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Our search for youth and beauty knows no bounds. Just recently we learned about a face cream made from snail slime. And in March, Kim Kardashian posted a selfie on Instagram undergoing still another trendy facial called vampire therapy. Now, you, too can be a bloody mess like Kim. Online shopping site Ensogo has just offered the service for P5999, which it says is is 61% off the regular price.

Takers to date: 4

What is vampire therapy?

 Vampire therapy, which is more accurately called platelet-rich plasma (PRP), is a relatively new technology first introduced in 1999. This technology works on the theory that platelet-rich plasma has a high concentration of growth factors that promote healing, tissue repair and remodeling. PRP was first popularized by physicians in search for a biological or more natural way of treating arthritis and joint injuries.

How it works


 Kim Kardashian Instagrams her vampire facial. (Photo from Kim Kardashian's Instagram) The first step in the procedure is the extraction of a patient's blood. The sample is then spun in a machine for about 10 minutes to harvest the platelets. The resulting platelet-rich fluid is then reinjected in the specific area of concern of the patient. The entire procedure takes about 30 minutes. The term "vampire therapy" must have been coined due to the act of sucking out one's blood as a source of treatment.

Vampire therapy also used for hair loss 

With the background of tissue healing and rejuvenation, PRP is not only used for sports and joint injuries. Dermatologists and aesthetic specialists have also jumped into the bandwagon. In fact, one cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Charles Runels from Alabama, has patented the term "Vampire Facelift" as his exclusive trademark.

PRP is now being used for hair loss, facelifts, anti-wrinkles, anti-stretch marks and just about any part of the body where the patient wants to delay or turn back the signs of aging.

Says Dr. Alan Matarasso, a clinical professor of plastic surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, "Unlike fillers that use various synthetic substances, PRP uses the patient's natural biology to address skin defects and volume loss, triggering production of new cells and collagen formation."

The skeptics 

But not everybody is fully convinced that PRP is the new fountain of youth. They are still waiting for more proof. Rocco Monto, a private medical practitioner from Massachusetts, observes, "Many believe PRP is the first effective biologic treatment, which is why people are talking about it, debating it, and studying it so much."

There are some, however, who are more strongly against PRP. Dr. Stephen Weber, an orthopedic surgeon from the Sacramento Knee and Sports Medicine in California believes that "having desperate patients is no reason for a routine recommendation of an unproven technology."

He says, "Patients will believe anybody who comes along and tells them a product will improve their performance ( or appearance ).

 They will take it, whether it is good or bad for their health. This is what this plasma business is about right now, but there are very few data. Most of the people who are taking PRP are athletes. There is no science behind it yet."