Platelet-rich plasma-an 'Elixir' for treatment of alopecia: Personal experience on 117 patients with review of literature

Stem Cell Investigation

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2017, Pages

  Garg, Suruchi ^a   Manchanda, Shweta ^a  

^a Aura Skin Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Androgenetic alopecia; Platelet growth factors; Platelet rich plasma (PRP)

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; FINASTERIDE; MINOXIDIL; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALOPECIA; CELL SURVIVAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECTODERM; ELIXIR; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFECTION; KERATINOCYTE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; MESENCHYME CELL; MESOTHERAPY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; REVIEW; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SWELLING; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 85026392506     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23069759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21037/sci.2017.06.07     Document Type: Review

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