Results are visible within three weeks and have been proven to last for over 12 months.
Source: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/September2010/13/c8839.html
