What is PRP Hair Restoration Treatment?
There are a lot of reasons for hair loss. If you’ve suffered from hair loss or thinning hair, you understand that it can truly impact your self-confidence and make social situations difficult, even creating anxiety. If you’ve tried other hair treatments to help regrow lost or thinning hair and have found that they haven’t given you the results you desire, you might find PRP hair restoration treatment helpful.
What is PRP Hair Restoration Treatment?
PRP, or Platelet Rich Plasma Hair Restoration Treatment, has a similar process as the vampire facial treatment, in which blood is drawn and the platelets separated. However, instead of being spread on the face after a microdermabrasion treatment, it is instead injected into several sites on the scalp to stimulate hair regrowth.
Who Benefits from PRP Hair Restoration Treatment?
Anyone who is dealing with the unpleasant effects of hair loss or hair thinning can benefit from PRP hair restoration treatment. A treatment plan will be devised for each individual patient based on their needs, including the number of sessions recommended for best results. The treatment is incredibly beneficial to those who are dealing with androgenic alopecia, which is a specific kind of hair loss that tends to occur around the top of the head. Both men and women can benefit from undergoing this type of treatment for hair loss.
Is the Treatment Safe?
PRP hair restoration treatment is safe and mostly risk-free for healthy individuals. Since the treatment involves collecting the blood of the patient, there is little risk in the procedure for healthy patients who are looking for a hair loss treatment
How Often Should Patients Get Treatment?
One of the most important things that you should know about PRP hair restoration treatment is that the process can require several treatments to work, and after results are achieved, staying consistent with your treatment schedule is important to keep them maintained. In most cases, follow-up treatments should be considered every few months to keep hair loss minimal and looking healthy for longer.
What are the Side Effects?
There are very minimal side effects with PRP hair restoration treatments. They include:
- Bruising at blood draw site
- A small amount of pain at blood draw site
- Slight “shedding” of the hair around the injection sites on the scalp
The needles used for the treatment are very small, and a numbing cream is applied prior to injection, so discomfort and pain are very minimal.
How Long Does Treatment Take?
The treatments themselves are relatively quick, usually only lasting between 30 and 45 minutes. There is no downtime or recovery time, so you are free to go about your daily activities.
To learn more about PRP hair restoration treatments or to set up a consultation to discuss these treatments, contact Dr. Ghozland.