PRP under the eyes for men in Laval
The look that reads as tired after eight hours of sleep. A medical procedure with a blood draw, performed by a physician.
MEDICAL PROCEDURE
Performed by a physician. Blood draw. Medical consultation required.
What is PRP under the eyes
It all starts with your own blood. One tube goes into a centrifuge right there in the room, its components separate, and the platelet-rich fraction goes back in under the eye.
Platelets are not only clotting agents: they carry the signals the body uses to start a repair. Placed in an area where the skin has thinned, they set off a rebuilding process that takes weeks.
What this procedure aims at, and what it does not. It does not fill a hollow and it does not erase a colour. It works to make the skin less transparent, so that what runs underneath shows less. It is a slow, gradual logic, the opposite of filling.
What concerns a man of thirty-five in particular: first you have to know which kind of circle you have. A bluish or purplish circle comes from skin that has thinned and now shows the vessels beneath, and that is this procedure's ground. A circle that is actually a shadow cast by a hollow has nothing to do with PRP, and that confusion is the leading cause of disappointment. In men, the second situation is common, and the consultation is what settles it.
Here, a physician performs this, and nobody else. The medical consultation beforehand is required, it is paid, and he sets his own fees.
The key facts
price
- Given by the physician, who bills his own fees
- The catalogue offers this in a series of three rather than singly
- A paid medical consultation beforehand is required
- The institute publishes no fee
length
- About 1 hour for the appointment
- Around ten minutes for the draw and the spin
- The result comes in stages, over several weeks
- A series, not a single session
area
- Under the eye
- The thinnest skin on the body, a fraction of a millimetre
- The product comes from your own blood
- For a structural hollow, see dermal filler
how it feels
- A blood draw, like any other
- A local anaesthetic is applied before the injections
- Very small quantities across several points
- The area is sensitive, and you feel it
after the session
- Bruising is common and can last several days
- Skip sport and heat for two days
- Sleep with your head raised the first night
- Do not book this before an event
what it addresses
- Bluish or purplish circles from thinned skin
- Fine, crêped skin under the eye
- A look that reads tired all the time
- Neither eye bags nor structural hollows
Is this procedure right for you?
The procedure thickens skin. It fills nothing and it removes nothing.
It is for you if:
People ask whether you are tired when you are not
That is the exact wording men use at the consultation. The eyes send a signal the rest of the face does not confirm.
Your circle is bluish or purplish
That colour signals vessels visible through skin that has become too thin. It is precisely the mechanism this procedure targets.
The skin under your eye looks crêped
A thin-paper look that creases when you smile. That can be worked on.
You accept that it is slow
The result comes in stages over several weeks, and the catalogue offers this as a series. It is not a one-off appointment.
Is your circle a hollow shadow rather than a colour?
Then this is the wrong procedure, and it is the most common confusion. Dermal filler answers a hollow, PRP answers thin skin. The physician tells them apart at the consultation.
Contraindications
THE DECISION BELONGS TO THE PHYSICIAN
This list is indicative. The medical assessment decides, on your full file.
A BLOOD OR PLATELET DISORDER
The procedure starts from your blood. A clotting disorder or a platelet abnormality changes everything.
ANTICOAGULANT OR ANTIPLATELET MEDICATION
Including aspirin taken regularly. Declare it with the full list of your medication.
AN INFECTION ON THE AREA
Nothing is injected into infected skin. An active cold sore postpones the procedure.
AN ACTIVE CANCER OR AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE
Declare it before the consultation. The physician assesses.
A procedure adjusted to your eyes
Two men do not get the same treatment, and three things explain why.
- WHAT KIND OF CIRCLE YOU HAVE
- Coloured, hollow, or both. It is the first thing the physician establishes, and it decides whether the procedure makes sense for you at all.
- HOW THICK YOUR SKIN IS
- It varies a great deal from person to person under the eye, and it determines how deep the placement goes.
- HOW EASILY YOU BRUISE
- That is individual. The physician factors it into his technique, and you should factor it into your choice of date.
The session step by step
We want to do everything we can to bring you toward the best version of yourself. That is why every session follows the same steps.
1
The medical consultation
Required and paid. The physician determines which kind of circle you have, which decides everything else.
2
The draw
One tube of blood, like an ordinary blood test.
3
The spin
About ten minutes on site, to separate the platelet-rich fraction from the rest.
4
The injections
Very small quantities across several points, after a local anaesthetic is applied.
5
Aftercare
Head raised the first night, no sport and no heat for two days, and patience.
Who performs this procedure
At L'Institut Béa, Dr Nyan Narine personally performs the PRP under-eye injections. The institute's estheticians do not perform any injection.
He practises on the institute's premises, he keeps his own records and he bills his own fees. The institute does not sell his procedures, as the Collège des médecins du Québec requires.
Their experienceat Béa
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Common questions
Everything people ask us before a first session, answered plainly.
Is my circle a colour or a hollow?
It is the only question that matters before booking, and there is a simple test you can run at home. Look in a mirror with a light above you, then again with a lamp held at face level. If the dark area almost disappears when the light comes from the front, it is a shadow cast by a hollow, and PRP is not the answer. If the bluish tint stays visible whatever the light, it is skin transparency, and that is exactly this procedure's ground. The physician repeats that assessment at the consultation, more precisely.
Will it fix my eye bags?
No, not at all, and it matters to say so before you pay for a series. A bag is displaced fat and a loosening of the tissue holding it in. It is neither a colour question nor a skin-thickness question, and no amount of PRP will change it. Depending on the case the answer may be surgical, and the physician will point you there. This procedure works on skin quality, full stop.
Does it really come from my blood?
Yes, entirely. A tube is drawn at the start of the appointment, exactly like an ordinary blood test, it goes into a centrifuge for about ten minutes, and the platelet-rich fraction is injected back. Nothing is added, nothing comes from outside, and that is what explains the absence of allergy risk to the product itself. If blood draws make you uneasy, say so on arrival.
How long before I see anything?
Several weeks, and you have to accept that before starting. The whole principle is to set off a rebuilding process in the skin, and skin does not rebuild in three days. That is also why the catalogue offers this in a series of three rather than singly. If you are looking for a visible result quickly before a specific date, this is the wrong procedure and the physician will say so.
Does it show afterward?
Yes, for a few days, and that is the main constraint. Bruising is common under the eye, the area being full of small vessels, and it can last several days before turning yellow and fading. Sleeping with your head raised the first night genuinely helps. Do not book this in the two weeks before a wedding, a presentation or professional photographs.
Does it hurt?
The draw is an ordinary blood test. The injections are done after a local anaesthetic is applied, with very small quantities across several points. That said, the area under the eye is among the most sensitive on the face and you feel it, anaesthetic or not. It is not unbearable and the procedure is short, but nobody here will tell you that you will feel nothing.
Does it replace sleeping?
No, and the question deserves a serious answer rather than a joke. If your eyes are marked because you have been sleeping five hours a night for three years, no injection compensates durably, and the same money spent on whatever is keeping you awake would go further. This procedure addresses skin that has become structurally thin, which is an age phenomenon rather than a fatigue one. Naturopathy is a more honest conversation if sleep is the subject.
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