Platelet-Rich Plasma in Plastic Surgery: A Systematic Review

This article reviews the use of platelet-rich plasma for skin rejuvenation and hair regrowth, noting positive outcomes despite variability in preparation and a lack of standardized protocols.

This review discusses the potential of platelet-rich plasma applications in regenerative medicine and explores recent progress and challenges in translating non-clinical PRP findings into human treatments, but reports no new clinical results.

This study evaluated the feasibility of a single-center, three-arm trial to assess fat grafting with or without PRP for diabetic foot ulcers, finding high patient engagement and indicating that a multi-center trial could be safe and feasible.

This study found that preserving hair grafts in platelet-rich plasma before implantation significantly improved hair density, graft uptake, and hair thickness compared to saline preservation in hair transplantation patients.

In this study, intradermal injections of QR678 were found to significantly reduce hair fall in men with androgenetic alopecia over 6 months, with superior improvements in hair density and thickness compared to PRP.

This study observed that amniotic allografts provided similar aesthetic improvements with less downtime and quicker results compared to PRP treatment for midface volume enhancement.

This review discusses the use of platelet-rich plasma for facial rejuvenation, acne scarring, and androgenic alopecia and reports positive outcomes but emphasizes the need for standardized preparation and application methods.

In this study, researchers found that homologous PRP (h-PRP) significantly increased hair density more than both nonactivated (n-PRP) and activated (a-PRP) autologous PRP in patients with androgenetic alopecia, suggesting h-PRP as a potentially more effective treatment option for hair loss.

This review discusses the use of platelet-rich plasma in dermatology for various applications such as tissue regeneration and wound healing, but it reports no new clinical results and calls for clearer guidance on suitable treatments.

This study found that platelet-rich plasma injections significantly increased hair count and density in patients with male pattern hair loss without major side effects, suggesting it may be a safe and effective treatment option.

This study found that platelet-rich plasma may have a role in treating chronic alopecia areata, but more long-term follow-up studies are needed to confirm its effectiveness and success rate.

This study found that PRP combined with dalteparin and protamine microparticles may enhance hair growth by increasing hair thickness compared to PRP alone.