Comments on: PRP – Is It My Miracle?

By: Srestha

Srestha — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 13:58:14 +0000

Hey BW, I don’t know if you’ll see this or not. But I was suffering from Telegon Effluvium since the last 5 months. I previously had thick long hair . Anyway, I finally got prp session done yesterday and today I lost way more than I have in months. Is that normal? How long did you shed till it calmed down after your first Prp? Would really love to hear something positive right about now .

By: Vi213

Vi213 — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 20:32:26 +0000

Judy, I am experiencing the same as you but for years. I am behaving the same way as you, avoiding anyone I know etc. I absolutely understand how you feel. How is it going with the PRP?

By: Judy

Judy — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 12:37:37 +0000

Hi,
I used to have very thick hair. My hairdresser would always say I never saw such thick hair. About two years sago I was diagnosed with androgenic alopecia. I don’t sleep anymore, I avoid mirrors, I avoid get togethers and parties, if I see anybody I know, I make sure they do not see me, I cry everyday. I am absolutely devastated and I know I will never be my self again. I know you have heard this before but it helps to share this with other people that are going through the same thing. I have seen three dermatologists and one hair specialist. I am on minoxidil, spironolactone, and a laser comb. My hair just continues to get worse. It is thin all over and the sides and crown are the worse. I only had two sheds and I don’t see a lot of hair coming out, it just seems to disappear. It is very noticeable now. Can anybody tell me if their hair is going as fast as mine? This happened in two years and continues to gets worse every month. Right now I am getting PRP injections. I had two so far. I will definitely keep you posted.

Judy

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 17:57:28 +0000

Hi – I’m wondering how your hair is doing after beginning the PRP therapy almost 2 years ago? Did you go back to seasonal/cyclical “hair dumps”? What is the maintenance cost to you these days? Have you talked to anyone who has had long-term success? Thanks!

By: K

Mon, 17 Aug 2015 00:34:55 +0000

Hi I have been dealing with hairloss since 2013. I have hyprothyroid issue on low does of the generic for Synthroid had a bad experience went on to 25 mcg of Synthroid even though levels okay still not feeling right and dealing with the agony of my beautiful hair thinning all over. I recently switched to Armour about three weeks ago, put a chlorine filter in my shower a week ago, and had my first PRP treatment on 8/14/15. I hope I have a positive outcome. Has anyone used armor?

By: BW

BW — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 11:44:32 +0000

Hey, sw – yes, i can only imagine that some regrowth might be one of the myriad of positive effects I’ve seen from quitting smoking but in all honesty, i just have CTE. So intense seasonal shedding which can be exacerbated by pretty much anything. My Mom has it too and I’m pretty sure I’m starting to see some of it in my sister as well. I would love to think that quitting smoking (not simple but well worth it!) would regrow my hair but no way that it would to this extent. I’ve also realized lately from looking at old pics that I have had this issue for a very, very long time (seasonal CTE) but just never saw it until after having Mirena and major surgery in 2008. But whatever is causing improvement or any factor that can help – count me in!

Hi, AKT – thanks for your commnents. Yes, seasonal shedding is extremely common and especially in the summer for me. Oh man! I have had an increase in shedding the last two months for sure but nothing even close to Hair Dump style. Also, i’m just trying to keep it in perspective that while I have seen an increase in shedding, it is in fact normal for this time of year, and also my hair is LOOKING just fine. I’m totally passable. No [problem. Im actually feeling a next stage to my Endless Hair Journey starting damn soon. 🙂

By: AKT

AKT — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 03:08:39 +0000

hey, ladies!
Catnap, we really need to talk! At first when I read your post here, I thought maybe it was old and I had written it?! (I used to come here often and read and post but it started to get depressing so I left for a long time). I am 46 now though and so you’re quite a few years younger than me but my HL started at 41 when I temporarily stopped using my estrogen/progesterone treatment for early menopause (37 YO). I’ve been losing ever since. It is getting thinner and thinner as the years progress so I came back here to see if there were any new ideas for treatment.

BW: I’m SO happy to see you have had success with your PRP treatments! That’s excellent news and your hair is adorable. I loved the short cut but you must be over the moon to have longer hair to play around with no after so many years of HL. Good for you! Thank you for sharing your story even if it is not something that we can all expect to replicate, I’m super happy to hear someone have something positive to share! Fingers crossed that you continue to enjoy your hair and do not go into the “Hair Dump” mode you mentioned!
I found your comments about summer shedding really interesting. I loose more hair in the summer too but didn’t really attribute it to anything in particular. But it makes sense that humans could shed more during this time.
I got a ton of blood work done the other day by my awesome Endocrinologist. She ran a test on basically every function of my body! I do hope she finds SOMETHING, because then maybe I can treat it, but I’ve had many tests in the past and they basically showed nothing abnormal with the exception of low iron (but in the 30s so not crazy low). My expectations are realistic.
Cheers to you ladies! Keep your chins up.

