PRP Follow-Up Treatment - Hair Restoration

Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy has established itself to be effective as a medical treatment modality in the specialty fields of oral surgery, neurosurgery, plastic, and cosmetic surgery, sports medicine, and orthopedics. It has been used extensively in these specialties for hte last twenty years with generally postiive outcomes and success. In the field of hair restoration, evidence supports PRP therapy as a promising treatment option to promote hair regrowth. Platelets can theoretically cause growth of hair follicles by stimulating the stem cells and other cells in the microenvironment of the hair follicle. The primary purpose of using PRP in hair restoration is to stimulative inactive or newly implanted hair follicles into an active growth phase.