Virtually everyone notices a degree of hair thinning as the years pass. For some, however, extensive hair loss leaves visible patches of scalp or even baldness. Fortunately, there are hair restoration options that can help you grow a healthy head of hair. The benefits go far beyond aesthetics, although there’s nothing wrong with wanting to look your best.
At Cary Laser Aesthetics & Center for Hair Restoration, Vijaya Polavaram, MD, offers a number of treatment options to help you achieve thicker, healthier hair. One of the most popular hair restoration options is microneedling, especially when paired with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment.
PRP is created in-house using a small sample of your own blood. A centrifuge spins the blood until the solid components separate from the liquid plasma, allowing Dr. Polavaram to collect the platelets and place them back into the now-cleared plasma.
The result is a powerful solution packed with growth factors. When delivered into your scalp, PRP helps to reduce inflammation and prompt new hair growth. Microneedling uses a device covered in thin, sterile needles to create small channels into the deeper layers of skin, spurring your body to launch a swift healing reaction.
Here are some of the top benefits of hair restoration:
Microneedling is an interesting treatment. It works by creating “micro injuries” that prompt your body’s natural healing response. Treatments can enhance circulation to your scalp, which reduces inflammation and helps clear away cellular debris more effectively.
A healthy scalp is one that is free of excess dead skin and oil. Great circulation ensures that the cells at the base of each follicle get the nourishment needed to create new hair cells, which stack atop one another, eventually exiting your scalp as strands of hair.
Dr. Polavaram brings a wealth of experience to her practice, including extensive training in internal medicine. When you come in for hair restoration, she takes the time to gather information about your overall health.
In some cases, this leads to identifying underlying health problems that might be causing or contributing to your hair loss. Treating those issues can not only improve your hair growth, but can also have a positive impact on how you feel and function every day.
Hair restoration using microneedling and PRP does require moving past the outer layer of your skin, but treatments are minimally invasive. As compared with options like hair transplants or scalp surgery, hair restoration does not require altering a substantial volume of tissue.
This is a great approach for people who are not good candidates for more invasive treatments. If you are recovering from a serious health issue or are on medications for chronic illness, a minimally invasive option like microneedling with PRP gives you a path toward thicker, fuller hair that doesn’t compromise your overall health.
If you’d prefer to avoid hair restoration medications, microneedling with PRP is well worth consideration. Not only does this treatment work by addressing the root cause of hair loss (dormant follicles), it does so using a solution created from your own blood.
Because PRP is made from your own cells, it is easily accepted by your body. The risk of side effects is lower than hair restoration medication, and there is very little chance that your system will react poorly to treatment.
Last, but certainly not least, hair restoration helps you feel more confident about your appearance. Thinning hair can make you feel uneasy in all kinds of social settings, from the workplace to social gatherings and even dating.
Achieving thicker, fuller hair helps you look your best, and extensive research supports the concept that looking your best helps you feel your best. If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and felt dismay over thinning hair, it might be time to give hair restoration a try.
When you’re ready to learn more about microneedling with PRP or any of the other hair restoration options on offer at Cary Laser Aesthetics & Center for Hair Restoration, reach out and book a one-on-one consultation with Dr. Polavaram at your earliest convenience. The practice offers scheduling online or by phone, so don’t delay.
