I had PRP on the hair scalp done approx 7 weeks ago. The needling was extremely painful so my dr injected a freeze to block the pain (above pupils of eyes). The gun was less painful. Approx 7 weeks later, I still feel mild brain fog, i.e. my thoughts not as crisp and clear as before. Could there be nerve or other damage from the PRP? Has anyone experienced this and does it go away after time?
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PRP scalp injections work very well for hair regrowth by awakening the sleepy hair follicle. The plasma is injected 0.3 to 0.5mm deep and even within 4 weeks there is a thickening of hair on injected area. With all that said, it is recommended to do a minimum of 3 treatments, or a treatment a...
Good quality PRP will increase hair density 50% in 6 months. However, this does not mean your hair will return to it's long normal length. However, this is possible because good PRP promotes anagen. Unfortunately, many clinic use PRP kits that are not really PRP. It...
Dear brejaie,
Thank you for posting this question. ACell was at one time a few years ago thought to enhance the positive effects of PRP. However, this has not really been the case in reality, and ACell is not routinely used anymore with PRP procedures. It’s very expensive and I found patients w...
