PLATELET-RICH PLASMA (PRP) has gained tremendous momentum across many diverse medical disciplines. PRP is a concentration of platelets and plasma proteins derived from a patient’s whole blood by centrifuge to remove red blood cells and other unwanted components. It’s abundance of growth factors and natural boosting properties have been leveraged to accelerate repair for many decades.
Plasma is the liquid part of blood that carries cells and proteins throughout the body.
Red Blood Cells (RBCs) carry oxygen and remove carbon dioxide (via hemoglobin protein in RBC).