PRP and Exosomes Together: What the Combination Adds for Your Hair
Why combine PRP and exosomes in one hair protocol, how the session goes, and our programs that bring both together.
Is it permanent? No. What we see is a good period of a year to eighteen months during which the hair is in better shape, then a gradual return if nothing is maintained. Details on the treatment are on the DC-Exo page.
You've invested in a protocol, and you want to know how long you'll benefit before you need to come back. It's the right question to ask. The markers below apply after a full protocol, not after a single session.
What we see, from 12 to 18 months
The first 6 to 12 months. The effect is at its peak. Between 12 and 18 months. Most of the benefit still holds. Beyond 18 months. Without maintenance, the effect gradually decreases.
What lasts longest
- Hair quality, meaning thickness and shine
- The drop in excessive shedding
- The hair regained in treated areas
- The general state of the scalp
What fades first
- Active stimulation of dormant follicles
- The production of new hairs
- The brake on hormonal progression, when the loss is androgenetic
What you gained doesn't disappear all at once, but the stimulation slows down.
Compared with other treatments
| Treatment | Duration of effects | Maintenance |
|---|---|---|
| Exosomes alone | 12 to 18 months | 1 session a year |
| PRP with exosomes | 12 to 18 months | 1 to 2 sessions a year |
| PRP alone | 12 to 18 months | 1 session a year |
Daily medications aren't in this table, because their effect only lasts until the last dose. We don't point anyone toward minoxidil or finasteride here.
Why the effect lasts that long
The work happens at depth. The signal placed restarts follicle regeneration and improves the scalp around it. It acts on the problem instead of hiding it, which is why we talk in years rather than weeks.
The maintenance plan
The first year
- Four sessions over the first three or four months
- A first assessment at six months
- The first maintenance around twelve months
After that
One session every 12 to 18 months, adjusted to how you're doing.
By age
Under 35. Maintenance can often be spaced out further, every 18 to 24 months. The approach is preventive.
Between 35 and 50. Annual maintenance, with progression monitored.
Over 50. Annual maintenance, sometimes with a more sustained protocol.
What lengthens or shortens how long results last
What lengthens it
- Being younger, because follicles respond better
- Recent loss, with less degeneration to make up
- Good habits around diet, sleep and physical activity
- Well-managed stress
What shortens it
- An untreated hormonal cause, still pulling the other way
- Chronic stress that persists
- Deficiencies that weren't corrected
- Smoking
- Certain medical treatments that affect hair
In women, the hormonal cause is often settled with bloodwork (iron, thyroid and hormones). That's step 1 of our path for women.
If you don't maintain
Between 12 and 15 months. The effect is still very present. Between 18 and 24 months. The effect gradually decreases, but the hair gained remains. After 24 months. You slowly return toward the starting state, especially if the cause was never addressed.
Have you skipped maintenance, or are you thinking about it? We understand, and the return happens gently:
- There's no rebound. Nothing falls out all at once when you stop, unlike what happens when you stop a daily medication.
- The loss resembles natural aging, barely faster.
- You don't start from zero. Even once the effect fades, the situation is often better than before.
How to make results last
Your habits
- A diet rich in protein, iron and B vitamins
- Water, regularly
- Sleep, 7 to 8 hours
- Physical activity
- Whatever brings your stress down
Your hair care
- A gentle shampoo suited to your hair type
- A scalp massage, without forcing it
- Sun protection in summer
- Less heat, fewer harsh products and fewer styles that pull
Follow-up
At 6 months. A first review of what's holding. At 12 months. The assessment that decides the first maintenance. At 18 months. We follow the natural course. At 24 months. We plan around what you want to do.
At each appointment, we take comparative photos under the same conditions and assess density. We also examine the scalp, and ask how you feel about shedding and the quality of your hair.
Over five years
With exosomes alone. The starting protocol, then about four maintenance sessions.
With PRP and exosomes. The starting protocol, then four to eight sessions depending on your response.
Either way, the biggest spending happens in the first year, then it decreases and stabilizes. Prices are posted on every program page, taxes extra.
When to book maintenance
The signs
- Shedding starts increasing again
- Hair quality drops
- Treated areas thin out again
- It has been 12 to 15 months since the last session
Why not to wait
We advise you not to wait until every sign is there. Booked in time, maintenance takes one session, while it takes several to catch up once the effect has faded.
Questions we get asked
Can sessions be spaced out further? Yes, depending on your profile. Beyond two years, though, there isn't much left to maintain, and you're almost starting a full protocol again.
Is maintenance a full protocol? No. One to two sessions is enough, against four at the start.
Do the effects accumulate? Maintenance holds the gain, and sometimes improves it a little. It doesn't change your genetics.
In short
Results last twelve to eighteen months, then one session a year lets you keep them. That's little upkeep to hold on to what you've gained.
We won't tell you it's yours forever, because no hair treatment is. If someone promises you that, ask them what they're basing it on.
To place your case, start with our hair page.
