Hair

Published on April 2021 PRF: The New “Gold-Standard” for Hair Restoration You may recall from my January BOOM! article- Hair Restoration: What are my Options? –that we discussed the wonderful benefits of Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for restoring a more youthful look to the hair. This month, I’d like to revisit the topic of non-surgical hair restoration and introduce you to Platelet-rich Fibrin (PRF), the second generation of PRP which many consider the new “gold-standard” for non- surgical hair restoration. How are PRP and PRF Similar? Both PRP and PRF rely on a blood draw and subsequent centrifugation (spinning) to separate the stem […]

Published on January 2021 Hair Restoration: What are My Options? In December’s article, “The Anatomy of Facial Aging,” we discussed the ins and outs of the facial aging process. This month, I would like to discuss the nuances of Hair Loss and the available treatment options. Hair Loss Affects Men & Women Let’s face it, hair loss represents a distressing issue that plenty of us are going to experience at some point in our lives. In fact, hair loss affects a large portion of the population, including up to 85% of males and 40% of females, and its incidence increases with age for […]