27 citations
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June 2019 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) treatment may increase hair growth for genetic hair loss, but more research is needed to confirm this.
27 citations
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July 2017 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” This review examines the growing evidence for using platelet-rich plasma in aesthetic procedures such as hair restoration and skin rejuvenation but reports no new clinical results.
27 citations
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January 2017 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This study found no significant benefit from PRP injections for treating androgenetic alopecia in men, highlighting the need for larger, well-designed trials to assess its effectiveness and safety.
27 citations
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February 2023 in “Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity” This study found that platelet-derived mitochondria can promote wound healing by reducing oxidative stress-induced apoptosis in vascular endothelial cells, with survivin identified as a potential target.
26 citations
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January 2025 in “iScience” This article reviews the potential applications, benefits, and limitations of platelet-rich plasma in medical practice and reports no new clinical results, emphasizing the need for standardized preparation and treatment protocols.
26 citations
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April 2023 in “Medicina” This systematic review suggests that platelet-rich plasma may significantly improve symptoms in oral lichen planus with effects comparable to corticosteroids, although more research is needed to confirm these findings.
26 citations
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December 2019 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology” This study found that platelet-rich plasma combined with topical minoxidil was more effective in increasing hair density for male-type baldness than either treatment alone.
26 citations
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January 2016 in “Journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery” Hair transplant combining scalp and beard hair with PRP was successful for scarring alopecia.
25 citations
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May 2020 in “Daehan saengsik uihak hoeji/Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine” This article discusses the potential benefits of platelet-rich plasma injections in ovarian tissue to improve reproductive outcomes in IVF for older individuals and proposes a mechanism to enhance embryo ploidy rescue, but reports no new clinical results.
25 citations
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September 2019 in “PubMed” This review discusses the therapeutic potential of platelet-rich plasma in dermatology and highlights the need for standardized treatment protocols, but reports no new clinical results.
25 citations
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April 2018 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study found that platelet-rich plasma injections improved hair density and diameter in women with androgenetic alopecia not responding to other treatments over 24 weeks, with no adverse events reported.
25 citations
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January 2018 in “Acta Clinica Croatica” This study found that allogeneic platelet gel significantly improved healing in non-healing chronic lower leg ulcers compared to hydrogel treatment.
25 citations
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July 2017 in “Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery” This review suggests that PRP injections may be effective in promoting hair regrowth, reducing hair loss, and increasing hair thickness in patients with androgenic alopecia.
25 citations
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March 2017 in “Journal of Dermatological Treatment” This review found that the current evidence on using platelet rich plasma to treat non-cicatricial alopecia, such as androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata, is of low quality and yields controversial results.
25 citations
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May 2014 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” In this study, intradermal injections of autologous platelet-rich fibrin matrix significantly increased hair density in patients with androgenetic alopecia at 2 and 3 months after initial treatment.
24 citations
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November 2023 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review highlights that platelet-rich plasma and adipose-derived stem cell therapy may offer safe and promising improvements for managing symptoms of genital lichen sclerosus, with a potential synergistic benefit when combined.
24 citations
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January 2021 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This review found that platelet-rich plasma therapy improved hair growth and thickness in most studies on alopecia, with the highest improvement seen when combined with Minoxidil.
24 citations
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November 2019 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This review evaluates the use of platelet-rich plasma in dermatology, highlighting favorable outcomes in several areas, especially androgenetic alopecia, despite a lack of large randomized controlled trials and consistency in protocols.
24 citations
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January 2019 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” In this study, the authors reported that among patients with androgenetic alopecia, treatment with minoxidil 5% lotion combined with PRP and microneedling resulted in better hair growth and higher satisfaction compared to other treatment groups.
24 citations
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November 2017 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” In this study, researchers found that homologous PRP (h-PRP) significantly increased hair density more than both nonactivated (n-PRP) and activated (a-PRP) autologous PRP in patients with androgenetic alopecia, suggesting h-PRP as a potentially more effective treatment option for hair loss.
23 citations
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December 2021 in “International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health” This study found that advanced platelet-rich fibrin (A-PRF) reduced postoperative complications like pain, trismus, and edema following mandibular wisdom teeth removal.
23 citations
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September 2020 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This review discusses the potential applications of injectable platelet‐rich fibrin in various conditions and reports no new clinical results; the authors highlight its favorable use in comparison to existing treatments.
23 citations
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June 2018 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” This review suggests that platelet-rich plasma is a low-risk treatment for androgenic alopecia with good patient satisfaction and positive objective outcomes, but further research is needed to refine methods and standardize outcome measurements.
23 citations
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November 2017 in “Stem cell investigation” This study found that platelet lysate produced higher follicular regeneration in hair restoration surgeries compared to activated PRP and saline, with significant gains in both follicular unit and hair density.
22 citations
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October 2024 in “Advanced Healthcare Materials” This study demonstrated that gelatine-based hydrogel foams loaded with platelet extracellular vesicles (pEVs) promoted full wound closure in a chronic wound rat model within 14 days, suggesting potential for personalized treatment of chronic diabetic wounds.
22 citations
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October 2019 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study found that platelet-rich plasma was effective for hair regrowth in women with androgenic alopecia, though less so than minoxidil, but it was associated with improved quality of life responses.
22 citations
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December 2017 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This study found that both intralesional PRP and topical tretinoin were effective and safe for treating striae distensae, with PRP being more effective and yielding higher patient satisfaction.
22 citations
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January 2015 in “Actas dermo-sifiliográficas/Actas dermo-sifiliográficas” This review discusses the increased use of platelet-rich plasma in dermatology for conditions like skin ulcers and alopecia but reports no new clinical results, emphasizing the need for more scientific evidence to support its benefits.
21 citations
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June 2019 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This research review found that platelet-rich plasma treatment generally produced successful hair regrowth in both androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata, despite study differences that limited direct statistical comparison.
20 citations
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April 2023 in “The Journal of Urology” This study found that two injections of platelet-rich plasma were safe but no more effective than placebo in treating mild to moderate erectile dysfunction.