Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy | Dr. Joseph Greco Ph.D. Answers Your Questions

[ryan555]

I was seriously thinking about PRP treatment and even planning on getting one, but now I'm a bit scared. I've read a couple threads now on different sites by people saying that they were worse off after the treatment.
This really sucks. I was hoping it would be my next defense line against further hair loss.

People also say that propecia and minoxidil made their hair loss worse. New treatments often cause shedding and some people freak out when this happens. I shed both times I had PRP but after a couple of months my hair looked much better than before the treatments.

[ALLISWELL]

People also say that propecia and minoxidil made their hair loss worse. New treatments often cause shedding and some people freak out when this happens. I shed both times I had PRP but after a couple of months my hair looked much better than before the treatments.

Man just show us the results if you cant then go and tell these fairy tales to your grand daughters!!

[VictimOfDHT]

People also say that propecia and minoxidil made their hair loss worse. New treatments often cause shedding and some people freak out when this happens. I shed both times I had PRP but after a couple of months my hair looked much better than before the treatments.

Ryan, how many treatments are you planning on getting? Is this something you need to keep doing every few months ?

[ryan555]

Ryan, how many treatments are you planning on getting? Is this something you need to keep doing every few months ?

I am planning to get them every 6 months or so. I am in a unique situation in that I have a medical condition that required me to stop taking propecia and minoxidil over a year ago. Since I don't have any other treatment options, I am sticking with PRP and laser therapy.

[ryan555]

Man just show us the results if you cant then go and tell these fairy tales to your grand daughters!!

I don't even know what this means.

[VictimOfDHT]

I am planning to get them every 6 months or so. I am in a unique situation in that I have a medical condition that required me to stop taking propecia and minoxidil over a year ago. Since I don't have any other treatment options, I am sticking with PRP and laser therapy.

So these PRP treatments are necessary every 6 months forever ? Man, that's quite an expense.

[losinghope79]

To anyone that's saying the prp is bad. Ya know not everything works on everyone and its good that people are experimenting with treatments. I went and got it done in febuary out in clearwater fl and yes I am dissapointed in the fact that its made my hair fall out twice as fast and it did nothing but there may be other issues on hand I dunno. Id like to have a private convo with dr. Greco though just to see what options there are so if you can email me dr. Greco my email is nathenailk0424@gmail.com

[Dr Joseph F. Greco]

To anyone that's saying the prp is bad. Ya know not everything works on everyone and its good that people are experimenting with treatments. I went and got it done in febuary out in clearwater fl and yes I am dissapointed in the fact that its made my hair fall out twice as fast and it did nothing but there may be other issues on hand I dunno. Id like to have a private convo with dr. Greco though just to see what options there are so if you can email me dr. Greco my email is nathenailk0424@gmail.com

Losinghope I did respond and would be happy to do so. I have to say that this scenario is the exception and there may be other underlying causes. Best, JG

[gillenator]

So, any news about this prp stuff or is it dead ?

Possibly PRP can stimulate hair follicles into the anagen growth phase. I hope there is potential in this area.

[UK_]

PRP just hasnt lived up to its initial hype IMO.

Total fail.

[Dr Joseph F. Greco]

PRP just hasnt lived up to its initial hype IMO.

Total fail.

This is absolutely not correct and I addressed this question in previous posts. We will be presenting independent results by various physicians in Anchorage on cellular therapy in AGA, AA and DL ( Discoid Lupus). JG

[MrRyan]

PRP just hasnt lived up to its initial hype IMO.

Total fail.

Yes i have to agree here, this has been going a while now and if it was helping people there would be results as in pictures, and a lot more people would be having PRP treatment just by word of mouth alone. It would not stay a secret for long people would be all over this, but i guess it's made people some money knowing how desperate the situation is for hair loss sufferers and knowing we will pay for stuff even if there is no real proof of efficacy.

Saying this though i'm glad things are being tried to help us, but i'm getting so fed up of this hair loss affliction now, it's always 5 to 10 years away for a cure and anything that is out just simply isn't helping us. Come on science hurry up and give us a viable option.

[mlao]

It works for some but not all. I think there is a bit of a placebo effect involved.
That said I think Dr. DeYarmen has actually shown some above average results.

[DepressedByHairLoss]

This is absolutely not correct and I addressed this question in previous posts. We will be presenting independent results by various physicians in Anchorage on cellular therapy in AGA, AA and DL ( Discoid Lupus). JG

Hey Dr. Greco, first off I really respect you for working on all of these cellular therapies to regrow hair. So many people like me would love to regrow hair without the permanent scarring of a hair transplant. So my question is: will PRP have any significant benefit on its own? Or will it just augment the results of a hair transplant?

[Follicle Death Row]

I just don't understand the proposed mechanism of action with PRP as a standalone procedure and I haven't seen an undeniable result yet where it's not up for debate whether this stuff worked or not. It has growth factors sure, but if the progenitor cells are defective and the DHT triggers the signalling process for the follicles and hairs to miniturise I don't see how PRP can circumvent this problem. Now if it is in fact doing something to revive the progenitor cells and support the dermal papillae then it may well work but I'm skeptical and don't see how this is real cellular therapy. With the growth factors I could understand if it was prolonging the anagen phase in much the same way many believe minoxidil to work. In this instance, with a longer anagen phase, more hairs could be in this part of the cycle at the one time and thus someone's head of hair could appear to have more volume while the they're still actually balding and the hairs are miniturising simply because there's less hairs in the telogen phase.

I'm not at all convinced and I'd categorise this stuff to be pseudoscience along with LLLT. Of course if it can be shown otherwise clinically and scientifically I'd be delighted as would everyone else. I don't think PRP works. It's not dealing with speeding up recovery of a traditional injury. That's all PRP does anyway as far as I'm aware. Tiger Woods used PRP to speed up recovery from a knee injury. The knee would have healed anyway but the PRP just better faciliatated the process. You could make the case that it speeds up recovery and helps provide robust growth when coupled with a HT. That would make sense but as a standalone procedure where people are just getting injections to the scalp I really don't see how it can work and thus far there's no proven results I know of to support it.

Seems ridiculously expensive for what it is too. If it is doing anything it's no more effective than minoxidil but if people want to spunk money on this stuff by all means go ahead. I really want to be wrong on this and hopefully someone shows me that I am.