Over the years, men and women have tried a whole range of different treatments to promote hair growth. One of the latest treatments on the market is Platelet Rich Plasma therapy. Commonly known as PRP. In recent years PRP has been used to treat male and female pattern hair loss.
PRP Hair Restoration is suitable for both men and women. It is a state of the art, non-surgical, totally natural, alternative medical procedure used for the treatment of hair loss or hair thinning. It is an injectable treatment which uses the patient’s own blood. Our blood plasma (PRP) contains active growth factors which can promote hair growth. Helping to restore one’s confidence, the result is a fuller, healthier looking head of hair.
PRP (platelet-rich plasma) therapy is a three-step medical treatment which is thought to promote natural hair growth. The treatment requires a person’s blood to be drawn, processed and then injected into the scalp. They contain the platelet count. Which is around five times greater than the norm. These platelets are rich in transforming growth factors. Includes platelet derived growth factors, vascular endothelial growth factors. As well as multiple bioactive proteins. They support hair growth and the wound healing process.
PRP injections can trigger natural hair growth and maintain it by increasing the blood supply to the hair follicles. The treatment is combined with other hair loss supplements.
PRP therapy is a three-step processed that is thought to require three treatments 4-6 weeks apart with maintenance treatments then required every 4-6 months.
Step 1: Blood is drawn, typically from the arm and put into a centrifuge.
Step 2: After around 15 minutes in the centrifuge the blood would have separated into three layers; platelet-poor plasma, platelet-rich plasma, red blood cells.
Step 3: The platelet-rich plasma is drawn into a syringe and then injected into areas of the scalp where increased hair growth is wanted.
