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 short answer: a starter series of 4 sessions spaced 3 to 4 weeks apart, then one maintenance session every 6 to 12 months. The treatment in detail is on the DC-Exo page.
One thing before going further: exosomes are not approved by Health Canada for hair regrowth, even though their use is common in clinics. It is a recent approach, with encouraging but limited data.
Our protocol: 4 + 1
The starter phase: 4 sessions
- The rhythm: every 3 to 4 weeks
- Total duration: 3 to 4 months
- The goal: restart the follicle's regeneration process
The maintenance phase: 1 session
- The rhythm: every 6 to 12 months
- The goal: keep what was gained
Why four, and not one
The effect builds
Exosomes work by accumulation. A single session sends a signal; repetition is what makes it audible.
- The concentration rises in the scalp with each session
- The follicle needs repeated signals to restart durably
- Each session's effect adds to the ones before
That is exactly why a trial session proves nothing, and why we will not sell you one as a test.
Our two routes, depending on your profile
Exosomes alone, with DC-Exo: open to everyone, no blood draw, and the only option if PRP is contraindicated.
PRP with exosomes, with DC Prime for men and DC Bloom for women: when the quality of your blood allows it, we combine the two.
In both cases, it is a series, not a visit.
What happens at each stage
The markers below describe a typical progression. Nobody can guarantee you a result, and the response varies from person to person.
After the first session, 3 to 4 weeks
- The scalp is in better shape
- Shedding starts to drop
- Dormant follicles gently reactivate
No, you will not see regrowth at that stage. Hair does not grow in three weeks, whatever the product.
After the second, 6 to 8 weeks
- Density improves noticeably
- Daily shedding slows clearly
- Existing hair is thicker and more resilient
- Shine and texture change
After the third, 9 to 12 weeks
- Density keeps building in the treated areas
- Regrowth settles into the thinning areas
- It starts to show to the eye, not just to the touch
After the fourth, 12 to 16 weeks
- The result is at its best
- The gain consolidates
- The hair cycle has rebalanced
- We plan maintenance
Why that number
Not fewer, because below four the signal has no time to settle and you pay for half a result.
Not more, because past that you are billed for sessions that no longer add much.
With the right spacing, because three to four weeks gives the follicle time to respond. Too close together, you stack without effect; too far apart, you start over.
Exosomes or PRP: what changes in the protocol
PRP alone generally takes 3 to 4 starter sessions, then annual maintenance. It needs a blood draw, and its quality depends on yours.
Exosomes alone take 4 sessions, then maintenance once or twice a year. No draw, and the concentration is the same every time.
Both together, in DC Prime and DC Bloom, combine the external signal with your own growth factors.
What decides between the three is not the number of sessions: it is your health, your contraindications, and how you feel about needles.
Adapting the protocol
Severe shedding or advanced loss
- A fifth session, depending on progress
- Maintenance every six months in the first year
- Combining with microneedling to improve penetration
Telogen effluvium, temporary shedding
- Three sessions may be enough
- Same spacing, 3 to 4 weeks
- Annual maintenance
In women, we look first at iron, thyroid and hormones: temporary shedding often has a correctable cause, and it has to be corrected before treating.
Preventively, in younger people
- Two or three sessions is often enough
- Maintenance every 12 to 18 months
- It is the point where effort and result line up best
One session, half an hour
How it goes
- Preparation, 5 minutes: cleaning and disinfecting the scalp
- Placement, about fifteen minutes: microneedling then exosomes, or micro-injections depending on the protocol
- Finishing, 5 minutes: a gentle massage and the aftercare instructions
No downtime
- You leave and go back to your day right away
- Possible light redness, gone in 2 to 4 hours
- You can wash your hair the next day
The questions we get
Can sessions be spaced further apart? Not advisable. Three to four weeks is the rhythm that sustains stimulation without wasting it.
What if I miss a session? A one- or two-week shift changes nothing. Beyond that, we talk: sometimes it is better to restart the protocol than to finish it halfway.
Are results immediate? No. Improvement is gradual, and the first signs concern shedding, not regrowth. Be wary of anyone promising something visible in one session.
Is maintenance mandatory? It is strongly recommended. Without it, benefits fade over twelve to eighteen months and you return to your starting point.
Planning and budget
What the short protocol changes
- Four sessions, with an end announced in advance
- Spaced maintenance, so the spending drops off
- A result that holds between two maintenance visits
- No surprises: the protocol is set before you pay
A typical year
- Month 1: sessions 1 and 2
- Months 2 and 3: sessions 3 and 4
- Between month 8 and 12: the first maintenance session
DC-Exo is $1,898, taxes extra, and the price is written on the program page.
What we see, and what we do not promise
What comes up most often among people who finish the protocol is not a transformed head of hair: it is shedding that stops, then vellus hair appearing where there was none.
What we will not tell you is that it works for everyone. Some people respond little, and we have no way of predicting it in advance. That is why we tell you at the assessment what stage you are at, because that stage decides the most.
What makes a protocol fail
- Stopping after two or three sessions, out of impatience, right before it shows
- Spacing beyond six weeks, and losing the benefit of accumulation
- Skipping maintenance, and watching it all come back within a year
- Trying to speed it up by moving sessions closer, which adds nothing
Conversely, what works: doing all four sessions, keeping the spacing, and booking maintenance before you leave the last one.
By profile
Under 35, with recent shedding: a lighter protocol, three sessions and annual maintenance.
Between 35 and 50, with moderate loss: the standard protocol, four sessions and maintenance every 6 to 12 months.
Over 50, with advanced loss: four to five sessions, and maintenance twice a year in the first year.
These profiles are starting points, not boxes. Yours is set at the assessment.
To finish
Four sessions, then one or two a year. It is a short commitment, with an announced end, and nothing to do between appointments.
Compared with a daily solution that never stops, that is little. You still have to be at the right stage: that is what we look at first.
To place yours, start with our hair page.
