Anyone had success with PRP?

[FuzzyWuzzy]

Guys,

long time lurker. Tried both Fin and Minoxodil, and unfortunately didn't respond well to either. Since I cant use either of the two most powerful (and approved) preventative treatments I am hoping to go with PRP + Acell and see how I respond. I'm going with two treatments roughly 8 months apart. I'd like to do two regardless of weather or not the first treatment has any noticeable effects as some have suggested that continued treatments tend to have greater effect.

I'm currently in NYC and would appreciate any doctor recommendations. I can (and have) done the requisite searches online but some of the top rated docs are also accused of some pretty poor practices. I am also asking both my dermatologist and some of the hair specialists here in NYC if they can recommend anyone.

Happy to come back to this thread and post replies on how my own success (or lack there of) works.

Thanks in advance for your responses.

[35YrsAfter]

Guys,

long time lurker. Tried both Fin and Minoxodil, and unfortunately didn't respond well to either. Since I cant use either of the two most powerful (and approved) preventative treatments I am hoping to go with PRP + Acell and see how I respond. I'm going with two treatments roughly 8 months apart. I'd like to do two regardless of weather or not the first treatment has any noticeable effects as some have suggested that continued treatments tend to have greater effect.

I'm currently in NYC and would appreciate any doctor recommendations. I can (and have) done the requisite searches online but some of the top rated docs are also accused of some pretty poor practices. I am also asking both my dermatologist and some of the hair specialists here in NYC if they can recommend anyone.

Happy to come back to this thread and post replies on how my own success (or lack there of) works.

Thanks in advance for your responses.

At Dr. Cole's, we recommend PRP/ACell with hair transplant surgery. These treatments promote healing and nearly always improve hair shaft diameter at least a little. Dr. Cole keeps an extensive record of his patient's hair mass index. We nearly always see an improvement in hair shaft diameter. The question is, are stand-alone ACell/PRP treatments worth the expense. In many cases, I don't believe they are for the average income man or woman. The most frustrating thing about the state of current treatments for MPB is the fact that all of the topical and oral treatments only help a little bit. ACell/PRP treatments vary from doctor to doctor. Dr. Greco in Florida says he is having success with women in particular. I don't believe he uses ACell though. He says he found something more effective. In one of his videos, he states that with regular treatments (women), improvement will gradually "ratchet" forward. At Dr. Cole's, we use the Angel brand PRP device. We have one patient in particular who got an excellent result from PRP/ACell. He contacted me several months back and let me know he was undergoing a massive shed. Fortunately, the last I heard the shedding stopped and his hair thickened up to where it was. All this to say, If you have the money, it's worth a try and if you have a lot of time and money, it wouldn't hurt to give Greco's regular PRP treatment plan a shot. Hopefully better treatments are on their way soon. A lot of guys in the forum are getting frustrated, mainly because there are so many studies that have been presented in an over optimistic way, making it sound like the cure has been found and will be available within a year or two.

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