In this video, Marissa Ellis walks through how PRF is created from your own blood and how it’s used during oral surgery to aid healing.
Here’s how the process works: First, we draw a small amount of your blood. We usually take two to four vials, each only filled about halfway. Those tubes are then placed in a centrifuge, which spins for about 15 minutes to separate the blood into three layers.
From that, we use the PRF (platelet-rich fibrin) membrane along with your serum. Both are incorporated into the bone graft material or applied directly to the surgical site to support healing.
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