Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF)
A brief, honest explanation of a healing-support technique used in some oral-surgery procedures — and a clear note about its status at this practice.
The concept
What PRF is
Platelet-rich fibrin is prepared from a small sample of your own blood, drawn at the time of surgery. The sample is spun in a centrifuge to concentrate platelets and fibrin — components involved in your body’s natural healing process — into a small membrane or plug.
That concentrated material can then be placed into a surgical site, such as an extraction socket or a grafted area, with the aim of supporting the early stages of healing. Because it comes from your own blood, no foreign donor material is involved in the PRF itself.
Where PRF is used, it is an adjunct — a supporting step within a procedure like an extraction or bone graft — not a treatment on its own. Whether it adds value in a given case is a clinical judgment your surgeon makes and explains, and healing outcomes always vary by patient and procedure.
A supporting step, explained honestly.
Platelet-rich fibrin is prepared from a small sample of your own blood, concentrated into a membrane or plug that can be placed into a surgical site to support the early stages of healing.
Where PRF is used, it is an adjunct — a supporting step within a procedure, not a treatment on its own. Whether it adds value in a given case is a clinical judgment your surgeon makes and explains.
Curious whether PRF applies to your case?
Ask at your consultation — your surgeon will tell you what is offered here and whether it is relevant to your procedure.