PRP FOR HAIR LOSS

By now you would’ve at least heard of the “vampire facial,” a skin treatment that essentially uses your own blood to rejuvenate your skin. But you would’ve heard of a similar procedure that apparently seems to treat hair loss. That is PRP for hair loss.

Hair loss is common- it affects about 80 million people in the United States alone. And many men and women are battling hair loss worldwide.

Scientists always have been researching possible treatments for hair problems. In the recent years, a new treatment called platelet-rich plasma therapy (also known as PRP) has been growing in popularity for restoring hair growth. PRP stands for platelet-rich plasma. However, PRP therapy has been in use since the 1980s. It’s been used for problems such as healing injured tendons, ligaments, and muscles.

Keep on reading to learn everything about PRP.

What is PRP therapy?

PRP stands for platelet-rich plasma. It is a clear component that is found in the blood. It is full of growth-factors and can provide some major benefits. To understand how PRP works, it is important to know the role of platelets in healing.

Platelets are a component of blood, along with red and white blood cells. They are the body’s “first responders” that arrive to stop the bleeding and promote healing when an injury occurs.

Researchers hypothesized that if they could extract concentrated platelets and inject them into damaged areas of the body, they could promote healing.

PRP (platelet-rich plasma) therapy for hair loss is a three-step medical procedure. To produce PRP, a person’s blood is drawn, put in a machine called a centrifuge which spins and separates the components of the blood. The medical professional then extracts the PRP for injection. PRP contains many growth factors that speed tissue repair. By injecting this PRP in the scalp, the natural hair can regrow by reversing the process that occurs in androgenetic alopecia.     

PRP treatment for hair loss :

PRP therapy is a three-step process. It requires 3 treatment sessions to perform in 4-6 weeks. Maintenance treatments can be done after 4–6 months.

Step 1:

A blood sample is taken. Then put into a centrifuge (a machine that spins rapidly to separate fluids of different densities).

Step 2

After about 10 minutes, the blood will be separated into 3 layers:

• platelet-poor plasma
• platelet-rich plasma
• red blood cells

Step 3

The PRP (platelet-rich plasma) is drawn up into a syringe. It is then injected into the scalp where needed.

Who should get PRP?

The injection of PRP into the scalp boosts blood supply to the follicle that activates natural hair growth. The reason why many people consider getting PRP for hair loss is that it increases hair count, enhances thickness and extends the hair cycle’s growth stage.

It’s an effective and safe procedure for boosting hair growth for anyone with hair loss.

Candidates for PRP therapy include people with:

• Hereditary hair loss
• Androgenetic alopecia
• Stress-related hair loss

You can use other types of hair loss treatment along with this treatment. In fact, using products with copper peptide has shown to improve results. You can buy our blue copper peptide serum here.

CONCLUSION:

Many of the researches agree for the effectiveness of PRP for hair regrowth. Only a medical professional should perform this treatment. There are certain things to be considered before getting this treatment to get the maximum benefit. These are:

• Make sure you are not using any blood thinners. Because your platelets work as effectively and the procedure is not as effective.
• If you have an underlying disorder such as thyroid disease or lupus, you aren’t likely to have good results because these conditions will continue to cause hair loss over time.

So, anyone who is interested in PRP should ask a doctor whether they are likely to benefit from the treatment.