Plasma Filler Brightening Treatment
Care Instructions
PRF Plasma Filler: This natural, regenerative treatment utilizes your body’s own growth factors and proteins to create a powerful, bio-stimulating gel. By drawing a small sample of your blood and isolating the nutrient-rich plasma, we create a customized, natural alternative to traditional dermal fillers.
Designed to restore lost volume, smooth fine lines, and drastically improve skin tone and texture, this treatment is highly effective for delicate areas that are traditionally challenging to treat. Using an advanced, comfortable microcannula technique, we deliver the concentrated bio-filler to targeted areas, including the tear troughs (undereyes), cheeks, nasolabial folds, corners of the mouth, chin wrinkles, and other areas for natural plumping and brightening.
Prepare For Your Procedure
To ensure optimal results, minimize downtime, and prioritize your safety, please follow these pre-treatment guidelines:
- Optimize Your Nutrition: For the best regenerative results, increase your protein intake for one week prior and one week following your treatment. Avoid highly processed foods and refined sugars, as these can trigger inflammation.
- Hydrate Deeply: Significantly increase your water consumption at least 24 hours before your appointment to ensure your skin and body are optimally hydrated.
Skip the Alcohol: Abstain from alcohol for 48 to 72 hours prior to your procedure. Alcohol acts as a vasodilator and mild blood thinner, which significantly elevates your risk of bruising and swelling. - Pause Specific Supplements: Avoid herbal supplements known to thin the blood, including Fish Oil, Ginkgo Biloba, Ginseng, St. John's Wort, and Garlic pills for 3 to 5 days before treatment. (Standard daily multivitamins are perfectly fine to continue).
- Disclose Your Medical History: Your safety is our priority. Please discuss any allergies and all current medications with your CULT Aesthetics provider beforehand. It is vital to inform us if you are pregnant, have an autoimmune disease, bleeding disorder, uncontrolled diabetes, an active illness or infection, or a history of keloid scarring or cold sores (HSV).
What to Expect the Day of your Service
At CULT Aesthetics, we want your PRF Plasma Filler experience to be as seamless and comfortable as possible. Here is what your appointment will look like:
- Arrival & Prep: Please arrive with a clean, makeup-free face. We will begin by taking your baseline clinical photos so we can track your beautiful results!
- Comfort First: Your provider will use comfort measures to ensure you are comfortable throughout the procedure.
- The Blood Draw: We will gently draw a small sample of blood from your arm. This is virtually identical to a routine blood test.
- Creating Your Bio-Filler: Your blood is then placed into a specialized centrifuge. Over the next 30 to 40 minutes (while you relax), we will isolate the nutrient-rich growth factors and proteins to formulate your customized, highly concentrated plasma gel.
- The Treatment: Once prepared, your provider will use an advanced microcannula or fine-needle technique to carefully deliver the bio-filler into the targeted areas of your face.
- Duration: The injection portion of the appointment takes approximately 30 minutes; the exact time will depend on your customized treatment plan and the specific areas being covered.
After Your Procedure: Post-treatment Care
Because this is a regenerative treatment, your body is actively using its own natural inflammatory response to release growth factors and build new collagen! To maximize your PRF Plasma Filler results, we want to allow this natural process to happen. Please adhere to the following guidelines:
Immediate Care (The First 12 to 24 Hours)
- Embrace the Swell: Mild to moderate swelling is completely normal and is actually a sign that the growth factors are working.
- Avoid Anti-Inflammatories: Do NOT use ice, NSAIDs (Advil, Ibuprofen, Aleve), or antihistamines (Zyrtec, Benadryl) to reduce swelling for the first 48 hours, as this will blunt the regenerative process. If you experience pain, Tylenol (Acetaminophen) is safe to take.
- Cleansing: You may gently wash the treated area with a mild cleanser after 4 to 5 hours.
- Makeup: Please keep the skin completely clean and avoid applying any makeup for at least 12 hours post-procedure to prevent infection.
The First 1 to 3 Days
- Activity & Lifestyle: Refrain from vigorous physical activity, heavy lifting, saunas, and alcohol consumption for the first 24 hours. While we want inflammation, we want to minimize unnecessary bruising or fluid retention from elevated blood pressure.
- Sleeping Position: Avoid sleeping face-down or on your side for 2 to 3 days. Sleep face-up, slightly elevated on an extra pillow if possible, to manage fluid accumulation comfortably.
When to Contact Us
Because this treatment uses your body's own plasma, it is highly biocompatible and exceptionally safe. However, as with any medical procedure, there are potential risks. Please contact your CULT Aesthetics provider immediately if you experience any of the following:
- Increasing or severe pain
- Significant redness, swelling, or severe bruising/darkening that worsens or lasts over 5 days
- A notable change in the temperature of the skin (feeling very hot or very cold) surrounding the treatment area
- Any signs of drainage, discharge, or a fever over 100.5°F
