PRP Injections
Your hair is your crowning glory, often giving way to a big part of your self-identity and personality. But as time ticks on and the natural aging process sets in, changes to how the hair looks in terms of its fullness, thickness, density, and ability to grow often begin to appear. Stress, a diet void of certain hair-healthy nutrients, environmental damage, and a less-than-ideal scalp environment can also contribute to thinning hair and even hair loss. Hair loss can impact your life in more ways than one, including poorly affecting your self-confidence. And that’s where platelet-rich plasma (PRP) comes in, helping to improve scalp and hair health so you can regain what you’ve lost.
PRP Injections
Your hair is your crowning glory, often giving way to a big part of your self-identity and personality. But as time ticks on and the natural aging process sets in, changes to how the hair looks in terms of its fullness, thickness, density, and ability to grow often begin to appear. Stress, a diet void of certain hair-healthy nutrients, environmental damage, and a less-than-ideal scalp environment can also contribute to thinning hair and even hair loss. Hair loss can impact your life in more ways than one, including poorly affecting your self-confidence. And that’s where platelet-rich plasma (PRP) comes in, helping to improve scalp and hair health so you can regain what you’ve lost.
What 
Is a PRP Injections
PRP is an injectable treatment that uses your blood to help stimulate the body’s natural wound-healing response. First, a small blood sample (about 10ml) is drawn and then placed into a centrifuge (we use the FDA-cleared device, Eclipse PRP) to separate the concentrated plasma from red blood cells and other materials in the blood. The separated-out plasma is rich in platelets and growth factors that help stimulate the growth of miniaturized hair follicles, which are injected or microneedled into the scalp.
Although the use of PRP as a hair loss treatment has only been practiced for about the last decade, the use of PRP to help prompt a wound response and heal tissues and joints after an injury has a long-standing track record of safety and effectiveness.
How Do PRP Injections Work?
A PRP matrix contains a mix of platelet cells, growth factors, and plasma that work together to help encourage hair growth. The PRP is delivered into the hair follicles via injection or microneedling. PRP stimulates hair growth by increasing circulation, accelerating tissue healing and regeneration, and creating an ideal environment where the hair can grow normally. PRP also helps to stimulate dormant, inactive, and even newly implanted hair follicles (from hair restoration procedures) into the active growth phase for a noticeable difference.
At Serenity MedSpa, we offer the newest nonsurgical hair regrowth therapy for men and women with ACell (MatriStem MicroMatrix®) + PRP. TheACell MatriStem MicroMatrix® uses a one-of-a-kind proprietary protein made from the tissues of pig bladders. This combination approach to restoring normal hair growth and health works to reinstate the hair-thinning effects of DHT (dihydrotestosterone).
This hormone is known to interrupt regular communication between the root of the hair follicle and the stem cells responsible for healthy hair growth. ACell + PRP restores that line of communication to reverse DHT’s thinning effects, reactivating the existing hair follicles, creating new blood vessel formation, and jumpstarting the normal hair growth cycle to create thicker, healthier hair.
Since PRP does not contain stem cells, the ACell Matristem MicroMatrix® recruits adult stem cells to help new tissue formation since the technology works at the cellular level.
We can also incorporate exosome therapy into your PRP hair treatment. Exosomes are small components in stem cells that allow for additional tissue regeneration benefits to help speed up healing and promote even better results. When used in PRP therapy, exosomes jumpstart the body’s healing response to stimulate the production of new hair. PRP with exosomes for hair loss is best for those just noticing the initial stages of thinning hair.
What Are the Benefits of a PRP Injections?
PRP injections have several benefits for increased hair health and growth. The main benefit of PRP for targeting hair loss is that it supports the hair follicles and encourages hair growth by delivering the follicles the proper nutrition they need to thrive for decreased hair thinning and hair loss. Other benefits of PRP injections include:
Additionally, ACell attracts adult stem cells to the treatment area, which are then converted into progenitor cells that grow hair in the case of hair follicles. The goal of injecting ACell mixed with adult stem cells into areas experiencing hair thinning signals the adult stem cells to “wake up” so that the miniaturized hair follicles become healthier and thicker, producing more robust hair growth. ACell + PRP therapy also has regrown hair in those with alopecia areata, eyebrow hypotrichosis, and non-hereditary hair loss.
