Cure baldness with the patient's own blood

Cosmetologists are beginning to adopt a new method to treat baldness, using the patient's own blood.

In 2013, the world once witnessed the birth of a strange new beauty method, known as "vampire face beauty" . In it, experts will extract the patient's own blood and spray it back to the face of this person.

This type of beauty has become famous after American reality TV star Kim Kardashian, the nickname "Miss Super 3," and supermodel Bar Refaeli publicly said they are applying. The enthusiasm of the fans made the "vampire face beauty" method immediately demanded the most in cosmetic centers and increased to 800% of sales last year.

US reality TV star Kim Kardashian and supermodel Bar Refaeli helped the "vampire face" method become popular.(Photo: Daily Mail)

The popularity and effectiveness of vampire beauty has led cosmetic doctors to apply this technique to bald patients to stimulate hair growth.Platelet-rich serum therapy (PRP) , the official name of the new bald treatment, is being used on the scalp, as it seems to be able to " wake up " hibernating hair follicles and stimulate them. start growing again.

PRP is considered to be a potential treatment for women or men who lack hair or baldness due to genetics, hormonal problems, trauma or hair loss. A PRP course lasts about 1.5 hours, including taking 4 patients' blood cylinders, then placing them in a medical centrifuge to separate serum from red blood cells, similar to PRP technique for face.

After that, the doctors will inject local anesthesia in the scalp of the patient's skin, then use a needle of dermaroller to stimulate the whole area. When the syringes are ready, experts will inject the extracted serum into the scalp, primarily in areas of hair growth. The patient will then have to use the dermaroller needle daily at home, for about 1 month after the PRP.

Snapshot of the results after 1 treatment of PRP (right) of a 31-year-old patient.(Photo: Daily Mail)

Vicki Smith, a plastic surgeon conducting PRP for bald patients, said: "It is perfectly normal to not see any changes within 6 weeks after treatment. After that, you begin to feel hair is becoming thicker in the scalp area of ​​treatment.You can see the optimal results in the 3rd month. ".

According to experts, PRP therapy can be used alone or in parallel with hair transplants, usually conducted 1 month in advance. The biggest disadvantage of PRP therapy today is the relatively high cost, with the cost of one treatment up to 2,130 USD.

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