Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is an advanced, non-surgical, therapeutic procedure in which a person’s blood is drawn, processed, and injected into the scalp to treat hair loss or baldness. Learn more about platelet rich plasma for hair loss treatment. 

Platelet Rich Plasma Treatment for Hair Loss: All You Need to Know

Hair is the crown of the scalp for women and also for men, and a sign of a person’s beauty. Many suffer from the problem of hair loss and baldness, which affects the aesthetic appearance of the person and leads to a feeling of lack of self-confidence. 

Hair loss and baldness may negatively affect a person’s performance at work and his relationships with people. 

Platelet Rich Plasma therapy is very useful in tissue regeneration and accelerates healing in various areas of the body.

PRP injections can be effective in treating androgenetic alopecia, male pattern baldness and can prevent hair loss and promote new hair growth by prolonging the growing phase of the hair cycle.

Aesthetic medicine has advanced a lot in this field, so plasma injections and hair transplants with their various techniques are solutions for many baldness patients but hair transplants are defective in their high cost. Also, some hair transplant techniques leave scars on the scalp.

But plasma injection for hair is affordable and easy for anyone who suffers from the problems of hair loss or baldness to inject platelet-rich plasma.

PRP Hair Treatment helps to prolong hair. Many studies have shown that PRP injections are effective in increasing hair and its density and stimulating the hair growth cycle.

The first result that appears after the plasma injection is the cessation of hair loss, and then the second result appears, which is hair growth and density, and then the acceleration of hair lengthening appears.

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What is Platelet Rich Plasma for Hair?

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is plasma that contains more platelets than is normally found in our blood.  PRP is used to promote healing when injected.

PRP hair treatment is an advanced, non-surgical, therapeutic procedure in which a person’s blood is drawn, processed, and injected into the scalp to treat hair loss conditions.

As we know, our blood consists of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. In addition to all of that, there is what is called plasma, and plasma is a white liquid that tends to yellow, which gives fluidity to the blood and facilitates its movement. Plasma fluid is composed of water, proteins, inorganic ions, organic matter, and dissolved gases. 

The main function of plasma in the body is to transport food to cells, as it transports the products of the metabolism process.

Plasma has been used in the past in many medical fields in cases of orthopedic and heart problem treatment, and it was not used in the field of aesthetic medicine until about thirty years ago.

When plasma is injected into the scalp, it renews cells and stimulates the production of collagen and protein (two substances that make up the second middle layer of the skin and which give the skin freshness and vitality), which makes the scalp strong and healthy and has the ability to germinate new hair and nourish it with proper nutrition.

How to Know if Are You a Candidate for PRP Therapy for Hair Loss?

Healthy young men and women are the best candidates for Platelet Rich Plasma for hair loss treatment. Here are some pointers to see if you are a candidate for PRP hair loss treatment.

• If you suffer from genetic baldness.
• If you suffer from hair loss.
• If you have a scar on the scalp that prevents hair from growing in that place.
• If you suffer from alopecia areata or other skin diseases. 
• If you suffer from a lack of hair growth for any reason, even if the reason is unknown, you can do plasma therapy for hair.

But PRP hair treatment is not suitable for those who suffer from low platelets or other blood problems determined by the doctor.

How to Inject Plasma into Hair

Platelet Rich Plasma for hair loss treatment is a simple procedure that does not take much time and begins with taking a small amount of blood (about 8 milliliters) from the same person who will undergo the plasma injection, and therefore it is called autologous blood injection (ABI).

1. Plasma is placed in a dedicated tube and inserted into a device called a centrifuge, which separates the plasma from the rest of the blood components, and produces a transparent yellowish liquid, which is plasma, and is saturated with platelets, then calcium is added to the plasma, which gives better results in terms of cell renewal and elements the growth.
2. After that, the plasma is placed in fine needles designated for use in the scalp, and this method does not cause much pain, which does not require the application of a local anesthetic, but in some few cases, you can ask the doctor to apply anesthetic cream before starting the injection process. However, most often the doctor uses a piece of ice before starting the injection to reduce the expected pain.
3. The injections are done over several sessions, the number of which varies from one patient to another, and the results can often be seen after the third session, but the final results of PRP hair treatment will not appear before at least three months and perhaps after six months.

How Long Does It Take for PRP Hair Injections to Work?

First of all, you should know that the results of Platelet Rich Plasma for hair loss treatment differ from one person to another, depending on his health condition, age, and the reason for injecting plasma for hair loss or baldness. Therefore you should not expect a result immediately after the injection, as the renewal of hair cells takes a period of no less than one or two months, and the final result does not appear before six months.

The initial results may appear after the third or fourth session and be in the form of a slight appearance of short hair in the injection sites, then the hair grows larger and denser until it reaches the natural density that the hair was before the hair loss. And you will notice that the new hair grows healthy and beautiful, which shows the benefits of platelet-rich plasma for hair loss.

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PRP Hair Treatment Before and After

Platelet-rich plasma injection helps treat hair loss or baldness, and it is preferable to start using plasma injections before reaching complete baldness, which makes the treatment take longer and the results will not be ideal, so it is desirable to start treatment immediately after the appearance of symptoms of hair loss or baldness.

One of the patients says that she was following a strict diet to lose weight, but this negatively affected the beauty of her skin and led to horrific hair loss, which led to her using all hair-growing products to prevent hair loss, but it did not lead to the desired result. One of her friends advised her to have a hair transplant, but the hair transplant cost was high and she could not afford it until she heard about the plasma hair injection technique and knew that its costs are reasonable and that it is a simple non-surgical procedure that does not cause pain.

Indeed, she went to one of the specialized plastic surgeons, who assigned her 5 sessions, separated between each session and another one week. After the third session, she saw the initial results of PRP hair treatment, and after about 4 months of the injections, her hair returned as it was in a lively and healthy appearance, and the hair did not fall out after that.

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The Average Cost of a PRP Hair Treatment

Plasma injection is a low-cost, non-surgical procedure that takes place over a few sessions in a cosmetic clinic or hospital. The doctor determines the number of sessions that the patient needs, but they often range from two to six sessions, with each session separated by a week or two.

The price of Platelet Rich Plasma for hair loss treatment per session is often fixed for all patients, but it may differ from one clinic to another or from one doctor to another. 

The standard price in the UK for PRP injection treatments is around £425 per session or £1,125 for a set of 3 sessions.

The cost of PRP hair loss treatment in the USA typically ranges from $1,500–$3,500 for the initial three sessions, with one injection at $500 or more.

The price of plasma injections in the UAE is estimated at about 550$ per session.

The average cost of a PRP hair treatment in Turkey is $300, the minimum price of PRP hair loss treatment in Turkey is $50, and the maximum price is $1700.

The cost of PRP hair treatment in India ranges from Rs. 5000 – Rs. 15,000 per session across several hair clinics.

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