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"Dracula Therapy," aka Stimulated Self Serum or S3 Therapy, is the anti-aging beauty treatment du jour, according to the paper.
As part of the therapy, the patient has blood drawn, then the blood's red blood cells, platelets and clear serum are separated, and vitamins and amino acids are added before the serum is injected into the face.
Pass the smelling salts!
Sources tell the Daily Mail that the enriched serum -- which is reportedly based on the dental practice of using serum to regenerate receding gums -- can heal scars, trigger DNA repair and give skin a younger glow.
"I thought, if serum therapy was good enough for bones and soft tissue like gums, then it could do even better in the skin," Dr. Daniel Sister, who has introduced the controversial procedure to the UK, told the paper.
Intrigued, so was the Daily Mail who sent reporter Leah Hardy to try out the therapy. Hardy said that having four vials of blood drawn made her feel like a "voodoo doll," but admitted she would go back in four- to six-month intervals.
And hey, you have to admit that blood has worked wonders for "True Blood" vampire Bill. Dude is 174!
Digging the "Twilight" fashion and beauty trend? Follow up your "Dracula Therapy" with some trendy fang implants.