Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy

PRP is plasma containing a high concentration of platelets. While platelets are commonly associated with clotting, they also play a role in mending and strengthening damaged tissues by increasing growth factors at the site.

Platelet rich plasma has been shown to both strengthen your hair and reactivate dormant follicles. The treatments repair at a cellular level to help patients regain thicker, healthier hair and growth from follicles that had previously stopped producing hairs.

PRP Hair Regrowth Therapy utilizes the natural growth factors and stem cells in your body by isolating the platelet rich portion of your blood. From there, it assists your body in wound healing and cell regeneration. This concentration of platelets and growth factors is up to 10x greater than normal through PRP treatment. Because of the increased tissue renewal and other growth factors, PRP injections stimulate new hair growth by reactivating dormant follicles and healing the follicle at a cellular level, resulting in healthier, thicker hair.

PRP injections are considered to be safe when performed by a trained medical provider such as those at Medi Tresse. While limited, mild risks and side effects can include pain, scalp tenderness, itching, swelling, redness, headaches, and temporary hair shedding.

Most research on PRP for hair loss has been centered around treating androgenic alopecia, the most common cause of hair thinning and loss in women. Evidence suggests PRP works best when combined with other treatments, such as Low Level Laser Therapy, topical minoxidil or oral finasteride.

It takes about three months to see optimal results and know whether you will need additional sessions to achieve the ideal outcome. Studies show PRP can greatly increase hair count and hair density within the first three months of treatment. Once you have achieved ideal growth, regular treatments once or twice a year can help maintain it.

There are no standard protocols for PRP therapy and there are actually more than 10 vital aspects to the treatment that can vary between practices. This means the treatment is going to be very different depending on where you get it. At Medi Tresse, we have performed more than 7,000 PRP treatments since 2015 and utilized protocols based on years of research and experience.

While PRP therapy is offered at many practices and medspas, the most important part of the treatment is making sure it is appropriate for your type of hair loss and goals of treatment. A hair loss expert, like the ones at Medi Tresse, will first determine the type of hair loss that you are experiencing and then create a customized treatment plan that may or may not include PRP therapy. While PRP therapy is great for many types of hair loss, it is not the best option for all of them.