{"id":627740,"date":"2018-01-31T18:11:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T18:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hauteliving.com\/hautebeauty\/?p=627740"},"modified":"2019-07-17T15:09:13","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T19:09:13","slug":"dr-hausauer-on-the-intricacies-of-prp-hair-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hauteliving.com\/hautebeauty\/627740\/dr-hausauer-on-the-intricacies-of-prp-hair-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Hausauer On The Intricacies Of PRP Hair Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nChances are you are familiar with Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP)<\/strong> and its near miraculous faculties to revitalize the skin through the body\u2019s own healing mechanisms. But what about PRP hair treatments?<\/p>\n

Haute Beauty<\/em> turned to its own contributor, Dr. Amelia K. Hausauer<\/strong>, who performs PRP hair procedures at Aesthetx<\/strong><\/a>, to understand more about the relatively new and minimally invasive treatments that promote hair growth.<\/p>\n

Many think about skin procedures when they hear PRP. How did PRP-infused hair treatments come about?<\/h3>\n

PRP therapy is used in hair restoration as an alternative or complement to existing topical, oral and surgical treatments. It involves separating a portion of your own blood and injecting this solution back into the scalp. There are growth factors in a special type of blood cell called the platelet that awaken and help create a better environment for hair follicles so they may grow and thrive. PRP is a way to harness your body\u2019s own ability to heal itself in a more natural and innovative technique.<\/p>\n

Over the past decades, there has been an increasing effort to understand what biological cues control the hair growth cycle.\u00a0We have long recognized that there are different phases of cyclical hair growth, including: telogen, the resting phase; anagen, the growth phase; catagen, the regression phase; and exogen, the shedding phase.\u00a0But, the molecular signals triggering these transitions and how they may differ among individuals with male or female pattern hair loss have only become clear more recently.<\/p>\n

It turns out PRP contains high concentrations of many of the same molecules and growth factors necessary in normal hair cycles and can\u00a0stimulate critical genes that promote anagen hairs. The body only has so many ways that cells can communicate, so we take advantage of this redundancy and apply them to different parts of the body.\u00a0 Normally, the signals in PRP stop bleeding and help accelerate wound healing but if moved to another part of the body like the scalp, they can also stimulate hair growth.\u00a0Pretty fantastic for a relatively noninvasive and natural procedure!<\/p>\n

Walk us through the steps of a typical PRP hair treatment. Do patients need any preparation; is the procedure painful?<\/h3>\n

Part of the confusion and variability in results seen with PRP comes from the fact that platelet-rich plasma actually just refers to a solution that is separated from one's own blood with a greater concentration of platelets than red blood cells.\u00a0Circulating whole blood is mainly comprised of red blood cells with many fewer platelets in a fixed volume.\u00a0So basically, PRP is a reversal in what\u2019s normal.<\/p>\n

The exact ratio\u00a0and composition, however, varies from clinic to clinic, preparation technique to preparation technique. Finding an experienced physician such as a board-certified dermatologist or plastic surgeon who knows a lot about the basic science of PRP can help demystify the process and ensure the best efficacy.<\/p>\n

I ran a clinical trial using PRP for hair regrowth and am very comfortable explaining the procedure and expected results.\u00a0At my practice, Aesthetx, I use a highly purified solution because there is scientific evidence to suggest it works better and is less painful. Our basic procedure involves the following:<\/p>\n