WHAT IS PRP THERAPY FOR HAIR LOSS?

Hair loss is a significant concern for many women and men, whether caused by age, genetics, hormones, health conditions, or styling products or practices. With current advances in research within the hair restoration industry, new treatments have been made to help fight the condition.

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Platelet-rich plasma, or PRP, is an innovative nonsurgical treatment for men and women showing remarkable benefits in slowing down, stopping, and reversing hair loss. PRP has also shown promising results in individuals with alopecia areata and thinning eyebrows. Briana Torrey of Brisa Aesthetics is one of only a few hair restoration experts to provide this revolutionary treatment in Weymouth, MA. By mixing a strong solution of growth factors and bioactive proteins, Briana can help to strengthen your hair, resulting in thicker, longer, healthier locks.

BENEFITS OF PRP THERAPY FOR HAIR LOSS

At Brisa Aesthetics, PRP therapy for hair loss treatments allows for a number of excellent benefits that may create more vibrant, thicker, and fuller hair, including:

  • No synthetic substances or medicine
  • Outcomes are natural-looking and are often lasting
  • No surgical procedures or scarring
  • No long healing time
  • Boosts the growth of your hair
  • Ideal for both women and men
  • Utilizes your body’s natural rejuvenation factors

AM I A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR PRP THERAPY FOR HAIR LOSS?

Any individual suffering from balding is potentially an excellent candidate for PRP hair therapy, while those with early hair loss tend to yield the best results. PRP is best used for patients with androgenic alopecia, which is an inherited type of hair loss that most often occurs along the top of the head. In women, this could look like a widening part with regular hair thickness at the backside of the scalp. Those with parts of “poor quality” hair growth on the scalp with still reacting hair follicles typically have the greatest success with PRP hair regrowth therapy.

HOW DOES PRP FOR HAIR LOSS WORK?

The PRP treatment is a short, minimally invasive process completed during a 60-minute in-office visit. The process starts with obtaining a small amount of your blood and putting it in a specialized machine, which spins it at high speed to remove the platelets from the remaining blood elements. After that, a local anesthetic will be administered to your scalp, and the concentrated platelet-rich plasma will be introduced into areas of your head that are bald or thinning. Then, microneedling is performed on the scalp to cause micro-trauma and micro-channels to the epidermis, which triggers the PRP and allows it to penetrate deep into the skin. Our routine for nonsurgical management of baldness consists of initial therapy every six to eight weeks and maintenance therapies approximately every nine months to a year.

WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT AFTER PRP THERAPY FOR HAIR LOSS?

There is no recovery period necessary following this process, with practically no limits or restrictions. If anything, patients can develop some discoloration, minimal swelling, and mild discomfort in the treated areas. These symptoms might last up to two days. While outcomes differ for every individual, cosmetic results are typically noticed around 4 – 6 months after the first treatment and will continue to improve for as much as a complete year following treatment. As PRP isn’t a permanent alternative for reversing hair loss, repeat sessions are recommended every 12 – 18 months. It’s crucial to remember that PRP doesn’t develop new hair follicles in places where you are already bald. It’s utilized to reverse the miniaturization of hair follicles so they will create healthier, thicker, longer hair fibers.