Platelet Rich Plasma to Treat Hair Loss?
i have a question recently i have come in contact with this dr and i would like to know what you think about this new advance treatment.. https://doctorgreco.blogspot.com/
Aside from contributing to advertising the aforementioned site, my opinion are as follows…
The use of platelet rich plasma treatment, to my knowledge, is not FDA approved. Just making claims of hair growth would be a medical claim violation with the FDA. Publishing his results in the Hair Transplant Forum (which is not a peer reviewed journal) is not an endorsement of reputable editors in the academic community, so although it is a sharing forum format, it does not bring any credibility to his research. I would suspect that the claims in the website would be subject to actions by both the FDA (a few isolated cases are not an approved study) and the medical board in the state where the doctors who tried the treatment would be regulated. I am among the first to embrace new technologies, but I want to see science which shows safety and effectiveness… not hype. Human experimentation requires that special approvals be obtained through a hospital type facility under an institutional review board (IRB). What we are seeing on Dr. Greco’s site is not that!
Umm..If you have any knowledge whatsoever of the many different uses of platelet rich plasma that did not require FDA approval, you would know that using it to treat a balding scalp will not be an issue with the FDA. PRP is currently being used for facial rejuvenation and joint repair. I don’t believe either of these required FDA approval and any kind of clinical trial. PRP treatments of any kind are totally safe. Whether they are effective for the treatment of hairloss is another story. If you do some research on the science behind PRP, you may find that it makes sense that it may just well prove to be effective. I am almost positive it will be more effective than those fairly costly laser treatments people go in for every few months. Do your research before you rush to judgment and stop being an ignorant hater!