PRP and Exosomes Together: What the Combination Changes for Your Hair
Combining PRP and exosomes in one hair protocol: what exosomes add, and our programs that bring both together.
The morning check
Every morning, the same thing. The brush holding more hair than it used to. Areas of scalp that show a little more. And confidence eroding, styling session after styling session.
Hair loss picks neither age nor sex. It settles in quietly and changes how you see yourself. The usual answers disappoint: shampoos promising a great deal, supplements with uncertain results, or surgery that frightens people off.
What if the answer were already in your blood?
Understanding hair PRP
What PRP actually is
PRP, platelet-rich plasma, uses the regenerative properties of your own blood to restart the follicle.
In practice: we draw a small amount of blood, spin it to concentrate the platelets and their growth factors, and place that concentrate back into the scalp. Nothing enters your body that did not already come from it. The full treatment page is here.
How it works
Your platelets naturally contain growth factors: the cellular messengers that direct tissue repair. Concentrated and placed back into the scalp, they:
- Stimulate microcirculation around the follicle
- Wake the stem cells present in the follicle
- Extend the growth phase of the hair
- Improve the quality of each hair produced
This stimulation wakes dormant follicles and makes the working ones work harder. It does not create a follicle where none remains: that is the limit of the treatment, and it matters.
How a session goes
The initial assessment
Everything starts with a scalp assessment, what we call the hair eligibility consultation.
It serves to:
- Understand what kind of loss this is
- Measure current density
- Determine whether PRP is the right answer for you
- Propose a protocol suited to your situation
It is also where we say no, when the answer is no.
The steps of the treatment
1. The blood draw. An ordinary draw, like any lab work. The amount taken is enough to prepare your PRP and replaces itself without difficulty.
2. Preparing the plasma. The blood spends about 15 minutes in a centrifuge. The process separates the components and concentrates the platelets in the plasma.
3. Placement in the scalp. The plasma is placed in the areas to treat with a very fine needle. With local anaesthetic, it takes about thirty minutes.
4. Aftercare instructions. We explain what to do and what to avoid in the days that follow, because it counts toward the result.
The procedure is performed by one of our nurses: PRP goes through a needle, so it is not within a medical esthetician's scope.
Who hair PRP is for
The right profile
- Mild to moderate androgenetic alopecia
- Shedding tied to stress or a hormonal change
- Thinning hair that needs density
- A wish for something that works with your biology, without surgery
In women, we look first at iron, thyroid and hormones. Restarting a follicle without correcting the cause is rowing upstream.
When it is not the right answer
If baldness is advanced with genuinely bare areas, a transplant is what to consider. PRP can then play a supporting role, tending the terrain around the grafts, but it will not replace what is gone.
And no, we will not point you toward finasteride or minoxidil: that is not our approach.
The results
The timeline
The markers below describe a typical progression. Nobody can guarantee you a result, and we would rather say so up front.
First effects, 4 to 6 weeks:
- Shedding drops noticeably
- The scalp is in better shape
Around 3 to 4 months:
- Existing hair is thicker and more resilient
- Shine and texture improve
Around 6 to 9 months:
- Visible regrowth in the treated areas
- A measurable gain in density
What the studies say
The literature on hair PRP points in the right direction: it often shows a gain in density and slower shedding. But protocols vary from one study to the next, and so do the numbers. That is why we speak of an encouraging trend rather than a guaranteed percentage.
What does come up in every publication is the deciding factor: the stage of the loss. The earlier you start, the better the response.
Protocol and follow-up
The standard protocol
Generally we aim for 3 to 4 sessions spaced 4 to 6 weeks apart. That progression allows:
- Gradual stimulation of the follicle
- Time for the scalp to respond between sessions
- A result that settles in without an abrupt change
It is the basis of our hair programs: DC Bloom for women, DC Prime for men.
Maintenance
To hold what has been gained, we plan maintenance sessions, generally one a year. PRP does not stop the clock: it wins back ground, and the ground has to be held.
Safety and contraindications
What makes PRP safe
Because the product comes from you, there is no risk of rejection or allergic reaction. Side effects, when they occur, stay mild:
- Passing redness
- A sensitive scalp for 24 to 48 h
- Rarely, a small bruise at an injection point
When we do not do it
Hair PRP is contraindicated in cases of:
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- A clotting disorder
- Active scalp infection
- Certain autoimmune conditions
This list is not a form to fill out alone: the nurse goes through it with you, with your medications in hand.
Why PRP rather than something else
It comes from you. No foreign product, no substance to introduce.
The result arrives gradually. There is no abrupt before-and-after, which is exactly what makes it discreet.
It combines. On its own, or with exosomes (DC Bloom Exo, DC Prime Exo) when you want to push further.
And if the blood draw puts you off, DC-Exo does the same work without one.
A technique that keeps evolving
Protocols are getting finer: centrifugation techniques have improved and the concentrations obtained are more consistent than they were ten years ago. It is a young field, and we would rather tell you what we observe than what we hope for.
To finish
Hair PRP is not a miracle product. It is a way of giving your follicles back what your blood already contains, while they can still use it.
The important word is "still". A dormant follicle can be woken; a follicle that is gone cannot. That is exactly what we look at during the assessment, and why it is better to come early than late.
To place your own case, start with our hair page.
