The first step is to draw the patient’s blood into a special 2022 cc tube, which is then spun in a centrifuge for 15 minutes. The centrifuge separates the platelets from the rest of the blood. The end product is plasma that has been separated from white blood. This plasma is pushed aside and gravity causes the platelets to fall out of suspension and collect at the bottom of the tube. This denser area of platelets in the plasma is known as platelet rich plasma, or PRP. 35 times the concentration of platelets and is the key ingredient for success in any PRP procedure. Platelet poor plasma, or PPP, is usually collected from the top of the tube and discarded; or in some cases retained for microneedling treatment after PRP injection.

PRP for scalp and hair loss is considered very safe, because: PRP therapy is immunologically neutral and carries no risk of allergies, hypersensitivity or reactions to foreign bodies. PRP has a sterile technique that must be used at every stage of PRP preparation and application. It’s very useful when a patient has an underlying medical condition that makes them prone to infection. PRP has a very short period of inflammation at the wound site, reducing any possible injection.