New Treatment For Thinning Hair Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)

By Mariam Alimi, MSN, FNP, BC

Millions of men and women suffer from hair loss and hair thinning. Hair loss can be embarrassing and stressful for both males and females and there are many factors that contribute to the condition including medical conditions, aging, genetics and changing hormones.

Now there is a non-surgical method backed by clinical research that helps treat your hair loss and improve hair density. Platelet rich plasma (PRP) uses your own natural platelets to help stimulate hair growth.

Benefits of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) for Hair Restoration

Increases blood supply to the hair follicle

Increases hair shaft size and thickness

Triggers and maintains the growth phase

Decreases hair loss

How PRP for Hair Restoration Works

PRP contains growth factors, whichwork as signal callers and give instructions to your tissues to regenerate cells. Growth factors and stems cells are stimulated by PRP to reverse hair loss and initiate the dormant (sleeping) hair into the active (growth) phase.

Basically, the process starts with numbing the area to be treated for 45 minutes. Then your blood is extracted in a special collection tube, which is then placed in a specialized centrifuge. After some time theplatelets are concentrated and can be drawn up into a syringe. Using a small needle, the platelets are injected into the scalp and in to the areas that need improvement.

Patients start seeing resultsin 48 weeks and results can be dramatic.