APPLICATION OF AUTOLOGOUS PLATELET RICH PLASMA (APRP) AS AN ADJUVANT THERAPY IN PLASTIC SURGERY

Pandey S¹, Chittoria RK^2, , Friji MT³, Mohapatra DP⁴ and Dinesh KS⁵

¹Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India-605006

²Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India-605007

³Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India-605008

⁴Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India-605009

⁵Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India-605010

Cite this paper:
Pandey S, Chittoria RK, Friji MT, Mohapatra DP and Dinesh KS. APPLICATION OF AUTOLOGOUS PLATELET RICH PLASMA (APRP) AS AN ADJUVANT THERAPY IN PLASTIC SURGERY. International Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2016; 4(6):135-145. doi: 10.12691/ijcdr-4-6-4

Abstract

To study the role of Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma (APRP) as an adjunct therapy for various indications in plastic surgery. This is a retrospective analysis of 31 patients (7 groups) in whom APRP was given as an adjuvant therapy for various indications. In each group, APRP helped as an adjuvant therapy for optimizing the outcome in various cases of plastic surgery. Being a rich source of various growth factors, APRP can act as an adjuvant therapy in optimizing the outcome in various cases of Plastic Surgery.

Keywords:
APRP Plastic Surgery Adjuvant therapy

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