Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy
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Over the years, there has been a lot of research done on platelet-rich plasma, referred to as “prp”, and its possible effectiveness in the management of hair loss. Let’s answer a few questions you may have regarding what exactly PRP is and how it works to promote hair growth?
Before we go into how prp works, let’s go through a couple basic definitions of some important terms: Platelet, Plasma, and then Platelet-Rich Plasma.
- Platelet: A platelet is a kind of white blood cell that’s made up of about 50 to 80 tiny condensed structures called alpha-granules. Each alpha-granule has a large number of growth factors, many playing a fundamental role in healing after skin damage. Several of these platelets are also known to control the growth cycle of hair follicles.
- Plasma: Blood plasma is what keeps the red & white cells suspended in liquid. There are 3 standard kinds of blood cells: white blood cells (whose main function is to help fight off infection), red blood cells (that transport oxygen), and platelets (that help with blood clotting, and repair).
- Platelet-Rich Plasma: Platelet rich plasma comes from a person’s own blood plasma. It is concentrated blood plasma which contains around 5-8 times the amount of platelets usually found in the blood.
How is PRP made?
To make a PRP preparation, blood has to be first taken from a patient. To separate the solid from liquid components and platelets, the blood is spun in a centrifuge. The separated “solid” portion of the blood is PRP (platelet rich plasma).
Extremely pleased with the results
Overall experience was great, great staff, comforting, and everyone went out of their way to explain what was going on, what was happening. I have no suggestions to improve the experience, like I said it was a great experience and I’d recommend the office to anyone thinking of getting the procedure done.
Results vary. I was thinning a lot in the front and had lost a large area in the back. I can say I do have a hair line in the front now, thin as was explained to me it would be. The back, is hit or miss it seems. It appears most the hair in the back did not stay as there is little coverage on the back, but that was also explained to be the thinner of the areas due to the number of graphs I did.
I can say that now I am using considerably less Topik to cover the thin and bald spots. Even on the back the hair that was graphed is making a massive difference. I’m finding the hair in back is lighters so I just don’t see it by the topik does have something to latch onto.
Extremely pleased with the results, its exactly as Dr. Charles said, there is no visible scaring, I’m extremely pleased with everything.
Thank you all again
Anonymous Patient
The science of prp and how it works:
PRP contains special cells called Platelets, that can hypothetically cause growth of the hair follicles by stimulating the stem cells and other cells around the hair follicle. These platelet cells are responsible for: stimulating healing, speeding up the rate and amount of tissue healing and restoration, responding to injury, and formation of new cellular growth. The main purpose of using PRP in hair restoration is to stimulate inactive or freshly restored hair follicles into an active growth phase. The PRP is then placed into a syringe and reinstated into the area of hair loss. PRP be can be laid into the donor incision, sprayed onto a recipient area after and during a hair transplant, or injected directly into hair thinning scalp. Before injecting PRP, the doctor will often create a ring-block of local anesthesia with 1% lidocaine.
Must the procedure be done more than once & when will you see results?
When PRP is used to promote hair growth, most patients require repeat treatment in about 1 to 2 years. Because results vary from patient to patient, the treatments may need to be continued intermittently to maintain any improvement. This will depend on, final goals, amount of hair loss, and patient’s response to therapy. Most patients will see results within 3-6 months.
Contact Charles Medical Group today to schedule your PRP complimentary consultation. Dr. Glen Charles has been serving the areas of Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Del Ray Beach for years and is a pioneer in hair transplant surgery. If you are looking to restore lost or thinning hair,
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