Open AccessEfficacy of platelet-rich plasma in treatment of androgenic alopecia
Author(s) -
Parul Singhal,
Sachin Agarwal,
Paramjeet Singh Dhot,
Satish Kumar Sayal
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6247.162713
Subject(s) - medicine , platelet rich plasma , dermatology , platelet , pharmacology
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has shown remarkable beneficial effects without any major adverse reactions in the treatment of androgenic alopecia. The growth factors in activated autologous PRP induce the proliferation of dermal papilla cells.