What Leads to Hair Loss?
A wide range of elements-including heredity, stress, illness, medical treatment, and nutritional issues-can lead to unwanted conditions of thinning hair and hair loss. For example, according to the American Academy of Dermatologists, 40% of women experience thinning hair because of menopause, and one in four women is predisposed to hereditary hair loss. And, according to the American Hair Loss Association, two-thirds of American men will experience some degree of appreciable hair loss by the age of 35, and by the age of 50 approximately 85% of men have significantly thinning hair.
The in-office protocol itself includes three key steps:
- Vitamin Boost. A special Vitamin D and Vitamin B complex is injected into the site to nourish the cellular structure.
- PRP Boost. The patient's own blood is refined to produce a platelet-rich plasma that is injected into the site to increase the production of new blood cells in the hair follicles.
- Micro-needling. Finally, tiny needles, no larger than a hair's width, are inserted into the site to speed up blood circulation, reduce the "resting" phase of the hair follicle and put those follicles on notice that it's time to get busy!
Frequently Asked
Questions
In what areas can this treatment be performed?
Best performed in thinning areas, the treatment can also achieve a degree of new growth where hair is missing completely. Prior to the treatment, the patient undergoes a three-to-four-month regimen of nutritional supplements designed to prepare the hair and scalp for optimum results.