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PRP A-CELL for Scarring, AGA Alopecia and Thin Hair

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After doing my research for a year, I decided to...

jigmae
WORTH IT$3,750
After doing my research for a year, I decided to give the PRP/Acell treatment a try. I’m in my early 50's and have been thinning for probably 20 years now. I've been taking hair vitamins, horsetail, D3, vitamin C, B complex and several others. I have also been using essential oils on my hair like peppermint and rosemary, castor oil and a few others. I have had some growth where I already have hair but the bald areas are tough to grow. I also use 5% Rogaine foam. I had a scalp biopsy last year to determine what type of Alopecia I had and Dr. Edwards explained to me the different type of treatments and the cost that was available. I started me on cortisone injections for about 6 or 7 months. My hair grew some around the edges so I decided to go a step further and try the PRP/Acell. This is my First treatment out of 3 and I will get them 2 months apart. I'm very optimistic and believe it will work to grow my hair. I will post pictures before and after when I start seeing a change so please remind me if you don’t hear back from me. The Nurse took my blood and spun it to separate the plasma. The Doctor came in and gave me numbing injections and the numbing injections on a scale of 1-10 and 10 being painful was a 7, the pain doesn't linger once it’s over and she moves on and injects the next spot and it’s a sting and that's it. She gave me about 12 injections for numbing all around the head. By the time she injected the last numbing injection my head was numb and she proceeded to inject the PRP/Acell. The whole process took about an hour and 15 min from me sitting in the chair giving up my blood, having it spun and the injections. The PRP Injections on a scale of 1 to 10 were a zero, there was no pain after numbing and no pain hours later when numbing wore off. No one could tell I had injections there was no swelling or pain afterwards and the scalp was a little tender and that's it, I went home and watched TV and later went out to dinner with friends. Today is the 4th day after the treatment and I feel fine. The doctor was very experienced and try's to specialize in no pain treatments, if she can figure out how to make the numbing injections painless then we will be on a roll for total pain free injections LOL. Some of the reviews that I read made me nervous because they were saying their forehead had swollen and someone said their eyes had swollen and that they had a lot of pain afterwards but I didn’t have any of that and I explained my concerns to the doctor and she told me she has never had anyone to complain of pain afterwards or a swollen forehead or eyes. After my injections I popped an extra strength Tylenol just in case. Now keep in mind everyone is different so we all have different reactions

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Bobbi D. Edwards, MD

Bobbi D. Edwards, MD

Dermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology

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Replies (14)

June 15, 2017
Thanks for your helpful descriptions re, your hair loss treatments. Do you know what type of alopecia your scalp biopsy showed? My dermatologist has also suggested a scalp biopsy as the steroid injections aren't helping much. I really hope the prp works for you. Please keep us posted. Thanks so much!
June 15, 2017
My biopsy showed scarring, and AGA.
June 15, 2017
Do you know what causes scarring? Thanks.
June 15, 2017
in my case wearing tight ponytails and braids, dying the hair and perming it could damage the scalp. Some people can really be sensitive to the chemicals.
June 15, 2017
Thanks purpledoll. One last question: What is AGA? I believe it's a type of alopecia but not sure.
June 16, 2017
androgenetic its like pattern hair loss in men and women.
June 24, 2019
My doctor said I have n autoimmune condition Alopecia. Now I'm wondering if here I more to know. I also hav Eyebrow loss that I not in the area that usually comes from the thyroid. Was the biopsy expensive?
June 16, 2017
hmmmm ... not sure if that's what I have or not.
Hope the prp works for you. Please keep us posted.
Thanks again.
January 16, 2018
Could you ask your doctor what volume of PRP is used and how much Acell is added to the PRP? Thanks.
January 1, 2019
You may want to add laser treatment. I did PRP (without a-cell) and it has helped thicken my hairl
February 15, 2019
Soon they will do stem cells on the scalp. That will be the gold standard. Research has been done and just as it works in knees, hips, etc. it is working beautifully in restoring the hair. It will be very expensive. Figure another 3/5 years before its standard. But I bet in 2 u may be able to find it at university centers.
February 16, 2019
Ducky1 I have a local place that claims to do it now but I am afraid to invest until I know more.
February 17, 2019
I emailed u back,on this site but don’t c it posted. The jest of my email was wait.
UPDATED FROM jigmae
1 month post

1 month post PRP Acell

jigmae
So far everything is going well, I see a little growth along the hairline but it could be the rogaine thats working. I am also taking a hair vitamin plus biotin.

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UPDATED FROM jigmae
2 months post

second PRP Acell Treatment

jigmae
I had my second prp treatment with Acell today. I went in at 2pm and was done at 3pm. the pain was pretty awful and I am glad its over even though I was injected with the numbing I could still fill the pain in some areas. I have one more treatment which will be a total of three. I had the first treatment June 9th and my second one today August 25th. I am seeing new hair growth but its a slow process, the bald areas hasn't filled in yet but the areas where I had hair has grown some inches. After the treatment my head was numb for about 2 hours and when the numbing wore off I didn't feel any pain and I also took two Tylenols when I got home. I washed my hair the next day and slapped on a wig and went on about my day. I will give another update in 3 months.

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August 27, 2017
Thanks so much for sharing your journey. I wish you the best with your treatments and hope they continue to be successful. Please keep us updated :-).
August 27, 2017
Thank you I will keep updating as I see improvement and growth.
January 31, 2018
Very kind of you to share your story. I'm eager to know if you are happy with the treatments now that another 5 months have passed. Please update us when you can. Thanks!