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I did PRP for hair loss yesterday and mistakenly took 2 pills of ibuprofen and 2 pills again today. Will it still be effective?

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LaurenTexas000May 17, 2017

I am 28 years old with androgenetic alopecia. I had PRP for hair loss yesterday and took 2 ibuprofen yesterday and again 2 of them today. I now know that this is not convenient. Would this mean that the process will not be effective? I will do a second session in a month.

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