What is platelet rich plasma?

Platelet-rich plasma is a treatment that consists of extracting the patient's own blood. Next, the red and white blood cells are separated from the plasma and platelets that make up the blood, in order to use the growth factors that the latter possess. This is achieved by introducing the blood into a closed system that, by centrifuging it, allows this separation. Afterwards, the plasma with the highest proportion of platelets is injected into the scalp to promote the hair growth we are looking for, in a quick and painless process.

To better understand what PRP is and how it works, it is important to know the role that platelets play in our body's defenses.

Platelets are a component of blood along with red and white blood cells. When a person sustains a cut or wound, platelets clump together and go to the bleeder to initiate healing. It has been proven after several studies that extracting the concentrated platelets and injecting them into damaged areas of the body could speed healing.

Thus, PRP contains a series of growth factors and proteins that accelerate tissue repair. As some types of hair loss are caused by damage to hair follicles, researchers initially hypothesized that PRP could help regrow hair by reversing the process that occurs in androgenetic alopecia. Since then, PRP has become a great method to recover hair growth, since by infiltrating PRP into the scalp for the treatment of alopecia, it is possible to increase the quality of the hair and develop the thickness of the existing one.

PRP for alopecia treatments: PRP is very useful in some patients with androgenetic alopecia to improve hair growth and density and reduce hair loss.