A Study of Efficacy of Platelet Rich Plasma in Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia in Male Patients

July 2016 in “ IP Indian journal of clinical and experimental dermatology ”

Krishnendra Varma, Ankit Agrawal, Meetesh Agrawal

platelet rich plasma androgenetic alopecia Hamilton Norwood scale hair count hair thickness hair density PRP

TLDR PRP is effective in treating male pattern baldness.

The study investigated the efficacy of platelet rich plasma (PRP) in treating androgenetic alopecia in 30 male patients aged 15-50 years. The majority of participants were in the 26-30 (36.7%) and 21-25 (33.3%) age groups, with most classified between class 2 to 5 on the Hamilton Norwood scale. A significant number (63.3%) had a positive family history of alopecia. Clinical improvements in hair count, thickness, and density were observed in 20 patients (66.7%) after 2-3 PRP sessions, with statistically significant results (p-0.00). The study concluded that PRP is effective in treating androgenetic alopecia.

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