PRP therapy is used in hair restoration for natural looking results
What is PRP Therapy? With a thin needle, your own Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) is injected into the scalp. Then the growth factors in your blood cells do their job and hair growth is naturally stimulated.
PRP Therapy is suitable for both men and women. It is a state of the art, non surgical, totally natural, alternative medical procedure used for the treatment of hair loss or hair thinning. It is an injectable treatment which uses the patient’s own blood.
PRP therapy is a method of autologous tissue revitalization & regeneration. It involves the enrichment of blood plasma with platelets and its direct injection to the area affected by hair loss. PRP Therapy is mainly based on the action of Growth Factors, which are proteins that lie in our body (plasma and platelets contain growth factors) and help it -by developing regenerating and revitalizing action- to repair the tissues that do not operate properly or have been damaged. This is achieved due to the reactivation of the weak adult stem cells and the proliferation & regeneration of the cells that constitute the area of the application.When implemented as a hair loss treatment, PRP Therapy can reactivate the hair follicles that do not operate properly and therefore they can become able to produce healthier hair.
Our blood plasma (PRP) contains active growth factors which can promote hair growth. PRP Therapy Helping to restore one’s confidence, the end result is a fuller, healthier looking head of hair.
The cost of PRP Therapy can be considerable, as more sessions may be needed to obtain the desired result.
PRP Therapy is also being used in conjunction with some hair transplant procedures.
At this time there is not yet clinical proof that it works, but the results are very promising.
Advantages of PRP Therapy are:
- Simple, non surgical procedure
- Multiple Injections: procedure lasting approximately 60 to 90 minutes
- Safe and reliable results
- Very quick recovery period.
- Beautiful and above all extremely natural looking end results