{"id":5509,"date":"2019-01-14T12:39:58","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T17:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surehair.com\/?page_id=5509"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:51:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T22:51:32","slug":"hair-loss-treatment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/surehair.com\/hair-loss-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy (PRP) Hair Loss Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy (aka the vampire treatment) is a new \u201coff label\u201d treatment for hair loss conditions such as alopecia areata (\u2018spot baldness\u2019) and androgenetic alopecia (male pattern hair loss and female pattern hair loss), do you see me.<\/p>\n
Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy can be broken down into three main steps.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n The effectiveness of PRP on hair loss has been evaluated in numerous studies. In one such study, PRP treated alopecia areata patients achieved greater hair regrowth as compared to patients without PRP treatment (N=45)4<\/sup>. Complete remission of alopecia areata was found in 60% of these PRP treated patients4<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n The effectiveness of PRP has been directly compared to other hair loss treatments. In a placebo controlled study, regrowth in PRP treated patients occurred earlier than minoxidil treated patients5<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n PRP can also be used in many different medical fields such as sports medicine, dentistry, aesthetics, hair restoration, skin rejuvenation and orthopaedic surgery6\u20138<\/sup>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The use of PRP as an adjuvant treatment during dental reconstruction can help aid in tissue regeneration by providing a microenvironment that supports regrowth9<\/sup>. PRP can also help encourage dentinal thickening when applied during dental surgery10<\/sup>. Dentinal is the bony tissue that teeth are made of10<\/sup>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In addition, the application of PRP during dental reconstruction can help heal injuries created to the tissues surrounding the root of the tooth (periapical healing)10<\/sup>. PRP may not however significantly improve the outcome of sinus lift procedures (bone added to your upper jaw) as evident in several recent meta-analyses11,12<\/sup>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Platelet concentrates are thought to be helpful in bone regeneration as they can contain bone healing and regeneration properties such as fibroblast growth factors, vascular endothelial growth factors, insulin-like growth factors13,14<\/sup>. PRP treatment has shown some success in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome, rotator cuff tears and osteoarthritis15\u201317<\/sup>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In addition, PRP has been reported to improve skin texture and skin elasticity18,19<\/sup>. In a study of 12 healthy patients, improvements in skin elasticity, smoothness, and scaliness were obtained after 3 sessions of PRP injections18<\/sup>. In an additional study, PRP was reported to improve skin firmness and reduce facial wrinkling without altering facial pigmentation20<\/sup>. These findings suggest that PRP can help reduce the clinical signs of ageing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n PRP has also been successfully incorporated into facelift procedures, increasing fat graft survival and encouraging stem cell growth21\u201323<\/sup>. PRP in combination with fat grafts have yielded high patient satisfaction rates when used during facial lipostructure surgery24,25<\/sup>. PRP has also been used in cartilage-related conditions, tendon disorders, meniscus-related conditions, and ligament disorders26<\/sup>. Evidence collected across several sport injury studies suggests that PRP treatment can help injured athletics return to the field earlier when compared to control treatments such as placebo and rehabilitation27<\/sup>.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The platelets that are concentrated from plasma can also provide healing properties and growth factors that encourage hair growth28-29<\/sup>. PRP has shown very promising results for hair loss patients. In a study conducted in 2015, hair loss regions of 23 patients were treated with PRP or placebo30<\/sup>. After 3 months, a higher hair count was found in PRP treated hair loss regions (a 33.6 hair increase) as compared to placebo-treated regions (a 3.2 hair decrease)30.<\/sup><\/p>\nHow effective is PRP?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
How does PRP compare to other non-surgical hair loss treatments?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
What Conditions Can PRP Be Used To Treat?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Platelet Rich Plasma Treatment Encourages Hair Growth<\/strong><\/h3>\n