Advances in Aesthetic Therapies: Platelet-Rich Plasma Procedure for the Treatment of Alopecia

    April 2017 in “ Plastic and Aesthetic Nursing ”
    Jeanine Harrison
    Studysummary This discussion reviews the trend towards nonsurgical hair loss treatments, emphasizing that options like platelet-rich plasma therapy are increasingly used despite not being covered by Canadian health insurance; it presents no clinical findings.
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    Research cited in this study 6

    1. Randomized Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Half-Head Study to Assess the Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma on the Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia Dermatologic Surgery · 2016
    2. The Effect of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Hair Regrowth: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial Stem Cells Translational Medicine · 2015
    3. Platelet-Rich Plasma in Androgenic Alopecia: Myth or Effective Tool Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery · 2014
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    5. Diffuse Hair Loss: Its Triggers and Management Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine · 2009
    6. Psychological Effect, Pathophysiology, and Management of Androgenetic Alopecia in Men Mayo Clinic Proceedings · 2005

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