PRP Hair Loss Treatment

Golden Triangle Plastic Surgery and Medical Spa offers platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy for hair loss at Dr. Roy David's San Diego practice. A single session is priced at $800, with 3-session ($2,040) and 6-session ($3,840) packages available. PRP is prepared from the patient's own blood draw, centrifuged to concentrate growth factors, and injected into the scalp at areas of thinning to stimulate dormant follicles and support hair density. Treatment is suitable for both male and female pattern hair loss.

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) hair restoration therapy at Ora Plastic Surgery San Diego uses the patient's own blood-derived growth factors to stimulate scalp hair follicles, offering a non-surgical option for patients experiencing androgenetic alopecia or other forms of non-scarring hair thinning. The treatment begins with a standard blood draw, typically 30–60 ml, which is then processed in a centrifuge to separate the platelet-rich fraction from red blood cells and platelet-poor plasma. The resulting PRP concentrate — enriched in growth factors including platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) — is drawn into syringes for scalp injection. The PRP is administered through a series of small injections distributed across the thinning zones of the scalp, targeting the follicular unit density at the dermal papilla level where growth factor signalling influences the hair growth cycle. The mechanism of action is understood to include stimulation of follicular stem cell activity, prolongation of the anagen (active growth) phase of the hair cycle, and improvement of blood supply to the follicular microenvironment. At the San Diego practice, PRP hair treatment is priced per session at $800, with multi-session packages providing a meaningful cost reduction: a 3-session package at $2,040 (equivalent to $680/session) and a 6-session package at $3,840 (equivalent to $640/session). Clinical evidence supports the use of multiple treatment sessions — commonly three to six monthly treatments in the initial course — to achieve durable improvement in hair density and shedding reduction. Maintenance sessions every six to twelve months are typically recommended thereafter. PRP hair treatment is suitable for both male and female pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) and is often recommended as an adjunct to other hair loss interventions. As the treatment is performed within a surgical practice led by a facial plastic surgeon, it can be combined with surgical hair transplant consultations for patients who may benefit from a combined approach.