Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is a natural treatment that uses the growth factors and stem cells in your body to grow your own hair. Combined with high quality medical equipment and an expertly trained eye, our PRP treatments give you the best opportunity to grow your own hair. This procedure is an effective treatment of Alopecia and also helping to thicken hair whilst maintain hair transplantation.

How does the treatment work?

It involves tiny precision laid injections, which are painless, to be inserted intradermally (best layer of the scalp to stimulate follicle growth and thickness).

We are able to penetrate this layer and stimulate the follicle growth instantaneously.  The Platelet Rich Plasma has growth factors and stem cell stimulating cells, which rejuvenates the hair follicles and promotes growth. The skin itself is not damaged but rather stimulated as well, giving a shining appearance to the skin soon after the treatment. The thickness of the follicle is also improved with the stimulation of the follicles. The procedure will eventually reinvigorate the hair cycle and attempt to grow new follicles whilst improving the thickness of scalp hair.

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What does the treatment involve?

With a prescription only medical grade anaesthetic cream, your scalp will be numbed and minimal discomfort will be caused by our PRP injections.

Our Cosmetic Doctors will then Tiny strategically and skillfully placed injections will be made into the scalp skin which ensures the PRP is reaching the root of the hair follicles. A sample of your blood test is taken painlessly. Then with a state of the art centrifuge process, the growth factor cells are extracted and ready to be injected.

After the treatment, the skin may appear shiny and flushed. This is a normal phenomenon and takes approximately 24 hours to resolve. With the minimal downtime of PRP hair loss therapy, the skin will return to normal very soon. Sometimes minor swelling and “shock hair loss” (psychological phenomena) may occur and will require a review with your Cosmetic Doctor to treat.

Treatment must be performed every 3-4 weeks for around 5 times to achieve optimum results. A top-up treatment may be required at the 8-9 months point.

Results will become visible after 3-4 months and will gradually improve over the following months.

Will I see results immediately?

No. PRP is not magic but hair growth will start to become visible about 3-4 months and hair thickness will be the most prominent benefit. Growth factors take a long time to stimulate the hair follicles completely. This occurs in the coming months of the successive treatments. A minimum of 8 months is required to see any great benefits.

Are there any side effects?

PRP is a very safe procedure. The only side effects one is likely to encounter is a bit of swelling and reddened appearance of the scalp. The patient’s on blood thinners are likely to have longer bleed time on the scalp resulting slightly longer recovery.

After effects of PRP treatment are minimal with associated swelling generally subsiding within hours to a few days. As the blood product is a natural source from your own body, there is no risk of allergy or reaction and no scarring or pigmentation issues.

Book your appointment with a Cosmetic Doctor at SKIN CLUB online or call 1300 85 44 82.