Genetic predisposition for hair loss is a condition that has kept many people baffled for years. Known as androgenetic alopecia, this condition affects both men and women around the age of forty. For men (male pattern baldness) the area on the top of the head starts losing hair and new hair doesn’t grow back. For women (female pattern baldness) is the area around the center partition that starts getting wider. For years, the solution to hair loss has been medication and surgical hair transplant.

Both methods are riddled with side effects such as the itchy scalp, sexual dysfunction, infection on the scalp etc. Minimal side effects and non-invasive treatment are the two important factors that patients are looking for in hair fall treatments.

PRP stands for Platelet Rich Plasma. Platelets are a component of the blood and are the EMTs of the blood that reach the injured site of the body first to stop the bleeding. The idea behind PRP treatment for treatment of cuts and wounds is to extract the concentrated platelets from the blood and inject them at the damage sites in order to hasten the healing process. The plasma contains many growth factors and proteins that many practitioners claim might stimulate the damaged hair follicles in the form of white blood cells and platelets.

PRP therapy has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of arthritis, signs of aging and injuries to tendons, muscles, and ligaments. The efficacy of PRP therapy for treatment of hair loss is and in increasing the hair count, thickness and growth phase is still under research and there is no official conclusive evidence about the effectiveness of PRP.