PRP Facial
in Dubai with Cellenis PRP

Face

The face is the most requested area: dull or uneven tone, rough texture, fine lines around the eyes and mouth, and shallow acne marks. A 2021 systematic appraisal of 36 studies with 3 172 patients found that about half addressed facial ageing and half acne scars, and all but seven reported significant improvement. PRP is injected into the dermis in small deposits across the area rather than into one line; a full face uses several millilitres spread over the cheeks, forehead, temples and around the eyes.

Neck and décolletage

Crepey neck skin and sun-damaged chest skin have thin dermis and few oil glands, so they respond to collagen stimulation but heal more slowly. We treat the neck and décolletage as their own areas or together with the face in one visit. PRP improves texture and tone here; it does not tighten loose platysma bands or fill deep vertical chest lines, which need a different assessment.

How Eclipse PRP is prepared

We draw a small blood sample directly into a sterile, single-use Eclipse PRP tube that contains an anticoagulant and a separator gel. One spin in the centrifuge takes about ten minutes. The gel settles between the red cells and the plasma, so the platelet-rich layer can be drawn off with very few red cells, which are the part of blood most associated with inflammation and bruising after injection. The kit is opened for one patient and discarded afterwards; nothing is pooled or stored. The larger Eclipse tube yields roughly twice the plasma of the standard tube, which matters when face and décolletage are treated in one visit.

Injection or microneedling: two ways to deliver PRP

Injected PRP places the concentrate in the dermis with fine needles. Microneedling with PRP creates thousands of shallow channels and applies the plasma over them; this is the "vampire facial" of social media. Trials show that adding PRP to microneedling improves acne-scar results and patient satisfaction compared with microneedling alone, with no increase in severe redness or swelling. Injection suits targeted fine lines and dull areas; microneedling with PRP suits texture and scarring across a whole area. Your doctor recommends one, or combines them, after examining your skin.

What PRP does not do

PRP does not add volume to hollow cheeks or temples, does not lift sagging skin and does not remove pigmentation. Deep folds need a filler assessment, laxity needs energy-based tightening, and pigment needs its own diagnosis. We say this at the consultation so that a PRP course is booked for the concern it can change.

PRP or a hyaluronic skin booster

A Restylane skin booster injects stabilised hyaluronic acid that holds water in the dermis; hydration and smoothness come from the product itself and last while it remains. PRP adds no material; the effect depends on your own cells responding to growth factors. Boosters give a more predictable hydration change; PRP suits people who prefer an autologous treatment or want to add collagen stimulation. The two can be alternated in one plan.

PRP with SkinPen or Morpheus8

SkinPen microneedling can be combined with PRP in the same session for texture and acne scarring. Morpheus8 RF microneedling adds radiofrequency heat for deeper scars and mild laxity; PRP can be applied afterwards, but the heat-based treatment does the structural work. We do not book PRP as a substitute for either when the concern is laxity.

HydraFacial, LED and Zionic RF around a PRP course

A HydraFacial two to three days before, or first on the same day, clears oil and dead cells so the plasma meets clean skin. LED therapy straight after PRP, or within 48 to 72 hours, helps settle redness. Zionic radiofrequency tightening works on existing collagen with heat and can alternate with PRP sessions two to four weeks apart when firmness is also a goal.

PRP and facial exosomes

Our facial exosome treatment uses a manufactured preparation applied after microneedling; PRP uses your own platelets. Some plans layer the two on alternate visits when the response to PRP alone is mild. The evidence for exosomes in skin is newer and smaller than for PRP, which we explain before combining them.

PRP for hair is a separate plan

Scalp PRP uses the same Eclipse preparation but different injection spacing, depth and session numbers. Read our PRP hair treatment page for hair-loss plans.

Before your session

Drink water normally in the days before; a well-hydrated blood sample separates better. If you take ibuprofen, naproxen or high-dose aspirin for pain rather than on prescription, stop them five to seven days before the visit, because they reduce platelet activity. Never stop a prescribed blood thinner or any other medicine on your own; tell us what you take and your doctor will decide. Limit alcohol for 24 hours before. Arrive with a clean face and no make-up.

Tell us about pregnancy or breastfeeding, blood or platelet disorders, autoimmune disease, diabetes, cancer treatment, skin infection or cold sores, keloid scarring and isotretinoin use in the last six months. We review this before deciding whether and how to treat.

After your session

Do not touch or wash the treated skin for 8 to 12 hours. No make-up for 24 hours. Skip heavy exercise, sauna and hot baths for 24 hours, and avoid ibuprofen-type painkillers for 24 to 48 hours; paracetamol is fine. Pause retinoids, acids and scrubs for three to five days, then resume gently. Use SPF 30 or higher and keep out of strong sun for 72 hours.

What to expect and when

Redness and small bumps settle within a day or two; bruises can take a week. Texture and glow usually improve over four to six weeks. Collagen remodelling continues for three to six months, which is why we photograph you before the course and again at the review, not after the first session. The American Academy of Dermatology reports that effects can last up to 18 months; many patients repeat a single session every six to twelve months.

Timing around events

Book your first session at least a week before an important event, and finish a course a month before a wedding or photoshoot so that bruising, dryness and peeling are behind you.

Our process

Evolution Aesthetics Clinic holds DHA Polyclinic License 6000514. Our doctors work within their licensed scope and approved clinical privileges, assess you face to face before treatment, and prepare and inject the plasma themselves. Each session uses a new sterile Eclipse PRP tube, needles and syringes bought through official, authorized suppliers and meeting the UAE requirements for their category. Your blood never leaves the room and is never mixed with anyone else's. You receive written aftercare, and we are happy to show you the paperwork.

Where the regulation stands

Eclipse PRP kits are listed with the US FDA as a platelet and plasma separator device. Cosmetic facial use is a doctor's decision outside that listed purpose, which is common for PRP and is one reason the American Academy of Dermatology describes the evidence for PRP skin treatment as limited: device rules do not require the large trials that medicines need. We explain this, and the trial evidence that does exist, before you consent.

Common and less common effects

Pain, bruising and swelling for a few days are the usual effects, along with redness and small raised points at the injection sites. Less common effects are infection when aftercare is ignored, cold-sore reactivation, temporary pigment darkening in darker or sun-exposed skin, and poor healing or keloid formation in people prone to it. An allergic reaction to the numbing cream is possible even though the plasma is your own.

When to get immediate help

Get medical help without waiting for a clinic reply if you develop hives, swelling of the lips or throat, wheezing or difficulty breathing. Contact us the same day for spreading redness, pus, fever, severe pain or a bruise that keeps growing.

When treatment is unsuitable

We do not treat through active infection, inflammation, cold sores or open wounds in the area. Blood or platelet disorders, significant anaemia, current anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy without your prescriber's clearance, uncontrolled diabetes or serious systemic illness, active cancer or current chemotherapy or radiotherapy, an autoimmune flare, pregnancy or breastfeeding, and a history of keloids or poor wound healing all mean we postpone or advise against treatment. The American Academy of Dermatology also lists hepatitis C, HIV, blood cancer, heart disease needing blood thinners and skin cancer in the area. Isotretinoin in the last six months rules out the microneedling route; the injection route is assessed case by case.