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24 Years Old, Frontal and Mid Scalp Restoration. Atlanta, GA

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A recent shock loss from minoxidil pushed me to...

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A recent shock loss from minoxidil pushed me to finally go in for a consultation to weigh options for a transplant. Since I am still to young, I was recommended the PRP therapy to help thicken and regrow the hair I still have. I just completed my 2nd PRP treatment and both times went very smoothly. My practitioner was very compassionate when applying the anesthesia and injecting the plasma into my scalp. It's only been a month so I haven't noticed much other than a decrease in the number of hairs falling out. I was told that major results usually don't show until the 3rd or 4th month so I'm trying to stay optimistic. I was nervous at first because there are barely any people who post before and after pictures of just PRP treatments without a transplant included. I will update this and provide before pictures and 1 and 2 month post pictures when I go back for the 3rd treatment.

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December 30, 2015

Thanks for sharing your experience with us -- I look forward to your photo update. Do you know how many injections you had?

December 31, 2015
After the anesthesia was applied i couldn't really feel the injections. Though I did feel about 3 or 4 injections in areas that weren't numb from the anesthesia. With those 4, there were probably around 10 injections.
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December 31, 2015

Glad it was tolerable, I would have been terrified, I don't like needles and the thought of them going into my head freaks me out! 

December 31, 2015
It was very tolerable. I will admit that waiting for the first pinch of the needle is the most excruciating part. After that, everything goes smoothly. The whole process took about 30-35 minutes.
January 1, 2016
Hi there
few years back when i started to use minoxidil, I started to see the negative reaction. my hair started to fall out on the temples, receding hairline and thining on the crown and it is all because of the minoxidil. i am very disturbed and depressed when i started to notice the receding hairline on the temples and thinning hair on the crown. now this have left me no opition rather then to go for the PRP treatment. Plz do let me know as well how effective the PRP treament is. Can you keep up to date with the treatment as well. Thank You
June 28, 2016
Hey I just provided a 6 month update
January 21, 2016
PRR is wonderful .It stopped my hair from shedding and made it more fuller.
January 21, 2016
Did you see Julia Horton at Hair Restoration Specialists on Roswell Rd.
She is so knowledgable and concerned.It took about nine months and several visits but worth it.
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7 months post

1st week

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So here is what my scalp looked like a week after the injections. My blood was drawn and placed in the centrifuge. After that was finished, I had anesthesia injected into my scalp. I have a pretty high pain tolerance so all of these needles do not bother me. After the anesthesia I really could not feel anything of the PRP injections. Very smooth process overall.

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July 6, 2016
Hi guys I would strongly recommend not to go for the hair transplant if you are young. Whatever doctor advise we should listen to them Because they are the experts and they know what is better. Hair tranplant should be the last option f you don't see any improvement or any good results because if you go for the hair tranplant than you have to do at least 2 times to achieve the desire and youthful looks which is costly and time consuming as well. So, just wait and wait for the result rather then jumping straight to the hair transplant and of course plz do listen to the doctor. They know better than us
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7 months post

2 Months Update (January 15th)

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From what my doctor stated, and reviews from others, the general consensus is that results won't truly show until around the 4th or 5th month mark. Though, it seemed as though I was beginning to see a lot of growth at this point. Compared to my first picture, the already existing hairs look longer and thicker. I'm going to stay positive assume this isn't just my hopefulness skewing my imagination.

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