Is PRP effective treatment for hair loss due to bariatric surgery?

Thank you for your question and photos. Unfortunately 2 weeks is not enough time to see progress. Treatments are typically spaced 6-8 weeks apart and it is common to not see results until after your second treatment. I recommend having at least 3-6 treatments. We also have our patients use the ...

Lovebill, Not enough information to make any kind of remote assessment. PRP   varies a lot between different providers. Would recommend that you seek a hair loss specialist to carefully evaluate your condition and diagnose, only then can recommendations for short and long term be made. At least ...

When drawing blood to prepare PRP,  we use either a 11 ml or 22 ml tube. The 11 ml tube is similar to the collection tubes in clinical laboratories that prepare diagnostic testing. The 11 ml can  prepare approximately 2.4 to 4 mL of high concentration PRP. This is PRP that is 3.8 to 5 times high...

Each collecting system will work a little differently but I typically obtain 4mL of PRP from 30mL of whole blood.  Not everyone is a good candidate for this treatment so please see a Board Certified or Board Eligible Plastic Surgeon to evaluate if you may benefit. Good luck! This content is for ...

There really shouldn't be any need to take either.  In fact, NSAIDS can reduce the impact of PRP by inhibiting the inflammatory process which is essential to the function of platelets and healing.If pain is a concern in the future, applying a numbing cream to the area in advance of treatment ...

PRP can  decrease hair shedding, increase the thickness of hair shafts , increase the speed of hair growth  and possibly regrow hair that has been lost for three to five years. It does NOT block the formation of DHT.  Therefore , PRP alone will not  control androgenic alopecia.  The comb...