Noticing that your hair looks thinner than it used to can be the first sign of progressive hair loss. If you have noticed overall thinning or hair disappearing from areas like your forehead, you should seek treatment before it gets worse. Hair restoration treatments like PRP can restore healthy growth and help you feel confident again.
What are PRP Hair Treatments?
While hair loss has many causes, most of them affect the health and activity of your hair follicles or the scalp skin that supports them. PRP (platelet-rich plasma) uses the plasma layer of your blood to boost your hair growth by enhancing scalp health, improving blood flow, and bringing more follicles back into their active hair growth state.
How Do PRP Hair Treatments Work?
PRP is collected by taking a sample of your blood and spinning it in a centrifuge, causing it to separate into layers. The clear plasma layer is full of platelets, an important healing component of your blood that helps heal injuries.
During PRP hair treatments, this plasma is injected into your scalp in the areas of thinning hair. Your platelets will release healing and growth factors that have effects, including:
- Stimulating the growth of new blood vessels in the scalp
- Improving the health and activity of skin cells
- Awakening dormant follicles so they start growing hair again
- Promoting stronger, healthier hair growth
While PRP hair treatments cannot address every cause of hair loss, many people see significant improvements, especially when combining PRP with other methods of boosting hair growth.
Can PRP Be Used With Other Hair Treatments?
Because PRP does not use any drugs or hormones, it can be used safely with any other type of hair restoration. At Capital Laser & Skin Care, we offer several hair treatments that combine well with PRP to boost your hair regrowth.
Minoxidil
While you may see this treatment available in many places, it often comes in low concentrations and has poor penetration into your scalp. We offer 5% minoxidil with tretinoin (Retin-A) to provide the most active benefits with every use. Minoxidil awakens resting follicles and keeps active follicles from declining.
Supplements
Many supplements, including omega-3 fatty acids, can support healthy hair growth. We can help you find the best supplement for your needs. Supplements can have an effect alone but are more effective when used to support hair treatments like PRP. Not all supplements use quality, high-potency ingredients, so your dermatologist can recommend one.
Am I a Good Candidate for PRP Hair Treatments?
PRP comes from your blood, so it is safe for almost everyone. It is more effective for some types of hair loss than others and will not always restore hair in places where it has been gone for a while. You may be a good candidate for PRP if you are healthy and have realistic expectations. People with certain blood disorders may not have useable platelets.
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Take the First Step
Interested in learning more about PRP hair treatments? We would love to speak with you. Please fill out the form on this page to request a consultation or call our Chevy Chase, MD office today at (301) 798-9699 to schedule your private consultation at our laser and cosmetic dermatology center, located just blocks away from Washington, D.C.
