PRP For Hair & Face

What Are PRP Injections?

PRP has been used for decades for wound and soft tissue healing by orthopedic surgeons and wound care physicians. However, more recently, there has been a large amount of research and clinical evidence demonstrating PRP's regenerative properties for the treatment of scars, minimizing pores, fine wrinkles, volume loss, hair loss, and skin rejuvenation.

"Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a preparation of platelets in concentrated blood plasma with regenerative growth factors used to stimulate skin healing, collagen production, other important proteins that support the skin."

There are many clinical applications for PRP - it's used for the treatment of hair loss, acne scars, surgical scars, stretch marks, pigmentation, volume loss, wrinkles, fine lines, and crepey skin texture. "In our skin, fibroblasts are the cells responsible for making important proteins such as collagen and elastin, both of which are important proteins in keeping the skin supple and youthful."

Fibroblasts also play a key role in the aging process beyond making collagen and elastin, but also its interactions with other skin cells as well as the overall matrix underneath the skin. Since PRP is laden with growth factors from a patient's own platelets, cosmetologists are taking advantage of its regenerative properties in order to treat many skin conditions and particularly, aging of the skin.