You recently stated that you would need to see a well-controlled scientific study to be convinced that PRP would be worth the cost. I was wondering if you were aware of any such study. I’m sure doctors and patients alike would be eager to see the results if in fact a study is currently underway.
The popularity of PRP treatment seems to be increasing and I get the impression (just from what I read online) that more and more doctors are adopting the practice.
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a great marketing gimmick, but there is no good scientific evidence that it has any value. Most of the studies that I do know of don’t provide the quality of data I demand before I’d consider using it. Also, we have not heard from the FDA, which may be interested in the claims made by those who promote it.
I am not aware of a well designed scientific study going on with good double blind controls, but maybe there is such a study being conducted. If so, when it is published, I will certainly know about it. As a surgeon quoted in this recent article about PRP says, “there currently is minimal evidence of this clinically and more research must be performed“.
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“It has now been almost 4 months since my PRP treatment and at this point I can’t say that I have seen any results. Of all the 36 patients treated, only one has shown some increase in density so far.”
why are you so skeptical of a procedure that is natural and has shown some early promise? i would do this before i ingest a pill for my thinning hair…
Chris,Where’s the early promise? You do realize that this is a surgical component, right? So you’re saying before you took medication, you’d have surgery with experimental aspects…
Right. That makes a whole lot of sense.