File 01 / PRP, from your own blood · Manchester
PRP for hair.No transplant.
Your own blood, spun down in the room and delivered to the scalp the same visit. A course rather than an appointment, and not a transplant. If a transplant is what you need, we will say so. Manchester, Wilmslow and Leeds.
- Material
- Your own blood (PRP)
- Course
- Usually 3 sessions
- Appointment
- Allow up to an hour
- Downtime
- None planned
What it is
PRP is platelet-rich plasma, prepared from a small sample of your own blood on the day, in the clinic. For the scalp it is delivered under a set protocol as a course rather than a one-off appointment.
A practitioner takes a blood sample from your arm, much as you would have taken anywhere else. The sample goes into a centrifuge, which spins it fast enough to separate the platelet-rich plasma from the rest of the blood.
That plasma is then delivered into the scalp across the target area. Because it came from you there is no donor material and nothing synthetic, and your own biology decides what the plasma is like on the day.
This is not a hair transplant and it is not a substitute for one. Nothing is moved, nothing is grafted, and no surgery is involved at any point.
A topical numbing preparation is applied to the scalp beforehand. Allow up to an hour for the appointment, most of which is the draw and the preparation rather than the treatment itself.
Who it’s for
- Men noticing early change rather than lateThis is not a treatment for scalp that has been bare for years, and we will tell you so rather than take the booking.
- Men who would rather use their own materialThe plasma is prepared from your blood on the day. There is no donor material and nothing synthetic.
- Men who want something short of surgeryNothing is grafted and nothing is moved. If a transplant is what you actually want, this is not a cheaper version of it.
- Men who can commit to a courseIt is run as a course, usually of three sessions. A single session on its own is not what the protocol is for.
- Men aged 18 and overWe treat adult men only, and suitability is confirmed in clinic.
None of that gets decided on a web page. It gets decided in a private room, and if the answer is no, you hear it there.
What a course looks like
- ConsultationA private appointment to look at your scalp, take your health history, and be honest with you about whether this is worth doing at all in your case.
- Blood drawA small sample is taken from your arm at the start of each appointment.
- PreparationThe sample is spun in a centrifuge in clinic to separate the platelet-rich plasma. It takes a few minutes and happens while you wait.
- TreatmentThe plasma is delivered into the scalp across the target area under a set protocol, after a topical numbing preparation.
- The rest of the course, then reviewUsually three sessions, spaced to a schedule agreed with you, then a review. If nothing is changing, we would rather say so than sell you a maintenance plan.
What it costs
Priced at consultation rather than on a page, because hair work is normally a course rather than a single appointment and the length of that course is the thing that sets the cost. The consultation is free and you will have the figure before committing.
File 04 / Honest expectations
What we will not tell you.
This treatment gets oversold harder than anything else in the industry. Here is the version without the sales pitch.
The evidence is not settled
PRP for the scalp is still an area under research, and we hold no proof of outcome for you specifically. We describe what happens in the appointment. We do not promise what it will do.
It does not bring back what is gone
If an area has been bare for years, this is not the treatment for it, and no course of anything sold in a clinic will change that. We will tell you at consultation rather than after you have paid.
Response varies between men
Some men notice a change, some notice very little, and we cannot tell you in advance which you will be. Your own biology is part of the treatment, which is also part of the variability.
It is a course, and then it is ongoing
Three sessions to start, and men who continue tend to come back periodically after that. This is a running cost rather than a one-off purchase.
There are needles, and it is your scalp
A blood draw and injections into the scalp. Expect some tenderness for about a day afterwards. All of it is explained before you agree to anything.
Questions men actually ask
What is PRP hair treatment?
It is a platelet-rich plasma treatment. A small sample of your own blood is taken and spun in a centrifuge to separate the platelet-rich plasma, which is then delivered into the scalp under a set protocol. Nothing synthetic is added.
Where can I have PRP hair treatment in Manchester?
At our Manchester clinic, 6 Minshull Street, M1 3ED. We also have clinics in Wilmslow and Leeds. Ask about availability at your preferred clinic when you enquire.
Is PRP the same as a hair transplant?
No. Nothing is moved and nothing is grafted, and no surgery is involved. It is not a cheaper version of a transplant and we will not sell it to you as one.
How many PRP sessions will I need?
It is run as a course, usually of three sessions, spaced to a schedule agreed at consultation. Men who continue afterwards tend to come back periodically.
Does PRP hair treatment hurt?
A topical numbing preparation is applied to the scalp beforehand. It involves a blood draw and injections, and most men get some tenderness for about a day afterwards.
Is there any downtime after PRP hair treatment?
There is no planned downtime and most men carry on with their day, with some scalp tenderness for about twenty-four hours. Written aftercare is given after every session.
File 07 / Enquire
Start with a consultation.
File 08 / Ready when you are