Where
Plot No D13B, Wellington Rd, Vikrampuri Colony, Karkhana, Secunderabad, Telangana 500009.
- Serves Trimulgherry, West Marredpally, Bowenpally, Alwal
- Formerly BNR Skin & Vitiligo Hospital
PRP concentrates the platelets from your own blood and returns them to the scalp. The evidence behind it is genuine but modest, and it works as an addition to a diagnosis and a medical plan — not as a substitute for either.
A small amount of your blood is drawn, spun to separate the platelet-rich fraction, and injected into the affected areas of scalp. The rationale is that the growth factors platelets carry act on follicles that are miniaturising but still alive.
Pooled analyses of randomised trials do show increases in hair density compared with placebo. They also show something worth knowing before you pay for a course: the studies vary widely in how the PRP was prepared, how often it was given and how the results were measured, and the overall quality of evidence is rated as limited. Anyone quoting you a precise percentage improvement is quoting one study, not the field.
The honest position is that PRP is a reasonable addition for the right person and a poor first move for anybody. It does not tell you why your hair is falling, and if the reason is thyroid, iron deficiency or a scarring alopecia, injecting the scalp is treating the wrong thing at some expense.
Examination, and blood tests where indicated. Pattern loss, telogen effluvium, deficiency and alopecia areata look similar to the person losing the hair and are treated quite differently.
Where pattern loss is confirmed, proven medical therapy is the backbone. PRP is added to it. A course of PRP with nothing else running alongside is not how it is used here.
Usually monthly to begin with. Each session takes under an hour, including the draw and the spin, and you go back to your day afterwards.
Hair changes too slowly to assess in a mirror. Standardised photographs from the first visit are what the decision to continue or stop is made on.
| Situation | Is PRP useful? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Early to moderate pattern loss | Reasonable adjunct | Alongside medical treatment, not instead of it |
| Diffuse shedding after illness or delivery | Usually unnecessary | Telogen effluvium recovers when the trigger resolves |
| Deficiency-related hair fall | Treat the deficiency | Iron, thyroid and vitamin D come first |
| Alopecia areata | Sometimes considered | Established treatments are tried first |
| Long-standing bald, shiny scalp | No | Follicles that are gone cannot be stimulated |
| Scarring alopecia | No | The disease must be controlled; needs a different plan |
The last two rows are the honest limit of the treatment. PRP acts on follicles that still exist — where the scalp has been bald and smooth for years, grafting is the conversation, not injections.
Controlled microneedling of the scalp is often combined with PRP or with topical treatment. The needling itself provokes a wound-healing response, and it improves how much of an applied topical actually reaches the follicle — which is a large part of why it is used.
Done in clinic at a set depth on assessed scalp, it is a sensible adjunct. Done at home with a roller bought online, over active infection or inflamed skin, it is a way to spread a problem and occasionally to scar. If you are already using one, bring it and say how.
If grafting is the real questionThe needle length that helps a topical penetrate and the length that damages scalp are not far apart.
Needling inflamed, infected or actively shedding scalp is how a manageable problem is made worse.
Consulting rooms, phototherapy and the surgical list at one address in Secunderabad — the practice formerly known as BNR Skin & Vitiligo Hospital.
Plot No D13B, Wellington Rd, Vikrampuri Colony, Karkhana, Secunderabad, Telangana 500009.
On WhatsApp — one number, answered by the clinic team, who confirm a time and say what to bring.
Pooled trial data show a genuine increase in hair density compared with placebo, but the studies differ so much in preparation and protocol that the overall quality of evidence is judged limited. It is a reasonable adjunct to proven medical treatment, and a poor substitute for it.
An initial run of monthly sessions, then spaced maintenance if it is helping. The decision to continue is made at around six months on standardised photographs, not on how it feels — hair changes too slowly to judge in a mirror.
It uses your own blood, so the material itself carries no rejection risk. Expect scalp tenderness, some soreness and occasionally mild swelling for a day. It is done as a clinic procedure with sterile technique.
No. It acts on follicles that are miniaturising but still present. Scalp that has been bald and shiny for years has no follicles left to stimulate, and grafting is the relevant conversation instead.
For pattern hair loss, yes — that is the backbone of treatment and PRP is added to it. Stopping medical therapy and relying on injections alone generally means losing the ground gained.
Not without advice. Needle depth matters, and rolling over inflamed, infected or actively shedding scalp can make things worse and occasionally scar. If you already use one, bring it to the appointment.
Not a treatment plan sold on the spot. Message the clinic and bring your history.