4.
One Centrifuge is not adequate for all for all circumstances
Anyone that is familiar with PRP knows that
a centrifuge is used to spin the tubes of blood at high speed to separate the
components. This is what makes it possible to extract only the plasma that
contains the platelets.
What many people are not aware of is that a
centrifuge system along with its specialized collection tubes may be perfect
for facial rejuvenation PRP, however, it is unlikely to the best to use for PRPin the scalp for hair loss. The centrifuge that best suits the person that
requires a large volume of blood will be different to the one receives a small
test patch. Different centrifuges work in different ways and different
intensities. Some separate blood components better; Some leave a portion of red
blood cells within the PRP while others remove all of them; Certain centrifuges
can efficiently isolate platelet rich plasma from platelet poor plasma and some
contain variable spinning speed cycles and others set speed cycles. So the
question of which centrifuge is best comes down to the specificity of what the
patient is having done.
PRP clinics often have a one size fits all
mentality. They use one basic centrifuge for every single PRP patient. This may
be satisfactory for some of their patients, but it will reduce the overall
effectiveness of the PRP treatment in others. A Doctor that is specialized in
PRP will be able to explain this further.
Newin Institute has 3 Medical Grade
Centrifuges and uses the one specific to your exact PRP treatment and thes
total amount of extracted blood volume. Every person responds differently to
PRP. We want to know that you are achieving 100% of your personal PRP potential. Not 60% or 70%!
5.
Anaesthetic and PRP do not mix!
Research has indicated that anaesthetic can
reduce the effectiveness of the injected PRP if applied to the same spot.
Whether the application is a local anaesthetic (injected) or topical (a cream
which is absorbed) the effect is the same. The anaesthetic makes its way into
the dermis layer of the skin and results in the platelets not delivering their
full effect.
At Newin Institute we use a local
anaesthetic but administer it to the scalp in a “ring block” formation. This means through the forehead, side donor
and bottom of the vertex. Therefore absolutely no anaesthetic is injected
directly into the frontal, mid-scalp or crown regions that receive the PRP
injections. Doing it this way results in
the bare minimum amount of local anaesthetic reaching these areas which in turn
keeps the PRP environment optimized for maximum effect. So you will never see Newin
Institute use topical anaesthetic cream or inject local anaesthetic directly
into the recipient sites.
6. One
to Two PRP sessions per year are sufficient IF PERFORMED PROPERLY…
If PRP treatment is performed properly as
per the below points YOU DON’T NEED MORE THAN 1 to 2 TREATMENTS PER YEAR TO
TREAT HAIR LOSS!
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A sufficient amount of blood is
extracted (60-120mls) to treat the large surface area
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The most suitable centrifuge is
selected for the specific needs of the patient
-
The dormant platelets are light
activated before being injected
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Topical anaesthetic cream or
local anaesthetic is NOT applied directly onto the recipient areas.
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Treatment is performed by a
Doctor who is specialized in PRP.
At Newin Institute we perform the PRP
procedure in the way that is 100% tailored specifically for hair loss
treatment. Our patients commonly report that it takes about 11-12 months before
the PRP benefits began to diminish. In some rare cases it is slightly quicker
than this. For this very reason we recommend 1 PRP treatment per year to
maintain or potentially further improve our patient’s results. For the minority
it is once every 6-8 months.
Let’s look at the opposite scenario…If
small amounts of blood are used, with a basic centrifuge, without activating
the dormant platelets and having them injected into sites that have had topical
anaesthetic cream or local anaesthetic administered directly onto the same
spot, and the PRP is performed by a person that is not a Doctor specialized in
PRP treatment then you cannot possibly expect to achieve a perfect outcome.
Some clinics out there may recommend that
you have as many as 5-6 PRP sessions within a 12 month period, which in my
experience as a Doctor and leading PRP expert is excessive. Who wants to have
needles injected into their scalp 5-6 times per year?! I certainly wouldn’t.
Furthermore when done properly, it usually takes a year to notice results begin
to diminish. So why would you be asked to do it every 2-3 months?
On a final note, my clinic receives many new
enquiries each week from hair loss sufferers that undertook PRP treatment at
other clinics in the past with no results. Rather than accepting the
possibility that the PRP may not be for them, my staff would ask questions and
often notice the same pattern… The clinic extracted only 10-20mls; the
platelets were not light activated; Topical anaesthetic was used within the
recipient area or the treatment was not performed by a Doctor.
These hair loss sufferers were understandably hesitant to explore PRP for their hair again. However when we explained the differences between how Newin Institute performs PRP to the rest
of the competition, they started to become curious. Long story short, most of
these men and women decided to take the gamble and put faith in us. After
having PRP done “the newin way” and coming in for their 6 month check, 3 out of
every 4 patients were very happy to notice hair shedding significantly reduce
and density within thin areas thicken. This represents a 75% success rate on patients
that previously failed achieve any results via PRP at another clinic! It is because
of these patients that reinforces to me that the PRP treatment offered at Newin
Institute is optimized for treating hair loss.
One male PRP Client from Sydney, who
noticed a dramatic improvement in density within his mid-scalp and crown
regions, was amazed that this was even possible for him. The reason is because he
previously had 5 PRP sessions at another clinic within a 10 month period. The
photos of his scalp reflected no change and he was told by their representative
to accept that he is one of the unlucky few that PRP simply does not work for. However
in this example, we can appreciate that the lack of results was not because of
the Client…
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