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No, it is unlikely prp injections caused your depression. If it persists, I suggest speaking to a doctor. Hope this helps.
PRP is a blood component that releases growth factors that helps repair damaged tissue and does not cause depression.
Hair loss can be devastating for anyone and often can affect self esteem and mood. PRP treatment however, will not cause or worsen depression. I would suggest that you speak to your primary care physician to discuss different treatment modalities to stabilize and improve your mood. All the best.
This would be the first time I have heard of this reported with PRP injections. It is unlikely that the PRP caused your depression however as you can imagine, those suffering from hair loss do experience higher incidents of depression in general. I would speak with your family doctor as they will be able to guide you through therapies to improve your mood.
Losing hair is stressful and can be a factor in depression but being treated for hair loss using PRP is not a known cause of depression.
Use of PRP just involves removing your blood, concentrating the platelets and reinjecting it. It is much more likely that issues other than use of PRP led to your depression.
There has been no reported cases of depression following PRP that I am aware of. PRP procedures do not inject any medications that would cause any physiological changes associated with depression.
No, that would be highly unusual. PRP is not linked to depression nor is there any good biological or physiological reason to directly connect a link.
PRP for hair loss involves using your own blood plasma to inject into the scalp. As there is no foreign substance in it there are no side effects from the treatment.
Headache is common after PRP treatment but it usually subsides in a few hours. Your headaches are likely not related to PRP treatments and may need further work up by a neurologist. Best wishes. Razieh Soltani, MD, Board certified dermatologist
It's possible that the fine hairs can develop further over time, but it would be best to have an examination of those hairs. I prefer to use Trichoscopy magnification tools to see the hair follicles up close to assess their health and development. Best, Dr. Anil Shah
IMO you likely have androgenetic alopecia but you would be well advised to seek a specialist in hair loss to be sure. There are many approaches to treatment for this disorder because there is no one treatment that works for everybody. Having said that, only transplants will work on areas that...
