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How does PRP thicken miniaturized hair?

trainer19Oct 17, 2018
After a series of PRP treatments, does existing miniaturized hair shed first and then another thicker hair grows in it's place? Or does the miniaturized hair start growing thicker without shedding first?

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Tianna Tsitsis, MD

PRP will cause hair to grow and follicles to become stronger.  It takes 4-8 months though so you need to be patient.  It is pretty typical for 1 follicle to have 1-3 strands of hair coming out.  Nothing to be worried about.  Often people have increased shed for a couple weeks...

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Jeff Rapaport, MD

If your PRP is injected,  a Keratin treatment should not change your hair follicles . You should wait 48 hours after the PRP injections. However, if you have an ongoing shedding, thinning or breakage issue, the keratin treatment can affect the hair. In addition, most Physicians use pho...

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Emrah Cinik, MD

Hello, Yes you can get prp treatment to stimulate the donor hair. You can also use oral supplements such as finasteride 1 mg and biotin 10000 mcg

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