The goal of these treatments with Dr. Power is to keep hair follicles from staying in the resting phase or from moving into full dormancy. When that happens, the area of the scalp begins to thin. Once Dr. Power injects your platelet-rich fibrin across areas of thinning hair the concentrated platelets instantly add growth factors to the area. The PRF also increases blood flow, another important element for healthy hair follicles. PRF works in two ways to stem hair loss and regrow new hair: it keeps follicles from entering dormancy, and it awakens newly dormant follicles, so they return to the active phase of the hair growth cycle. Compare this to strip harvesting or follicular unit extraction, both of which are expensive and relatively painful surgical procedures. PRF is also far more effective than using topical products such as Minoxidil on their own. After PRF injections, patients notice an end to thinning. Then they begin to see new hair growth, and they notice their hair is thicker (thinner hair shafts are part of male pattern baldness). These results continue to build for about 6 months after your PRF treatment.