“When you hear people complain about having a bad hair day, you almost can’t bear it. You’re like, ‘Honey, you have no idea.’ ” — Lina Telford to the NYTimes Per a…
“When you hear people complain about having a bad hair day, you almost can’t bear it. You’re like, ‘Honey, you have no idea.’ ” — Lina Telford to the NYTimes
Per a recent NYTimes article, Linda has battled hair loss for quite some time. The article says, “After 20 years of trying every drug, supplement, diet and procedure for hair loss — including driving four hours twice a week for laser therapy — Lina Telford, a graphic artist, gave up on her “comb over” (her description) and shaved her head. From then on, she alternated between a $1,500 wig and a $4,000 wig.
In February, though, Ms. Telford, 46, flew from her home in London, Ontario, to Sarasota, Fla., for a new $1,400 hourlong treatment known as platelet rich plasma (P.R.P.), which is said to stimulate dormant hair follicles. The procedure involves drawing blood, spinning it in a centrifuge to extract the plasma, adding various nutrients (like more protein), then injecting the resulting mixture in one-inch intervals in a grid on the top of the scalp, which has been numbed with a local anesthetic.
Like the long-suffering friend who inspired her to undergo the procedure, Ms. Telford quickly saw an improvement in her hair. New hair growth usually take at least four months, but at the two-month mark, she has already spotted some baby hairs. “Not a gazillion,” she said, “but it’s a start.” She’s planning to return for follow-up treatments every six months, and has high hopes of ditching the wigs and wearing her hair in a pixie.” Read the entire article here.
Your practice may have lots of patients like Linda who are suffering with the emotional and social impacts of hair loss or thinning hair. Visit the TotalBodyContouring.com website to read more about PRP and contact us if you would like to learn more about offering it in to your patients.
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