What Is PRP Treatment? The Non-Surgical Way to Stop Hair Loss

The core mechanism of PRP in treating hair loss relates to the concentrated growth factors it contains (such as VEGF, PDGF and TGF):

1. Improving Circulation: Growth factors support the widening of blood vessels around the hair follicles and the formation of new vessels (angiogenesis). This increases the amount of nutrients and oxygen reaching the hair follicles.

2. Stimulating Dormant Follicles: It revitalizes weakened hair follicles or those in the resting (telogen) phase and triggers their transition into the growth (anagen) phase.

3. Reducing Hair Loss: It extends the life cycle of the hair follicle and slows down the processes that cause shedding. At Doctor Alsa Clinic, we use PRP treatment especially to strengthen hair follicles that have thinned but are not completely dead.

PRP treatment is a short, painless in-office procedure:

1. Blood Draw: A small amount of blood (usually 10–20 cc) is taken from the patient in a sterile environment, just like a simple blood test.

2. Centrifugation: The blood is placed in a special centrifuge. By spinning the blood at high speed, this device separates it from the red blood cells, producing a platelet-rich yellow plasma (PRP).

3. Injection: The resulting rich PRP is carefully injected into the area of hair loss or the transplanted area using very fine needles or a special injection device. The procedure usually takes 30–45 minutes and the patient can return to normal life immediately.

Non-Surgical: A minimally invasive treatment that requires no surgery or incisions.

Natural and Safe: Since the patient’s own blood is used, there is no risk of allergic reactions or infectious diseases.

Strengthening Hair Follicles: Thickens existing weakened and thinning hair and makes it healthier.

Hair Transplant Support: Applied before or after a transplant, it helps both the donor area heal faster and increases the survival rate of the newly transplanted grafts.

Fast Recovery: Apart from minimal redness at the injection site, no recovery period is required.

PRP treatment is ideal for patients in the following situations:

People whose hair loss has recently begun and who are experiencing thinning (miniaturization) without having lost their hair completely.

Those who have had a hair transplant and want to support the transplanted follicles and strengthen their existing hair.

Those in the early stages of genetic hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) who are not considering surgery.

All healthy individuals who want to improve their hair quality.