TLDR PRP injection therapy shows promise for treating hair loss, increasing hair count and thickness with minimal side effects.
The document from September 25, 2017, presents autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) injection therapy as a promising treatment for pattern hair loss, with studies showing improvements in hair count and thickness. One study reported a 29.2% increase in hair counts and a 46.4% increase in hair thickness after PRP treatments, while another involving 20 patients with male pattern hair loss showed an increase of 33.6 hairs in the target area and an increase of 45.9 hairs/cm² in hair density, with minimal side effects and no significant relapse within 12 months. The document suggests that PRP therapy could be more widely used if the preparation and injection methods are standardized, although further studies are needed to confirm its efficacy and safety.
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September 2015 in “Stem Cells Translational Medicine” Platelet-rich plasma injections significantly improved hair regrowth and thickness in patients with hair loss.
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December 2014 in “Wound Repair and Regeneration” PRP injections may improve hair thickness and density in female hair loss patients.
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August 2014 in “Dermatologic Surgery” PRP injections improve hair thickness for baldness.
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October 2013 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) increases the number of new hair follicles and speeds up hair formation.
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December 2012 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Injecting CD34+ cell-containing platelet-rich plasma into the scalp can improve hair count and thickness in people with pattern hair loss.
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September 2011 in “Cell” Fat-related cells are important for initiating hair growth.
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December 2019 in “Journal of skin and stem cell” PRP shows promise for short-term hair growth, especially in young men.
May 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Age-related hair loss is linked to the decline and dysfunction of hair follicle stem cells.
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November 2013 in “Trends in pharmacological sciences” Increasing ABC transporters in hair follicles may prevent chemotherapy-induced hair loss.
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January 2013 in “The Lancet Oncology” Chemotherapy causes hair loss by damaging hair follicles and stem cells, with more research needed for prevention and treatment.
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July 2001 in “Trends in Molecular Medicine” Future hair loss treatments should aim to extend hair growth, reactivate resting follicles, reverse shrinkage, and possibly create new follicles, with gene therapy showing promise.
