Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy uses injections of a concentration of a patient’s own platelets to speed up the healing of injured tendons, ligaments, muscles and joint and to improve skin collagen . In this way, PRP injections use each individual patient’s own healing system to improve musculoskeletal problems.
PRP is also used for hair loss treatment. It’s a 3 step process, when a patient’s blood is drawn, processed, and then injected into the scalp. Depending on the level of your platelets, PRP injections may trigger natural hair growth and maintain it by increasing blood supply to the hair follicle and increasing the thickness of the hair shaft. It is often combined with other hair loss treatment procedures and medications.