Key Growth Factors in Platelet-Rich Plasma
I have mentioned platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in a dozen or so posts on this blog in the past three years, albeit some of those mentions were a small part of much larger posts. Although the positive...
View ArticleFree PRP Treatment Session(s) Prize Drawing
Update: Contest has ended as of 4pm US EST on November 23rd. Please see my post from that date for winner selection procedure. Please read this post in its entirety. Unrelated but important comments...
View ArticleBrief Items of Interest, November 2016
Hair loss news first: — A very busy month for Aclaris Therapeutics. First the company updated its product pipeline page and added photos for each dermatological condition that the company’s various...
View ArticlePRP Free Treatment Session(s) Winner Selection
Please post thoughts unrelated to this subject matter in the comments section of the prior blog post. After the second and final random number generation, the winner and runner-up are as follows:...
View ArticleBrief Items of Interest, February 2017
Hair loss news first: — Update: Due to several people asking, I contacted Follica about their parent company Puretech’s latest presentation, and they sent me the following disappointing news: “Hi!...
View ArticleA Smorgasbord of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) and Hair Growth News
Make sure to also read my post from last year on how well PRP works. There are quite a few studies from around the world that suggest that PRP is more than just a scam as many commentators seem to...
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Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) and Hair Darkening
At the beginning of this year I wrote a very lengthy post concerning the cure for grey hair. In that post, I mentioned Dr. Carlos Wesley’s recent surprising forum thread on how platelet-rich plasma...
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PRP Treatment Updates
There have been a number of important developments in the platelet-rich plasma world during the past several months, warranting a new post on the subject. — In late March, the famous patient advocate...
View ArticleDr. John Cole’s Interesting New Study on PRP
US (Atlanta, Georgia) based Dr. John Cole is one of the world’s most respected hair transplant surgeons. He has trained numerous other surgeons around the world over the years, and is almost certainly...
View ArticleKey Growth Factors in Platelet-Rich Plasma
I have mentioned platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in a dozen or so posts on this blog over the past three years. Although the positive effect of PRP on hair growth is somewhat controversial, there is no...
View ArticleFree PRP Treatment Session(s) Prize Drawing
Update: Contest has ended as of 4pm US EST on November 23rd. Please see my post from that date for winner selection procedure. Please read this post in its entirety. Unrelated comments should be made...
View ArticleBrief Items of Interest, November 2016
Hair loss news first: — A very busy month for Aclaris Therapeutics. First the company updated its product pipeline page and added photos for each dermatological condition that the company’s various...
View ArticlePRP Free Treatment Session(s) Winner Selection
Please post thoughts unrelated to this subject matter in the comments section of the prior blog post. After the second and final random number generation, the winner and runner-up are as follows:...
View ArticleBrief Items of Interest, February 2017
Hair loss news first: — Update: Due to several people asking, I contacted Follica about their parent company Puretech’s latest presentation, and they sent me the following disappointing news: “Hi!...
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Does PRP for Hair Loss Work?
I first published this post on PRP and hair loss in March 2014. I am now updating it in April 2018 due to the publication of many new clinical studies supporting PRP as a secondary hair loss treatment....
View ArticleBrief Items of Interest, October 2015
Hair loss news first: — Prolific hair loss forum participant “Hellouser” is planning to attend the 9th World Congress for Hair Research in Miami from November 18-21, 2015. I suspect that this Congress...
View ArticleGreco Medical Publishes PRP Study Findings
Update: Based on a reader’s comment to this post regarding frequency of treatment, I contacted Dr. Greco and he said that he tries to get his hair transplant patients to get PRP injections once a year...
View ArticlePRP Goes Mainstream on TV
I have covered platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy for hair loss here here and here on this blog before. Initially, I was very skeptical about this whole concept, especially since a number of hair...
View ArticleBrief Items of Interest, June 2015
Hair loss news first: — The biggest news so far this month is Allergan’s purchase of Kythera Biopharmaceuticals yesterday. While Allergan is largely known for its blockbuster Botox product, for us hair...
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PRP Hair Loss Treatment Variation
I last updated my main platelet-rich plasma post (does PRP work for hair loss) in 2020. In there, I list over 50 studies that support the benefits of PRP scalp injections for hair growth. I have...
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