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The Patient Relations/PALS Manager
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation
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Royal Albert Edward Infirmary
Wigan Lane
Wigan WN1 2NN
Platelet Rich
Plasma Wound
Healing Treatment
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Become more involved in decisions
about your healthcare. You may be
asked to make choices about your treatment. To
begin with, try to make sure you get the answers to
three key questions:
1. What are my options?
2. What are the pros and cons of each option for
me?
3. How do I get support to help me make a decision
that is right for me?
This leaflet is also available in audio, large print,
Braille and other languages upon request.
For more information call 01942 773106.
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Platelet Rich Plasma Wound Healing
Treatment
March 2017
March 2019
Introduction
Why am I having this treatment?
This patient leaflet will explain what will
happen when you come to hospital for your
wound treatment. It is important that you
understand the process and take an active
role in your treatment.
Platelet rich plasma, (PRP) is a new
treatment used to encourage wounds to the
skin to heal quicker. By taking the healing
products found in patients own blood and
placing them directly into the wound we can
accelerate the healing process.
picture 2). This spins at high speed causing
the blood to separate the different types of
blood cells. The nurse will extract the
platelet rich part of the blood and apply it to
your wound by mixing with a gelling agent
to keep it in place in the wound cavity. The
wound will then be dressed to protect the
platelet gel.
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What is PRP?
Platelet rich plasma, (PRP) is the plasma
part of blood with concentrated platelets. The
platelets are there to help the body repair
itself. The concentrated platelets found in
PRP contain growth factors that are vital to
initiating and accelerating tissue repair and
regeneration by stimulating the healing
process.
Picture 1
Contact Details
Your Consultant will be able to explain what
will happen when you come for a PRP
treatment. If you have any questions or
require further information, please contact
the platelet wound treatment team on the
contact details below.
This leaflet is intended to answer some of the
questions you may have but if there is
anything you are unsure about please ask
your doctor or nurse.
The procedure will be performed as a day
case so you will go home the same day.
There will be several health care
professionals involved in your care and there
will be a clear plan for after care when you
are discharged home.
Picture 2
How does PRP treatment work?
Blood will be taken by the nurse and used to
extract the platelets (see picture 1). It is
placed in a machine called a centrifuge, (see
Autologous Platelet Wound
Treatment Service
Telephone: 01942 88 8958
E-mail: [email protected]
www.wwl.nhs.uk