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PRP · Pleasanton & Sunnyvale
PRP in Pleasanton
In short
PRP uses your own blood. A small draw is spun down to concentrate the platelets, and the plasma is injected back into the areas being treated.
It is a skin quality treatment rather than a volume one. Texture, fine crepiness and the under-eye area are where it does its best work, across a short series rather than a single visit.
What it does
Platelets carry the growth factors involved in healing. Concentrating them and placing them in the skin is a way of asking the tissue to repair itself rather than adding anything foreign to it.
The change is in quality rather than shape. Skin looks less dull and slightly thicker over several weeks, which is a different result from the one filler gives.
Under the eyes
The under-eye is the area people most often ask about, because it is thin, it shows fatigue, and filler there is unforgiving. PRP is a gentler option where the concern is skin quality rather than a hollow.
Where there is a genuine hollow, the honest answer is that PRP alone will not correct it.
When we would choose something else
If the concern is volume loss, PRP is the wrong tool and a filler or biostimulator is the right one.
If the concern is pigment or sun damage, a laser or a peel addresses it more directly.
Certain blood disorders, anticoagulant therapy and active infection are reasons we would not proceed.
Common questions
Is PRP painful?
The blood draw is a standard venepuncture. Injection is done with a fine needle and topical numbing, and most people describe it as tolerable rather than comfortable.
How many PRP sessions do I need?
It is usually given as a short series several weeks apart, because the effect is cumulative. A single session rarely gives the result people are hoping for.
Can PRP fix dark circles?
It can improve skin quality and crepiness under the eye. If the darkness comes from a hollow or from pigment, PRP alone will not correct it.
Medically reviewed by Seth Eberlin, MD, Medical Director at Essential Bella. Last reviewed 20 September 2026. General information, not a substitute for an in-person assessment.