The Treatment Process
ACell + PRP is a relatively quick procedure that takes 60 minutes to perform in the office. First, a small amount of your blood is drawn and then spun in a centrifuge to separate the platelet-rich plasma from the rest of the blood. Next, your hair and scalp are washed with an antiseptic scalp wash, and then topical anesthesia is applied (both topically and via injection) to the scalp to reduce any discomfort during the PRP treatment.
The highly concentrated PRP and ACell ‘cocktail’ is injected into the scalp, concentrating on areas where thinning and hair loss are most prominent. The treated areas are then cleaned and wiped down, and you can return to your daily routine.
It’s best to wait at least 24 hours before washing your hair after treatment so that the PRP mixture can absorb into the scalp properly. Depending on the severity of your hair loss and the desired results, we recommend a total of three treatments about every six weeks.
Remember that with PRP, there are no incisions, cuts, or scarring. For a few days after the procedure, there may be a short period of mild inflammation and redness in the treatment area, along with minor scalp discomfort and swelling. We recommend avoiding exercise for the first 24 hours to give your body time to recover.
The results from PRP and ACell can take four to eight months to surface as the hair begins to get on track with a normal growth cycle. Within six months to one year, you should see an improvement in hair growth, and the quality of hair appears thicker and denser. The hair will continue thickening over the next 12 to 15 months, with the final results lasting for years.
Common FAQs
How Much Do PRP Injections Cost?
The cost of a hair PRP injection treatment varies from person to person and depends on the treatment areas, the specific type of hair growth therapy used, and the number of sessions you'll need. Therefore, we recommend a consultation for a detailed estimate to determine your treatment's cost.
Who Are PRP Injections Good For?
PRP injections are good for a wide range of people. Both men and women over the age of 18 respond well to the treatment, especially if hair loss is genetic. It's also a good option for those who want an effective nonsurgical treatment, who don't wish to undergo a hair transplant, or who want to delay a hair transplant as long as possible. ACell + PRP injections help to slow and even stop hair thinning to improve density.
Those who have exhausted their donor supply or who have poor-quality donor hair can also benefit from ACell and PRP without the need for more surgery. It is also a good option for anyone who wants to improve the appearance of a donor scar from previous surgeries. The treatment can also be used preoperatively, intraoperatively, or postoperatively or as an add-on to surgical restorations to increase graft survival rates, support rapid healing of the donor area, and improve the quality of native hair. It is also an excellent option for patients who want to maintain their hair without using medications like Propecia or Rogaine.
Is PRP safe?
PRP therapy is a safe and well-studied regenerative treatment. It has been used for more than 20 years in orthopedics, sports medicine, oral, neurological plastic, and cosmetic surgeries. PRP positively impacts skin and wound healing. Because it uses your own blood and cells, it poses no risk of allergic or foreign-body reactions while eliminating the risk of a blood infection.
What is the recommended maintenance plan for ACell and PRP?
Since everyone is different, we recommend scheduling a consultation to review all the details of your program and maintenance plan. However, generally speaking, undergoing PRP alone for hair regenerative purposes usually requires a session at least every two months for the first few treatments and then once every six months. If you receive only PRP treatment, you will likely require more maintenance treatments than undergoing the ACell + PRP combination.
With ACell and PRP, you typically need a maintenance session just once a year. We encourage scheduling a follow-up evaluation every three months. By monitoring hair growth with the HairCheck trichoscopy, we can best determine when the therapy's improvement in hair growth slows down or plateaus, eliminating guesswork as to when to administer the therapy again. Additional booster treatments may be necessary to maintain the desired results.
Can I use other hair-growth therapies after ACell and PRP?
You don't need to rely on prescription medications or topicals after ACell and PRP for hair regrowth therapy, nor does the treatment require daily maintenance. However, we do recommend Nutrafol Hair Supplement which are scientifically proven to enhance and complement your ACell and PRP results.
How often will I need to repeat the treatment?
During your PRP treatment protocol, you will need to have the sessions performed at least every two months until you complete the recommended program for your hair needs. From there, regular maintenance treatments yearly are often recommended. Coupling PRP injections with ACell is usually a once-a-year maintenance regimen for most patients since the treatment's ACell portion helps slow down hair thinning.
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