PRP Hair Restoration

The primary purpose of using PRP in hair restoration is to stimulate inactive or newly implanted hair follicles into an active growth phase. Inside the Platelets are many intracellular structures such as glycogen, lysosomes and alpha granules. These granules within the PRP contain clotting and growth factors that are eventually released during the healing and repair process.

The Procedure

Blood is drawn in our office as though you are having routine blood testing at your primary care physician’s office. The blood is spun in a centrifuge and the PRP is separated and removed from the rest of the blood.

The PRP is taken from your body and is specially prepared by spinning down the blood cells to a high concentration. We use Eclipse PRP System. It is a closed sterile system and the platelets are concentrated to 3X the normal blood values. An anesthesia block is given to nerves of the scalp so the patient does not feel any pain. The highly concentrated platelet rich plasma (PRP) is then injected into the scalp. The patient may drive home without any assistance. No sedation or any medication is given during the procedure to inhibit the ability to drive or use machinery. You may wash your hair the same day. You may take Tylenol if you experience any discomfort after the treatment.