Whenever I see anything like this my first thought is that @thebibliosphere will know what these words mean.
Unfortunately, you would be correct.
“Vampire facials”, which many people think is needling but is actually far, far worse, refers to platelet-rich plasma facials, in which blood is taken from a patient, processed in a centrifuge to extract the plasma and then re-injected it into the face. It’s supposed to make the skin “heal” itself because of platelets or some shit, giving you a more youthful look. Kim K helped make it popular after it was on her show but I know she also supposedly regrets it.
It’s uh, controversial to say the least. And not just because it sounds like painful bullshit but because lack of regulation for this sort of thing has lead to a couple of cases of HIV transmission happening.
The penis version is that they’re doing the exact same thing, taking plasma from themselves or a donor and injecting it into the penile tissue, supposedly to treat erectile dysfunction, but a lot of the men doing this are doing it just to get a girthier look.
And if you think I hate knowing all this, you’d be right.
I'm not sure what kind of back alley quackery these people are doing that's getting them HIV, but Platelet Rich Plasma Injections are very much an accepted therapy for many things, including: Post-surgical recovery, cancer treatment, musculoskeletal injury (such as tendon, ligament, muscle, or joint injuries), chronic pain/inflammation such as arthritis, and many other conditions relating to soft tissue damage.
The platelets are only ever harvested from the patients own blood. Using donor blood not only exposes the patient to additional risks relating to handling, but also poses a risk of a reactions to a foreign substance. Anyone using donor blood is doing some back alley quackery.
I understand shitting on the absurdity of rich people is fun, but spreading medical disinformation is not, at least not for people working in that field. This is the kind of stuff that scares patients, and could potentially make them refuse treatment.
If you'd like some credible information instead of whatever the fuck @thebibliosphere decided to post, here is some literature.
Study with positive results for PRP therapy for rotator cuff injury
Study with positive results for PRP therapy for spinal fusion in mice
Study with positive results for PRP therapy for wound healing
Another study with positive results for PRP therapy for wound healing
Please stop fear mongering and spreading medical disinformation.
Did I mention anywhere that it did not have actual medical uses?
No.
I was talking in this specific instance about it being used for VANITY and the fact that it is poorly regulated in that industry. But go off, I guess.
I understand the medical uses in proper medical facilities. That’s not what Joy is talking about. At all. It’s things like the above from vanity “spas”.
Thank you, I’m out using borrowed wifi and my link wasn't posting. Legitimately, all I was talking about were these types of procedures being done in vanity spas in relation to the screencap @ayeforscotland posted.
The deliberate bad-faith interpretation of my words to think I was talking about cancer treatments is absurd.
