Hair Restoration (PRP)

PRP stimulates follicles that are still alive. It cannot bring back a follicle that has scarred over or died, which is why early to moderate thinning responds best. Where fine hair is still growing in a thinning area, there is usually something to work with.

Hair restoration runs as a series of visits, and the number depends on how much thinning there is and how your scalp responds. The number is confirmed at your consultation in Bronxville or Bridgehampton.

Less shedding is the first change, and it comes before any new growth is visible. New shafts appear over the months that follow, and density keeps building across the course of visits. The result is reviewed at your follow-up appointments as it develops.

The scalp is sensitive, so topical numbing is applied first and the plasma is placed in small amounts across the area. Most patients describe pressure and a brief sting at each point. Tenderness for a day or two afterward is normal.

PRP is autologous: the plasma injected into your scalp was concentrated from your own blood sample, with no donor material and nothing synthetic in it. Expect scalp tenderness for a day or two and small injection marks that fade. Medical history is reviewed before the first session.

For pattern hair loss and diffuse thinning, the options with clinical evidence behind them are PRP scalp injections, topical minoxidil, oral finasteride for men, and low-level laser therapy. PRP is the in-office treatment at Beauty and Fly, paired with AquaFirme, an ultrasound device that drives Toskani regenerative serums through the surface of the scalp. Many patients use at-home minoxidil alongside PRP. Which combination makes sense depends on your pattern of loss, how long it has been progressing, and what medication you already take, all of which are reviewed at a complimentary consultation.

Follicle health tracks with scalp circulation, nutrient levels, hormone balance and inflammation. Bloodwork that checks iron, ferritin, vitamin D and thyroid function is worth doing, since a deficiency or a thyroid shift will keep hair thin whatever is applied on top. Reducing tension styling and protecting the scalp from sun exposure both help. PRP adds a clinical option that uses your own platelet growth factors, with no medication and no synthetic ingredient in the plasma itself. Medical history and any recent bloodwork are reviewed at consultation to work out which of these matters most in your case.

Hair can be restored where the follicle is still viable, even when it has miniaturized and is producing short, fine hair. PRP delivers concentrated platelet growth factors into the follicular layer of the scalp, where they act on the dermal papilla, extend the growing phase of the hair cycle, and strengthen the shafts already there. Minoxidil, finasteride and low-level laser therapy also work on living follicles. Once a follicle has scarred over, from advanced pattern loss, traction damage or a scarring condition such as lichen planopilaris, it cannot be brought back without surgical transplantation, which is not offered at Beauty and Fly. Early to moderate pattern loss, postpartum shedding and diffuse thinning are the situations that respond. Shedding slows first, new growth follows over the months after, and density builds across the series. The assessment at your consultation in Bronxville or Bridgehampton covers which follicles are still active and what density change is realistic for you.