A treatment considered within an individual medical plan.
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Platelet-rich plasma is prepared from the patient’s own blood, processed by centrifugation to concentrate platelet components.
For certain forms of hair loss, the doctor may consider PRP as part of treatment. Different causes of hair loss do not respond identically, and patients do not all need the same protocol.
Indication, frequency, expectations and alternatives are discussed at consultation. PRP should not be presented as a universal cure or an automatic substitute for other treatments.