December 2018 in “Вестник Российской Военно-медицинской академии” This study reported that platelet-rich plasma therapy significantly increased hair density and diameter in men with androgenetic alopecia by inducing morphological changes in hair follicles.
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December 2018 in “International Journal of Biomedicine” This study found that treating androgenetic alopecia with platelet rich plasma increased hair density and diameter while decreasing the proportion of telogen and vellus hairs.
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December 2020 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This review covers the variability in methods for preparing platelet-rich plasma and reports no new clinical results, suggesting that this variability may contribute to inconsistent efficacy in clinical trials.
This study found that combining platelet-rich plasma injections with minoxidil in treating androgenetic alopecia increased the number of hair follicles, anagen phase hairs, and decreased telogen phase hairs compared to minoxidil alone.
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January 2018 in “Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery” This study concluded that ACD-A vials yielded the highest quality and quantity of platelets in platelet-rich plasma for hair rejuvenation compared to EDTA and sodium citrate.