The Therapeutic Response of Platelet-Rich Plasma for Androgenetic Alopecia Showed No Correlation with Growth Factors and Platelet Number

December 2016 in “ Blood ”

Bruno Rodrigues, Silmara Aparecida De Lima Montalvão, Joyce M. Annichinno-Bizzacchi, Rebeca Brito Bonani Cancela, Francesca Aparecida Ramos da Silva, Aline Urban Paffaro, Stephany Cares Huber, José C. Cunha, Erich Vinicius De Paula

platelet-rich plasma androgenetic alopecia growth factors anagen hairs PRP AGA

TLDR PRP treatment can increase hair growth in male pattern baldness, but this effect is not linked to the levels of growth factors or the number of platelets.

The study investigated the therapeutic response of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment for androgenetic alopecia (AGA) and its correlation with growth factors (GFs) and platelet number. The study included 15 male patients with AGA and evaluated hair growth and anagen hairs before and after PRP treatment. The results showed a significant increase in hair count and anagen hairs in the majority of patients. However, there was no correlation between platelet counts and GFs levels with therapeutic response. The study concluded that PRP is a promising therapeutic option for AGA, but the therapeutic response is not correlated with GFs levels or platelet numbers.

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