Platelet-rich plasma therapy (PRP) provides a hair restoration solution that can either work as a standalone approach to hair loss or in conjunction with a hair transplant. But how many PRP treatments are needed to see results? The norm is to schedule PRP over around three to four sessions, with a break in between of roughly four to six weeks.
This is purely indicative since every treatment offered by KSL Clinic is tailored to you. The number of PRP sessions required, the break between treatments, and the number of maintenance or ‘top-up’ therapies will always depend on your exact hair loss concerns and the health of your scalp and follicles.
However, understanding the importance of periodic PRP therapies and why treatments are spaced apart may be important. This will ensure you achieve all the advantages of this cutting-edge, non-surgical intervention without any misconceptions about the results achievable within just one treatment session.
Key Takeaways:
- The norm is to recommend a series of staggered PRP therapy sessions over a period of up to four to six months, with three to four treatments within that time, with a break between them to allow for ample recovery and regeneration.
- Completing a series of PRP therapies according to professional advice is essential. This ensures the results have the greatest possible chance of delivering the outcomes you hope for. Less frequent maintenance treatments also help to sustain the thickness, health, and density of your hair.
- Initial PRP therapies may vary based on the extent and location of hair loss and whether you are using PRP alone or as part of your hair transplant recovery plan. However, it is typical to factor in roughly three or four separate sessions to see the ideal outcomes without skipping maintenance treatments that help to sustain those results.
Scheduling PRP Therapy Sessions for Hair Restoration
Hair loss and thinning are far from a rare concern; they impact millions of men and women of all ages.
Although our sector-leading surgeons consult with thousands of prospective hair transplant clients every week, we also offer non-surgical therapies and treatments to support expedited recovery, follicle stimulation and healthier, thicker and more youthful hair growth.
The basics of PRP are that the treatment involves the extraction of a small blood sample from which platelet-rich plasma is separated in a centrifuge. We then reinject those biodynamic compounds into the target areas to improve blood flow, promote cellular activity and recovery, and activate hair growth.
Here is a quick look at how a generalised treatment pattern might work:
- Initial three sessions of PRP with a space of between four to six weeks between each.
- Ongoing maintenance treatments every six to 12 months thereafter to sustain the results.
The reason that plan might differ is that PRP is most effective when customised to you, considering factors such as the severity of hair loss. Some clients may, for example, need more initial PRP sessions, and these may vary between people.
How to Improve the Results of PRP Treatments for Hair Restoration
Clients often start to see noticeable changes in the thickness and density of their hair after a few treatments, although keeping up with maintenance therapies every six to 12 months remains essential to sustaining those results and seeing progressive improvements.
Importantly, although the initial series of treatments is short-term, the results can last for extended periods, especially when accompanied by hair care routines, good scalp hygiene, and a lifestyle that supports healthier hair growth.We often speak with new clients torn between PRP and a hair transplant, and ultimately, the right decisions will depend on how severe the hair loss you’re experiencing is, any preferences you have regarding treatments, and how rapidly you’d like to see results.
While PRP isn’t necessarily an alternative to a hair transplant and is more commonly used as a therapy to augment and accelerate post-transplant healing or to slow hair loss until a transplant becomes viable, the ideal options always depend on your individual requirements.
In some cases, we may not be able to recommend a hair transplant, for example, where thinning affects large areas of the scalp or where there are insufficient donor hairs to complete a successful transplant.
In these situations, PRP may be advisable, helping to minimise the appearance of hair loss and manage receding hairlines over the long term.
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Aspects of PRP Hair Restoration Therapy That Impact the Outcomes
Just as the hair restoration specialists at KSL Clinic always insist on an in-person, cost-free consultation before we can recommend a hair transplant, it’s important we have the opportunity to perform a clinical evaluation of your scalp and hair before scheduling PRP therapy.
Generally, the younger you are, the more effective PRP may be—which is why this advanced non-surgical therapy is incredibly popular in younger adults with early-stage hair loss for whom a hair transplant would not yet be the most advisable way forward.
Likewise, PRP results in the best outcomes for clients with less extensive hair loss. Equally, though, it can be a solution for those ineligible for a hair transplant, helping to strengthen dormant follicles and improve the growth of weaker hair.
Our consultation process gives us the necessary time to learn about your lifestyle, genetic predispositions to hair loss, and the outcomes you’d ideally like to see.
That means we can either anticipate the number of PRP sessions you’ll require, recommend lifestyle changes, or identify when familial pattern hair loss means progressive androgenetic alopecia—or pattern hair loss—is most likely to progress without intervention.
Independent Expert Advice on PRP Treatments
Scheduling a consultation is step one. During this no-obligation appointment, we’ll discuss all the variables, advise on the number of sessions we think are best for you, discuss the importance of post-treatment care to protect your follicles and scalp, and advise on the potential of a hair transplant, often further down the line.
If you’d like to learn more about PRP hair treatment sessions we’d advise to manage your hair loss concerns or evaluate the respective pros and cons of a hair transplant vs. PRP or a combination of the two, you are welcome to contact your nearest KSL Clinic location at your convenience.
