What You Need to Know: PRP FOR HAIR RESTORATION
HAIR LOSS & PRP
Hair loss is not a life-threatening condition, however there’s no denying it can take a major emotional toll and impact your self-confidence. Millions of people suffer from hair loss, and today, many of those men and women are turning to PRP treatments to help restore their hair and prevent future hair loss.
At NAR LONDON, we offer PRP therapy for both women and men in London, UK. PRP therapy is performed on an outpatient basis, and since PRP comes from your own blood, you don’t have to worry about allergic reactions or adverse reaction. So, if you are wondering how PRP therapy works to treat hair loss? Read on to find out.
PRP: The basics
As you might know, PRP stands for platelet-rich plasma. Both platelets and plasma are part of our own blood. Plasma is the liquid part of your blood, while platelets are components that contain special proteins and other growth factors.
The platelets and other growth factors play a crucial role in tissue regeneration and in your body’s natural healing processes. When PRP is injected into an area of tissue damage, those growth actors go to work to repair or replace damaged cells and trigger other healing responses. For hair loss, platelets help stimulate dormant hair follicles, energise existing ones and hence promote new hair growth. By injecting the platelets into the scalp, it stimulate dermal papilla cells, which play a major role in hair follicle growth. ting hair follicles.
In summary, PRP stimulates dormant hair follicles and encourages the regeneration of new hair follicles and your existing hair will be stronger and healthier.
PRP for treating hair loss
There are different types of hair loss, depending on the underlying cause. Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is a major cause of hair loss in men (also called male pattern baldness), and in women, too. This condition causes hair follicles to shrink or “miniaturise.” As a result, hair growth slows, and the follicles begin to produce only very thin hairs. Eventually, they gradually stop producing any hair at all.
As AGA is caused by damage to these hair follicles, many scientific studies show PRP can be beneficial in treating this type of hair loss. For instance, this research found that in men and women experiencing AGA, best results occurred with three monthly PRP sessions combined with three to six months of follow-up treatments.
Other studies show it may help treat other type of hair loss such as alopecia areata, caused by an autoimmune condition that attacks the hair follicles. In any case, PRP is proven to be helpful in treating hair thinning and hair loss conditions for both women and men.
PRP: The process
PRP therapy begins with a sample of your blood that we process using special centrifuge that separates the platelets and plasma from other parts of your blood (like red and white blood cells). The resulting PRP contains a higher concentration of platelets- as much as five times the number of platelets normally found in blood.
The process is as follow for PRP hair regrowth treatment:
- Firstly, we draw a standard amount of blood from the patient;
- We put the PRP tube of blood in a centrifuge and spin it to separate out the red blood cells from the plasma;
- The plasma is rich in platelets that contain valuable growth factors;
- Then, we draw up the platelets and inject them into the scalp at the level of the hair follicles;
- Ultimately, PRP helps stimulate hair follicles and can generate new hair growth. In addition, it can strengthen existing hair follicles.
Once the PRP is created, it is injected directly into the scalp to stimulate hair follicles. The growth factors contained in the PRP works right away, promoting optimal healing responses, regenerating follicles and supporting new hair growth. This said, PRP follows the mormal hair cycle and results should be seen within few months.
Is PRP right for you?
PRP therapy has varying degrees of success, depending on the cause of hair loss and individual patient factors.
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) is an autologous treatment that can deliver good results when it comes to new hair growth. However, tackling hair loss is difficult and it takes time, consistency, and patience. This said we have seen great results with PRP on a large number of patients both women and men at our clinic on Harley Street.
Are you suffering from hair loss, hair thinning, or receding hairline? Are you looking for a natural treatment that can help reverse your condition? Then you should consider PRP hair treatment.
Different Causes of hair loss
The fact is that excessive hair fall can be related to many reasons such as:
- Stress,
- Ageing,
- Illness,
- Poor diet,
- Hormonal imbalance,
- Medications,
- Traumatic events, and other causes.
Therefore, it is crucial to identify the root cause of your hair loss and evaluate the possible treatments to tackle your condition. Do not waste time if you are experiencing excessive hair loss so we can look at reversing it. At Nar London, we like regenerative approaches such as PRP and we have helped many patients with their hair loss issues. This said, is PRP the treatment you are desperately looking for? Is it right for you?
How long does the procedure take?
PRP injection therapy is usually around 45 minutes to one hour. This is a safe procedure comes with no downtime. For optimal results, we recommend PRP + mesotherapy. Usually, the procedure of PRP + Mesotherapy takes about one hour. Mesotherapy nourishes the hair follicles with a mixture of plant extracts, vitamins, minerals, amino acid and other bioactive substances.
How many sessions should I have?
The number of sessions to have will depend on each individual and the stage of the hair loss condition. However, it is generally recommended to have at least 3 sessions one month apart.
Any downtime with PRP?
Some people may experience little pain or discomfort in the treated areas post-injection but most do not. Furthermore, we use the U225 “injection gun” that make the experience quite painless.
Why have PRP after a Hair Transplant?
PRP after hair transplantation focuses on three functional benefits:
- Maintaining & increasing the viability of hair follicles post hair transplantation;
- Enhancing the healing process after hair transplantation;
- Stimulating inactive and dormant hair follicles- hence resulting in new hair growth;
Where to have PRP after hair transplant London, UK?
If you are seeking a reputable PRP hair treatment then NAR LONDON is your clinic of your choice. We have extensive experience and are succesfully helping a very large number of patients.
Book Now: Either book a hair loss consultation (50 GBP that can be redeemed against the treatment) or alternatively book your PRP treatment directly online