title: Efficacy of platelet-rich plasma in treatment of androgenic alopecia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has shown remarkable beneficial effects without any major adverse reactions in the treatment of androgenic alopecia. The growth factors in activated autologous PRP induce the proliferation of dermal papilla cells.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objective was to investigate the clinical efficacy of PRP in treatment of androgenic alopecia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ten patients were given autologous PRP injections on the affected area of alopecia over a period of 3 months at interval of 2-3 weeks and results were assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three months after the treatment, the patients presented clinical improvement in the hair counts, hair thickness, hair root strength, and overall alopecia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PRP appears to be a cheap, effective, and promising therapy for androgenic alopecia with no major adverse effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Parul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sachin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Paramjeet Singh
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Dhot
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Satish K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sayal
keywords: Androgenic; alopecia; platelet rich plasma