Clinical alopecia occurs due to miniaturization of the hair shafts as well as loss of active production of hair shafts. PRFM has been shown to induce dermal angiogenesis, and anecdotal findings of improvement of hair appearance after PRFM injection in the scalp suggest that PRFM may play a role in the treatment of thinning hair. Patients will be treated on a monthly basis with intradermal injections of autologous PRFM for 3 months. Changes in hair density will be assessed by comparing pre- and post-treatment photographs and non-invasive measurements of hair density at 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 months after initial treatment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
15
Study participants are treated in the initial visit, and at the 1 and 2 month follow-up visit. 4-8 cc of autologous platelet rich fibrin matrix (PRFM) is isolated from 9-18 cc of peripheral blood. PRFM is then injected intradermally in 0.10 cc aliquots in areas of alopecia for each treatment.
The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary
New York, New York, United States
Hair Density Change After Three Treatments
Hair density index at calibrated distance from glabella in a 2 cm x 2 cm midline square at 6 month follow up visit as a percentage of initial (pre-treatment) hair density index, measured using a proprietary hair densitometer.
Time frame: 6 months after initial visit
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