PRP for Hair Loss Newcastle

Human blood is comprised primarily of red blood cells (RBC), as well as white blood cells (WBC), platelets, and plasma. By initiating the first step of coagulation, platelets are the key to the body’s ability to heal wounds. It is thought that by increasing the platelet count in a wounded area, the body’s healing to that area would be accelerated – explaining the use of PRP in wound healing. Its effects on promoting hair growth make it useful for the medical treatment of hair loss.

PRP is concentrated blood plasma that contains approximately 5x the number of platelets found in normal circulating blood. This is significant because the Platelets in the PRP contain proteins that promote the rate of tissue healing and regeneration within inactive hair follicles. Inside these platelets are a variety of intracellular structures such as glycogen (a form of glucose), lysosomes (which break down the proteins) and alpha granules (which contain clotting and growth factors that get released during the cell repair process).

PRP-specific cells that cause hair growth

In particular, the PRP-specific cells that cause hair growth include:

Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF): Cell growth, collagen and blood vessel formation

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF): For blood vessel formation

Platelet-Derived Growth Factor (PDGF): for blood vessel, cell and skin formation

Transforming Growth-Factor-Beta (TGF-b): For a growth matrix between cells, bone metabolism.

Studies show that PRP can be a safe and effective hair loss treatment. PRP involves drawing a small amount of your blood, placing your blood into a machine that separates it into parts, and then injecting one part of your blood (the plasma) into the area with hair loss.

The entire procedure takes about 30 minutes and usually doesn’t require any downtime.

You will need to return for repeat injections. Most patients return once a month for 3 months and then once every 3 to 6 months.

Within the first few months of treatment, you may notice that you are losing less or minimal amounts of hair.

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After receiving Platelet-Rich Plasma therapy it may take a little time for you to begin to see results. It is also necessary to attend follow-up sessions, typically monthly appointments for the first 3 months and then a further session after three to six months. Yearly maintenance sessions will help to keep the treatment effective from then on.
Of course, factors such as the amount of hair loss and the density of growth will vary from patient to patient, and your medical practitioner will be able to advise how many appointments will specifically be necessary. Typically, you can expect to begin seeing results after a third or fourth appointment.

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Minoxidil (Rogaine):

To use minoxidil, you apply it to the scalp as directed, usually once or twice a day.

Minoxidil can:

Stimulate hair growth
Prevent further hair loss

Microneedling:

Studies have shown that micro-needling can help stimulate hair growth. Men between the ages of 20 and 35 years old who had mild or moderate hereditary hair loss were treated with either:

5% minoxidil twice a day
5% minoxidil twice a day plus weekly micro-needling

Patients treated with minoxidil and micro-needling had significantly more hair growth.

Other studies have shown that using micro-needling along with another treatment, including platelet-rich plasma or a corticosteroid that you apply to the thinning area, helps improve hair growth.

Prescription medication for hair loss:

Finasteride (Propecia®):

FDA-approved this medication to treat male pattern hair loss. When taken as directed, finasteride can:

Slow down hair loss
Stimulate new hair growth

Spironolactone:

For women who have female pattern hair loss, this medication may be an option. It can:

Stop further hair loss
Increase hair thickness
Vitamins, minerals, and other supplements

Biotin, iron, or zinc prevents hair loss. You should only take biotin, iron, or zinc when your blood test shows that you have a deficiency. If your levels are normal, taking a supplement can be harmful.

Wigs and concealers

These cannot slow hair loss or help you regrow hair, they can boost your self-esteem. Another advantage is that a wig or concealer offers immediate results.

Hair transplant:

If you have an area of thinning or balding due to male (or female) pattern baldness, a hair transplant is an option. This can be an effective and permanent solution, but very expensive.

IMPORTANT TO NOTE

Not every type of hair loss can be treated, but a doctor may be able to prevent further hair loss. It can take months before you see results from treatment. No one treatment works for everyone, even two people with the same type of hair loss. Sometimes, hair loss is stubborn and requires trying different treatments before finding one that works.

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There are very few side effects related to PRP. As the treatment is non-invasive and uses blood extracted from the patient themselves there is absolutely no recovery time required, and any discomfort caused by the treatment tends to pass almost immediately. Whilst it is a relatively expensive treatment the risk-free nature of PRP makes it an attractive and exciting prospect.

The main downside of PRP is that the patient still needs to be realistic about what the treatment will achieve. Whilst PRP has been proven to effectively promote the regrowth of hair, it is still only an improvement and will not result in miraculous results. PRP is effective in halting and reversing hair loss, especially when it has begun in the past five years, but it can not be expected to cause massive amounts of regrowth.

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To determine if you are a good candidate for PRP treatment, we provide a free initial consultation. people who, in our opinion, could profit from PRP therapy are:

• Male and female hair loss, hair thinning, severe hair loss
• A patient seeking a non-invasive, all-natural hair-growth remedy;
• Women who experience hair loss after giving birth;
• Women who notice hair changes after menopause;
• Patients who have androgenic alopecia and desire to strengthen their hair follicles even if they are not experiencing significant hair loss.

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The outcomes may differ from person to person. The effectiveness of this treatment for you cannot be guaranteed. Having stated that numerous research has found the following advantages of PRP for hair loss :

• Significantly increased hair regeneration
• An increase in hair growth significantly
• Stimulation of active and dormant follicles
• Reduction of hair thinning
• Natural-looking, fuller, and healthier-looking hair
• Non-invasive therapeutic option for alopecia areata
• Medical care that is reliable and safe

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Dr Matla’s Clinic is in Jesmond near Newcastle upon Tyne. He has people travelling from all over the North East to visit his hair loss clinic including Durham, Sunderland, Gateshead, Ponteland, South Shields, Tynemouth, Morpeth, Northumberland, Hexham, North East, Tyne & Wear, Cramlington, Wallsend, Jarrow, Chester-Le-Street, Whickham, Stanley, Ryton, Longbenton, Hebburn, Consett and Washington

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