San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 20, 2012
Dr. Delgado explains that it would be more accurate to call the procedure ?vampire filler? as it is not a facelift plastic surgery procedure and considered more of a temporary fix lasting maybe 1 to 2 years but to date there has not been a national clinical trial to support such a claim.
The procedure involves taking a small amount of a patient?s blood and isolating the platelet-rich plasma (PRP) by a centrifuge and then activating it with calcium chloride or thrombin to form a gel like material known as platelet rich fibrin matrix (PRPM) and then using it as injectible filler.
To date, the FDA has not approved the filler for cosmetic purposes, doctors are using it ?off label?, which means used for another purpose other than what was it was approved for. It has been FDA approved for years for orthopedic doctors for the purpose of tissue repair.
To the chagrin of most plastic surgeons, Dr. Delgado included, it would be their preference that the ghoulish term ?vampire? not be included for any facial rejuvenation procedure. But the terminology caught and sensationalism abounds. The name draws attention, not dramatic results.
There has been some dispute as to who coined the popular phrase ?Vampire Facelift ??, the media or Dr. Runels who trademarked it. Dr. Runels claims that it is the way he does his procedure, not the injectible material that makes up the ?Vampire Facelift ??.
Dr. Phil Haeck the recent past president of American Society of Plastic Surgeons, states in a New York Times article dated March 2011, ?there are no scientific studies, only personal attestations.? He states further, ?This is another gimmick that people are using to make themselves stand out on the Internet in a real dog-eat-dog part of medicine.?
Dr. Delgado?s states that facial fillers are an acceptable rejuvenation treatment for a temporary
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