The Journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons has recently posted an interesting article about the evolving role of plasma in plastic surgery. Plasma, a platelet-rich fluid extracted from blood, is a concentrated delivery method of growth factors like VEGF and TGF-beta. It's been discovered that plasma-based growth factors can be used with topical application or injection to promote collagen growth and fibroblast activity, which can be useful in healing acne scars, removing pigmented skin marks, and decreasing wrinkles. Companies like SkinMedica have been offering pre-made growth factor serums that can be applied topically with noticeable improvement in facial wrinkles. This is an easy solution for patients looking for quick solutions to reverse aging. Nowadays, platelet rich plasma can also be extracted from the patient's own blood source and used in multiple ways to provide a personal growth factor treatment. Blood is removed from the patient and spun in ...