Hair PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma)

PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) therapy is an innovative and exhilarating, non-surgical method of regenerative medicine to encourage and promote natural hair growth. The main purpose of using PRP in hair restoration is to arouse inactive or recently implanted hair follicles into an active growth phase. As PRP consists of many development factors necessary for hair growth, such as Platelet-Derived Growth Factor (PDGF) and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), it is also known as ‘Vampire’ or ‘Dracula’ therapy; as it engages procedures like taking of blood from the patient’s own body, which is then processed and then re-injected directly back into patient’s scalp.

How does PRP work?

Existing facts show that PRP therapy is a promising treatment option to promote hair growth and hair restoration.

PRP comprises of special cells called Platelets that lead growth of hair follicles by stimulating and facilitating the stem cells located in the dermal papilla and other structures of the hair follicles. The main reason for using PRP in hair restoration is to stimulate immobile or freshly entrenched hair follicles into an active developmental phase. The therapy assures ‘Better and Faster’ growth of the hair.

Procedure

PRP hair therapy is a very simple, and a half-an-hour procedure and one can resume one’s daily routine work immediately after the therapy.

Who can take PRP Therapy?

PRP therapy works best in patients with disseminated and diffuse thinning and miniaturized hair and is also effective in case of both men and women.

This therapy can be combined with other hair treatment therapies like hair transplant both pre-operatively or post-operatively. It not only provides healthier and quicker growth of transplanted hair, but also stimulates growth of the existing thinning hair simultaneously.

PRP is also very helpful in Female pattern hair loss. PRP therapy is considered to be an effective alternative to hair transplant surgery.