Is PRP Good To Use With My Hair Transplant?
I have been reading various blogs and posts on hair transplants before I take the dive. Many doctors are using PRP, is this a valuable thing to use?
At the recent International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons (ISHRS annual meeting), the subject of the use and value of using Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) came up. Over the years, there have been many poorly researched reports on the use of PRP. Not only at the meeting did the papers reinforce the lack of value for using PRP, but the uses by those who advocate it make me wonder if this is a money thing for the doctor’s income. In performing PRP, the doctor draws blood from the patient and then spins the blood down to reveal the part of the blood that is known to be rich in platelets. It is not a complicated or a costly process. Platelets are the part of the blood that allows blood to clot when you cut your arm, or your beard when you shave. Not only is it valuable in clotting, but it supplies important elements for the healing process. The theory goes from there that if it helps healing from when you cut your face or arm, it must have strange healing powers, including stem cells that are derived by the platelets https://baldingblog.com/2013/05/30/lots-of-questions-about-prp-platelet-rich-plasma-and-acell-use/. I cannot say the results of any of the newest papers impressed me in any way.
So you might ask: Why do the doctors recommend using it? I really have a problem with answering this the way I feel, but I will tell you that most doctors who use it charge about $1,500 for a treatment of taking and returning your own platelets back to you. That is a good motivation for the doctor, but not necessarily for the patient (unless the patient doesn’t care much about the $1500).
I am personally not sure if I would try it on myself or even offer it for no significant expense since I have not been convinced of it’s scientific value. Anecdotal results are mostly what is out there.
greetings im a PRP user myself ewvery month I go to a session
im does it works?
well it worked for me until now,its a subejtive and very “funny”, we hairloss patiensare never satisfied and want more
to be specific PRP does not work in the receding hairlines … and seems like nothing work for that part (including finasteride duratsteride, minoxidil even hair transplant)
-but what about quiff?we all se in most cases this part area tipical survivor endsa insolated like a isnald in the middle of the shinny scalp well prk acts there and in the contigupous zones really helps there
-What about the crown… the crown is one of the best zones with benefiots if treated early you can regain hair in that zone i used to havea less dense area in the crown size os an orange now it is reduced and the only less dense pt i have is that “twirl” in the top bak of the head
-PRP´s benefit are noticeable at 4th session
-Does it cause shedding well yes (all things that stimulate hair cause shedding finateride minoxidil duratsreide laser comb, onion … semms like shedding is a “proof” some tratment is actually working) and since every folicle have a 3-6 month cicle you can notice yourself more ald than 3 o4 month ago… I repeat androgenic alopecia patients arenever satisfied we want more
-For me PRP is the spearhead but not theonly thing of my war aganist alopecia, i combine with Saw Palm,etto, raw pumpkin seeds, and shampoos
-I use PRP everymonth… since it does noit have adverse effects
-does it hurts… yep, i wont lie to you, doctor applies me some local anesthesia but
you still feel the needle entering severaltimes in you scalp… no pain no (hair) gain
-be warned… after a PRP session do not make some kind of appointment, date, meeting, party, or some sort of human contact, why? due scalp is very thin every time doctor injects your plasma a little escapes and after 30 minutes (or less) start stinking like a rancid chicken broth, but in my experience its better not to wash off your hair after a PRP session, its is a better idea wait 24 hours believe me you scalp will feel softer and slightly elastic.. yeah plasma cells in you outter scalp help skin feel better
-…Until there is a cure for baldness (like Replicel rpromises on 2020)
some serious references (at least more serious than men´s health or GQ)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4134641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4338465/
Notice how in the second study efectivity increased from 2.0 to 2.5 (out 5.. while 5 is the most effective)
have a great day