In 2007, Joseph Greco published our Preliminary Experience and Extended Applications for the Use of Platelet Rich Plasma in Hair Restoration Surgery then, in 2009, he published The Effects of Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma on Non-Transplanted Miniaturized Hair...
Our studies and biologic treatments in hair restoration procedures evolved in 2007 when we pioneered the use of PRP in all phases of hair transplantation
One of the most common complaints I hear today, especially with female patients, is “shedding hair”, or the medical term, Telogen Effluvium (TE). Because there is so much confusion about shedding hair, I thought a brief explanation is in order...
Click on the icon to listen to Dr. Joe Greco insightful interview on Health IQ with Heidi Godman on WSRQ 106.9FM Sarasota. Dr. Greco spoke about hair loss, and all aspects of hair regeneration, surgical and non-surgical biologic treatment advances. If the sound bite does not...
Greco Medical Group involved in the largest PRP study for Hair Platelet-Rich Plasma for Androgenetic Alopecia: A Pilot Study Giovanni Schiavone, MD, Desanka Raskovic, MD, Joseph Greco, PhD, PA/C, and Damiano Abeni, MD, MPHx The Plastic Surgery and Regenerative Surgery Unit, the Second Clinical Dermatology...
Does PRP increase levels of DHT that will cause hair loss? NO It has been theorized by some individuals on the internet (though not in scientific studies) that if small concentrated amounts of a patient’s blood are injected into the scalp this will lead to...
Unlike male-pattern baldness, where patches of hair fall out over time, female hair loss means a reduction in hair volume, making transplantation extremely difficult for those experiencing miniaturization. While medical treatment options are limited for females, we have been having some very encouraging results with...
Hair loss has a cyclical pattern so generally humans experience more hair loss in the Fall (October, November) and less hair loss in the Spring months. If you are experiencing more hair loss we now have multiple options that work, including FDA approved medicines such...
Case Study (Alopecia Areata) Alopecia Areata is an organ specific autoimmune disease where patients loose spots of hair in various places on the body. The follicular stem cells are not destroyed but rather go into a dormant stage. This female patient presented to a Dermatologist...
