PRP therapy is a skincare and hair loss treatment that uses platelet-rich plasma concentrate to enrich a portion of the blood to facilitate tissue growth. Along with platelets, it is also enriched with a range of growth factors that stimulates hair growth, minimizes scar tissue and also skin rejuvenation.
PRP Therapy is Recommended to Treat
- Hair Loss - Stimulates new hair growth
- Skin rejuvenation - Increases dermal collagen and elastic fibres
- Scar treatment - Improve scar appearance by collagen production
- Ulcer/ wound management - Accelerate wound healing through supplementary growth factors
- Stretch marks - Cover up scars through supportive collagen production
The Procedure of PRP Therapy
The procedure involves collecting about 16-20 ml of your blood under sterile conditions. The blood is then processed and in about 40 mins PRP is ready to be injected back into your body through a fine injection or after microneedling/laser resurfacing. A topical anesthesia/vibrating device is used to alleviate the pain during the procedure.
Frequently Asked Questions
For every type of treatment, one can start to notice a difference as early as after 2 sessions. But a total of 6 sessions are required to achieve complete results. A maintenance session may be required every 4-6 months once.
Hair loss: About 6 sessions every 3-6 weeks is advised.
Ulcer/wound management: One session every 2 weeks till complete healing.
Facial rejuvenation/scar management/stretch marks: 6 sessions done once every 4 weeks.
The procedure is completely safe since it’s your own blood that is drawn, processed and injected under completely sterile conditions.
Before and after undergoing the treatment, you need to keep in mind the following instructions to ensure optimal results
- Wash scalp on the day of the procedure.
- Avoid application of any product (hair spray/gel/wax) before the procedure.
- Patients can immediately resume back to their work post procedure.
- Do not wash your hair 24 hours after the PRP therapy is done.
- Patients can wash hair with regular shampoo after one day of treatment.