The low-down on PRP

[level]

I recently had a consultation with Dr. Greco and I've decided to give PRP a try. I know positive testimony from the treatment has been scarce, but I'm going to give it a go and share my results with you all. I've had recent miniaturization and I think I would be a pretty good candidate for it. I'm planning to schedule for the beginning of June. I hope it produces the results that everyone is expecting.

I'll be posting pics of my current state in a couple of days and I'll be updating you all every month. Some pics of my head are already on this forum. you can probably find them by looking at some of my prior posts.

Hopefully people who've had the treatment will start sharing their experience, that way we could all get a good understanding of what to expect, as far as results.

Wish me luck.

[CIT_Girl]

Good luck! It will be interesting to see your pre- and post-treatment photos.

[level]

Thank you!

[[mcr]]

level, that's great. When are you seeing him? I live in Orlando, and am very interested in seeing him about PRP too.

Please keep us posted.

[level]

Thanks [mcr]! I'm hoping to schedule an appointment for the beginning of June. I'll definitely keep you all posted.

[Buckerine11]

I had PRP done in September 2009. At first I thought it did nothing, but now that the 6-8 month period is wearing off, I'm noticing more and more hair shedding. Looking back, I think PRP reduced my hair loss by about 50-60%.

[level]

I had PRP done in September 2009. At first I thought it did nothing, but now that the 6-8 month period is wearing off, I'm noticing more and more hair shedding. Looking back, I think PRP reduced my hair loss by about 50-60%.

Which Dr. did you use?

[level]

I finally made the move and had my first PRP treatment done yesterday with Dr. Greco. I initially had an email exchange with Dr. Greco where he asked me for pics of my hair wet and dry. After looking at my pics, he said I was a good candidate for PRP. So I made an appointment!

Overall the experience was not bad. I got to Dr. Greco's office at 3:30 pm and was greeted by his friendly staff. They had me sign some forms and called me in to draw my blood. Once my blood was drawn, Dr. Greco came in and introduced himself and then he asked for me to go to his office, while they processed my blood. He did an amazing job of explaining everything having to do with PRP, which was way more informative than any information I have found on the web.

After chatting with Dr. Greco for about 25 min, the assistant came in and told the Dr. that my blood had been processed. We talked for another 20 min and then went to another room where they do the procedure. At first he rubbed some type of anesthetic all over the top of my head. After it had settled in, he used a pointy roller to stimulate my scalp. After about 1 min of rolling, he applied the solution through injection onto my scalp at about every 1-2 inches, which took about 2 min. And that's it!

Today the top of my head feels a little sore. He forewarned me about this and said I could take tylenol, but I don't think it's necessary-the pain is bearable.

Like I told the doc, my expectations are modest. I don't expect to regain all my hair or nothing like that. I'd be satisfied if my hair just stopped falling out. If the miniaturized hairs get thicker and I regrow some hair, Bravo! But I'm not counting on it-hopefully I'm wrong!

I can confidently say that Dr. Greco is a serious man who doesn't fool around. He didn't try to sell me on anything else and he didn't try to convince me on an HT. In fact, we didn't even talk about HT's until I brought up that I had heard he had several HT's done. He showed me his before and after pics and he had me basically stick my face in his hair and I could not tell one bit. Maybe I don't have a trained eye for that kind of stuff, but I have detected some pretty bad transplants on random people and his was completely undetectable.

Attached are some pics of my hair wet and dry. These pics were taken prior to my treatment. I was going to take new pics in order to show you guys what the treatment looks like, but it would be pointless since I can't see/find the scabs where the injections were applied. I will try to share my monthly progress with you all. I have my fingers crossed. Hopefully this will work!

[level]

Here are some more...These were all taken from my phone. I will try to take some with my digital camera in a couple of days. I'll keep you all posted.

[Dubtown]

I am thinking of trying this out as well. I live in the Tampa area so not too far to travel.

[Winston]

Thanks for sharing and posting pictures level! Please keep us posted on your progress.

[level]

Thanks for sharing and posting pictures level! Please keep us posted on your progress.

No Prob! Will do!

[level]

Woah!

I'm sorry I haven't been able to provide you all with an update sooner, but here it is...

As most of you know, I had PRP done with Dr. Greco about 3 months ago. With school and work I haven't had the time to document my "progress," as often as I would have liked. To be quite honest, I haven't been motivated to do so because I haven't seen a difference in my hair. Look at the pictures and you be the judge. I know the treatment is suppose to peak at 4 months (a month from now), but my hair, I feel, has gotten worse.

I don't want to discourage anyone from trying the treatment. I might be one of those people who don't respond well to PRP. However, I want to be honest with MY experience: At the 2 month mark I felt that, although my hair loss was advancing, the existing hairs were getting thicker, minus the miniaturized hairs. But now, at the 3 month mark, I'm noticing that I have less hair (Look at the before pics and compare them to the current photos and let me know what you think). I'm hoping that the treatment will strengthen my hair throughout the next couple of months, but from the looks of it, it's highly unlikely.

I'm really hoping-like I'm sure you all are- that a real treatment for hair loss comes out soon. The more my hair loss advances, the worse I feel. I never thought that hair loss could affect me this much. I don't want to get all emo on you all, I just want the guys/girls who are really struggling with their hair loss to know that I know how it feels and that I agree it sucks. I have other great qualities which I'm blessed to have, but hair is hair; It's the main decorative feature that our body has. Histogen, please hurry up! Ha!

Following this post, I'll add some additional pics (the files are too big to include them all in one post, I think).

I know that info on PRP has been lacking, so feel free to ask me any questions. I'll try to update you all again in the next couple of months.

-Level

[level]

more pics...

[dgman21]

Level please fill me in. What exactly is PRP as compared to a hair transplant?