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New therapy promises to reduce wrinkles by using a patient's own blood

Dracula Therapy, a sinisterly-named new beauty treatment which promises to reduce the signs of ageing, is currently taking the cosmetic industry by storm.

Although those in search of eternal youth have previously relied on anti-ageing moisturisers, Botox, chemical peels and collagen fillers, Dracula Therapy promises that the fountain of youth runs in your own body.

The treatment, which involves injecting a patient's fortified blood into their face, has been introduced in the UK by London-based French cosmetic doctor Daniel Sister.

While you might have thought Halloween was over, the ghoulish treatment sees the doctor drawing vials of blood from a patient, which is then separated into red blood cells, serum and platelets. Once vitamins and amino acids are added, the enriched serum is injected back into the patient's face.

According to the doctor, the treatment, also known as Stimulated Self Serum skin therapy (S3), encourages DNA repair, heals scars and makes dry or wrinkled skin look and feel younger, without the need for harsh chemicals or lasers.

S3 is based on studies in the US which show that sports injuries can heal faster once platelet-rich plasma is injected into the patient's body. Similarly, for more than two decades, dentists have treated receding gums with a patient's own serum.

Last week, research carried out by the Good Surgeon Guide revealed that one in two women would like a cosmetic procedure such as Botox or teeth whitening for Christmas.

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