What is PRP, and what does it do?
PRP concentrates the platelets and growth factors from a small sample of your own blood, applied to the skin to support its natural repair and collagen processes. It's autologous (from your body), and it works by encouraging the skin's own regeneration — a "stimulate from within" approach. Results are gradual and build over a course.
What are skin boosters, and what do they do?
Skin boosters are injectable treatments — often based on hyaluronic acid — that deliver deep hydration into the skin and improve its quality, glow and smoothness from within. Unlike fillers, they're not about adding volume or shape; they're about hydration and skin quality. They deliver a hydrating substance directly, rather than stimulating your own biology the way PRP does.
The key difference In simple terms:
PRP = uses your own growth factors to stimulate the skin's repair (autologous, regenerative) Skin boosters = deliver a hydrating product into the skin to improve quality (product-based, hydrating) Both improve "skin quality," but by different mechanisms — one encourages your skin to do more itself, the other supplies hydration directly. Neither addresses volume (that's fillers) or muscle lines (that's Botox).
Which is right for you — or both?
It depends on your skin and goals, established at assessment: If you like the idea of a natural, autologous approach and stimulating your own repair → PRP may appeal If your skin is dehydrated, dull, or lacking glow and you want deep hydration → skin boosters may suit Combining them, or alternating, can be part of a skin-quality plan Skin type matters too — both are tailored, with conservative settings on darker skin A good clinician matches the approach to your concern rather than defaulting to one. Individual results vary.
How do they fit into a wider plan?
Both sit in the "skin quality" layer of a treatment plan, and either can complement structural treatments (fillers), muscle treatments (Botox) or energy treatments (Fotona). Thinking in layers — quality, volume, muscle, structure — is how a harmonised plan is built. Your clinician will explain where PRP or boosters fit for you.