Why PRP Alone is Not Enough to Stabilize Hair Loss, and Why 20s is Too Young for Hair Transplant
More results of Hair Regeneration: http://nyhairloss.com/hair-regenerati... For more on hair transplants, please go to: http://nyhairloss.com/hair-transplant... For more about finasteride, please go to: http://nyhairloss.com/finasteride-pro... For more about Dr. Prasad's training and background, please go to: http://nyhairloss.com/about-us/ A 23-year-old man is experiencing hair thinning, which he says stabilized over the past year with the help of 6 PRP treatments. He is concerned, however, about a cowlick on his right temple looking more prominent due to the thinning, and wants to undergo a hair transplant along his hairline to improve this. He knows a hair transplant done on a young person poses some risk, but wants to know if he can proceed assuming he continues PRP treatment every 6-9 months afterwards. New York hair restoration specialist Amiya Prasad, M.D. reviewshis concerns in this video, explaining PRP treatment alone is too unpredictable in how long it lasts to stabilize hair loss; the value of considering a treatment like Hair Regeneration which is a PRP and extracellular matrix combination and predictable for 5 years or more; the benefit of taking a DHT blocker to further manage hair loss; and why hair transplant is generally not advised for men in their 20s: 1:53 — Dr. Prasad details his background training in cosmetic oculofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery, as well as his experience as a hair loss specialist and founder of TrichoStem™ Hair Regeneration Centers 2:58 — How age of onset of hair loss and rate of progression are the most important determining factors when considering hair transplant surgery 3:19 — Dr. Prasad explains the concept of the Rule of Decades 3:37 — How Dr. Prasad categorizes his hair loss patients into different levels of risk 4:30 — How aggressiveness of hair loss can vary, and the challenge of developing the proper prognosis based on this 5:34 — The role of platelet-rich plasma in hair loss treatment, and how it does not stop hair loss progression but simply manages it 6:23 — How the combination of platelet-rich plasma and Acellular matrix significantly prolongs hair growth and reactivates existing hair that isn’t growing 7:08 — The benefit of taking a DHT blocker like finasteride to help slow down rapid hair loss progression 7:58 — The length of effectivity of Hair Regeneration treatment in patients with aggressive hair loss and moderate hair loss 8:34 — How PRP treatment cannot stop hair loss for life, and how one cannot determine how long its effect will last 9:10 — Why younger people should defer a hair transplant for as long as possible; and the limitations of hair transplantation 9:52 — Dr. Prasad’s recommendation CONNECT WITH US! Facebook ▸▸▸ www.facebook.com/DrAmiyaPrasad Twitter ▸▸▸ twitter.com/@AmiyaPrasadMD Tumblr ▸▸▸ dramiyaprasad.tumblr.com Pinterest ▸▸▸ www.pinterest.com/amiyaprasadmd Prasad Cosmetic Surgery ▸▸▸ www.prasadcosmeticsurgery.com New York Hair Loss ▸▸▸ www.nyhairloss.com TrichoStem ▸▸▸ www.trichostem.com
