PRP HAIR RESTORATION IN DRAPER, UTAH

TIMING MATTERS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE

Hair loss is a progressive process. Follicles do not switch off overnight; they miniaturize, producing progressively finer and shorter hairs over years before they stop producing at all. Platelet-rich plasma works by delivering concentrated growth factors into the scalp to support follicles that are still in that miniaturizing phase. What it cannot do is regenerate a follicle that is already gone.

That single fact determines everything about candidacy. Patients who come in early, while there is visible thinning and diffuse density loss but the follicles are still producing something, are the ones who see meaningful results. Patients with established smooth areas where the follicles have been gone for years will not get them back from PRP, and we will tell them so rather than sell them a series. For those patients a hair transplant consultation is the honest recommendation.

The treatment itself is a series. We draw a small blood sample, process it in-office to concentrate the platelet fraction, and place the preparation into the scalp. Each appointment is relatively quick, topical anesthetic is used for comfort, and there is no meaningful downtime. Results are assessed over months rather than weeks, because the hair growth cycle itself moves slowly — you are waiting for follicles to shift back toward a healthier growth phase, not for hair to appear.

Maintenance is part of the plan, not an afterthought. The underlying process driving the loss is still there, so PRP holds ground rather than curing anything. We will tell you what a realistic maintenance interval looks like and what happens if you stop, because that is the part that changes whether it is worth starting.