By: sw

sw — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 06:17:11 +0000

i don’t want to put down prp treatment. i am wondering how much of the regrowth is due to the fact that bw quit smoking.

By: megan99

megan99 — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 15:23:20 +0000

Hi.

I had PRP/CRP done with Dr. Greco about a month and a half ago. My results have not been good, sadly.

I was hoping to connect with other patients of his to compare experiences. I have been in touch with one other person who has has PRP done recently. Sharing and brainstorming helps. I have good technical and clinical knowledge about PRP, its mechanism of action, and the different centrifuge protocols.

If you had PRP/CRP treatment, please email me at: lastra.megan@gmail. com

I will also post this in the members forum. Thanks.

By: BW

BW — Sun, 05 Jul 2015 14:54:27 +0000

Well, I figured this is as good a time as any for an update on my progress with PRP / CRP treatments. I’m kind of sying to blog about several things but it’s all a matter of free time for me….. Anywho….. Firstly, i’m just past that 4 month point of “optimal results” from my last treatment and I’m also just about done with what would usually be the beginning / middle of my summer Hell Shed. This is year 8 for me. It’s a big deal. 8 years of trying everything, wishing, hoping, transitioning into a life of wearing hair and also now evolving into seeing a future of maybe not NEEDING to wear hair. I’m not saying I’m not going to wear it, because there are times when I just love it, but I am now able to see a future without desperate need. It’s nice to feel like I have a choice!
I have now had two treatments with Dr. Greco and saw very good and immediate results from the first one and my typical December shed was practically nothing. 🙂 I had my second treatment with Dr. Greco in February, 4 months before my usual Hell Shed would typically start in late May / early June with the hope of holding that off. Honestly, if I can hold off my Summer shed, then i feel like I’m pretty good to go. Of course, I have been waiting with baited breath here. I’m always so scared as my situation is tenuous to say the least. Every year – BAM! Well, this year, no. That has not happened. I’m not going to say that I have not seen an increase in shedding in the last month / 6 weeks, but I have been able to keep things in perspective about this increase. Firstly, the whole animal kingdom sheds in the summer. So it’s unrealistic to think that I would see NO increase in shedding at this time of year. But what’s different for me this time is that yes, even with an increase, I can see that my hair is still filling itself back in (except for maybe one patch which is thankfully underneath). I am still very much passable to look like my hair is completely normal. No one would look at me right now and think “hairloss.” Fact. Also my right temple, which is always the barometer of massive sheds to come, is hanging in there. this is amazing for me. I have not had a hairy right temple in 8 summers now. That might be the strangest sentence I have ever written….. but then again, maybe not. Hairloss changes what is normal and what is not. What is normal hair anymore? I’d love to know! But that’s a subject for a whole other blog…..
Anyway, I am improving constantly! And my hair is finally getting it’s natual texture back – i am full on wavy! Last year with a Hell Shed going on, my hair was also straight and that was hard for me to work with. My hair has never been straight and suddenly it was. What the heck am I supposed to do with straight hair? Anyway, my hair, which I have been growing out wiht the goal of a short bob (again, a subject for another blog on possible future hair plans…..) is full on wavy again! Hello, Hair From My Past!

Although I’d love to declare victory, I’m not mentally there yet. I dont know if or when I will ever trust my hair. It’s just been such a long ass time, you know? But I feel like I’m getting there. I was supposed to go for my next 6 month follow up in August but it turns out I’m moving and so instead of holding it off, I’ve pushed it up to the last week of July and I can tell you that I cannot wait! More PRP? YES PLEASE! is it super pleasant? Nope, but it really seems to be helping me. I’ve actually had a couple of days lately where I’m traveling for business and my bio hair has looked so good after washing it that I just didn’t feel like wigging up but then I have to remind myself that it might be kinda weird to show up for work with someone I just had dinner with the previous evening and have to say “yes, I did in fact get a quite drastic haircut in a city I don’t live in after my business dinner with you last night.” HA. Tempting, but yeah, not yet…..
I have heard from some of the ladies on here that have also started with PRP treatments that they have had an increase after the procedure but please remember that the results are supposed to be cumulative and also that this is shed season for every mammal on the globe. A little increase could simply be from that. At least that’s what I keep telling myself!
Right now I am 100% grateful to the Hair Gods and trying to stay on their good side. Giving them small sips of my champagne and stuff…. Fingers crossed and holding tight. So far so good…..