Platelet-Rich-Plasma Therapy for Hair Growth

Losing hair can be traumatic, no matter how old you are and no matter if you are a man or a woman. But there is help available – read on for more information about hair transplantation to see if it might be the right solution for your hair loss. Why Do People Lose Hair? You may think […]

In this month’s first blog we got into some of the specifics behind what makes platelet-rich plasma (PRP) such a potent force for healing. In this second blog, let’s get into more of the specifics of how Dr. Barrera puts PRP to work helping our patients stop areas of thinning hair, returning more hair follicles

As we age our hair thins. That’s pretty much universal. But some of us experiencing androgenic alopecia have more thinning, which can really bum you out when you see more and more hair in the shower drain or on your brush. Dr. Barrera has a variety of procedures to help our patients from Houston and

You’ve probably heard of platelet-rich plasma. Professional athletes have been putting the power of their blood platelets to work helping them recover after injury or surgery for years. But what if you put the same platelets to work ending your thinning hair and actually regrowing it? Why wouldn’t the same healing and regenerative powers work

Platelets are the workhorses of the body’s healing response after being wounded. We all know about their clotting ability, enabling the wound to close and begin to heal. But there is far more power in our platelets beyond simply clotting — they also contain seven powerful growth factors that are critical for skin repair and