I have hair fall and I started doing prp and it didn’t really stop my hair fall it just made some of my hair strands thicker. after doing prp I started noticing thin new hairs falling this was not the case before the PRP. I went dermatologist and she diagnosed me with telogen effluvium but what about the new thin hairs falling. My new hairs are falling some are thick and some thin. I always had hair fall but not this much. It started falling A LOT 3 months ago and still going
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March 19, 2018
Answer: Prp for hair loss--add progesterone, viviscal, rogaine, propecia
In my opinion, there could be a number of reasons why you haven't noticed any change. Firstly, if your hair loss has been greater than three to five years in the crown, You may not get regrowth. Secondly, you need to wait a minimum of four to six months to see growth changes....
I am not aware of any data to show that PRP results are affected by fluctuations in hormone levels or the menstrual cycle. Hormones can have an effect on the hair in general as we know, but these are long-term fluctuations rather than daily changes. PRP can be effective in the right patient. Be ...
This will vary greatly between practice and protocols. I personally want to encourage my patients who come for PRP to continue with it for the long term and not use it as a one off treatment because it will not provide long term benefit in the latter case. Just like laser...