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Over the past few years, cell therapy- in the form of growth factors, cell multiplication, and stem cells- have been the hottest area of potential innovation in many areas of medicine. Hair transplantation is no exception, and potential is now reality.
Platelet rich plasma (PRP) therapy, using the patient's own blood which is centrifuged to separate out this special component, is the next frontier in hair transplantation. Rich in growth factors and platelets (one of the human body's most potent mediators of healing), PRP is applied to the scalp in several ways to help in the treatment of hair loss. The doctors of the Foundation have been using PRP as a routine part of their transplant procedures for the past two months. While results are still too early to determine the efficacy, the use of PRP has several likely advantages: as a graft storage solution it likely enhances the percentage take of the grafts; injected into, as well as applied a post-procedure healing gel onto the areas of transplants, it likely also further enhances the rate of hair growth and definitely cuts down on bleeding and accelerates healing; and applied to the donor site it likely improves healing and results in finer line scars. Also, as a stand-alone treatment, PRP has shown in studies to help, in some individuals with male and female pattern hair loss, reverse the hair loss process, making finer vellus hairs thicker and lighter hairs that have lost their pigment darker.
As part of the Foundation doctors' commitment to bringing the best treatments to patients, PRP therapy is (optionally) provided, for a small additional fee, as a routine part of all transplant procedures. In addition, because of its healing properties, PRP is offered as well with other aesthetic surgery procedures, such as facelifts and browlifts, where bruising and healing time can both be reduced.
To learn more about PRP, as well as other innovations the Foundation doctors are bringing to their work, please contact us
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