PRP hair restoration uses platelet-rich plasma from your own blood to support hair follicles in areas affected by thinning. For women with certain forms of hair loss, PRP can promote greater hair density without surgery or donor hair.
Freya’s Lair Medical Spa offers hair loss care in Albuquerque, NM. The practice’s team of aesthetic providers includes Olga Lucero, MSN, FNP-C, a certified family nurse practitioner.
How Does PRP Hair Restoration Work?
PRP starts with a small blood draw. Your blood is placed in a centrifuge, which separates and concentrates the platelet-rich portion. The PRP is then injected into areas of the scalp where hair is thinning.
Platelets contain growth factors involved in tissue repair and cell signaling. When PRP is placed into the scalp, the goal is to support follicle activity and the hair growth cycle.
Because PRP comes from your own blood, it involves no donor material.
What Are the Benefits of PRP for Women With Thinning Hair?
One of PRP’s biggest advantages is that it gives women a nonsurgical option for managing certain types of hair thinning. Research in women with hair loss, including this study published in Skin Research & Technology, has found improvements in hair density after PRP, although study methods, treatment protocols, and individual results vary.
Other benefits include:
- It uses your own blood. PRP is created from a blood sample collected during your visit.
- There’s no surgical incision. You won’t need graft harvesting, stitches, or the recovery associated with hair transplant surgery.
- Appointments are relatively simple. After we process your blood, we place injections throughout the thinning areas of your scalp.
- It can support thinning areas. PRP is intended to stimulate follicle activity in places where hair is thinning, and results depend in part on the cause and extent of hair loss.
- Downtime is usually limited. Temporary tenderness, swelling, itching, or discomfort around the injection sites may occur, but these effects are generally short-lived.
Who Might Benefit From PRP Hair Restoration?
Women lose hair for many reasons, including genetics, hormonal changes, health conditions, medications, stress, and nutritional deficiencies. That makes figuring out the cause an important part of deciding what comes next.
PRP is most studied for female pattern hair loss and may also be considered in some cases of diffuse thinning. The cause and extent of your hair loss help determine whether it makes sense for you. Some women need a series of sessions rather than a single visit, and we can discuss ongoing care based on how your hair responds.
Explore PRP for Thinning Hair in Albuquerque
Seeing more scalp through your part or noticing a thinner ponytail can be frustrating, but you have options beyond simply covering the area. Olga Lucero, MSN, FNP-C, and the team at Freya’s Lair Medical Spa treat hair loss in Albuquerque, NM. Call 505-503-7381 or contact us to learn if PRP could fit your hair restoration goals.