Dr. Ken Anderson: 1917 grafts - ARTAS and PRP with ACell - 14 months post op photos

[Ken Anderson, MD, FISHRS, ABHRS]

Thanks for your compliment and for your question. The short answer is yes. Unless the patient declines or has a known allergy to collagen, I use PRP with ACell® with every surgical procedure. I'm a big believer in "bio-enhanced" hair restoration surgery. Placing PRP with ACell®, and all of the associated growth factors and cytokines, into the recipient area ahead of the grafts just makes sense, particularly in older folks or those with diabetes or other condition that could tend to cause even slight wound healing problems, such as sun damage to the scalp.



The storage solutions used are also different at our Center. As we all know the industry standard holding solution for dissected grafts is 0.9% normal saline. This is sterile water with salt and chlorine added. As Hypothermasol® has been previously shown in the medical literature to increase survivability of transplanted follicles, if only makes sense to use it. I also add a quantity of Liposomal ATP from the Energy Delivery Solutions Corporation, which helps to provide the follicles energy while they are awaiting implantation. Both products are commercially available and are pictured above. These are small but what I consider to be important features of bio-enhanced hair restoration surgery.