Recent content by ScottSummers

Guy on Reddit made his own for $60 in parts, and posted amazing results. Video of another guy making his own.

Some clinics say they test the platelet concentration each time they do PRP. For somebody wanting to verify their DIY setup is achieving a high-concentration of platelets, it might be possible to have a vial of their PRP tested somewhere.

I wrote about some of the latest PRP studies, and what people might have been doing wrong. https://www.gourmetstylewellness.com/interact/threads/diy-home-prp-platelet-rich-plasma.134227/

PRP vs PRF: Many conditions that are being treated with PRP respond even better to PRF (Platelet-Rich Fibrin), which centrifuges the blood at lower RPMs for just a few minutes. It forms a natural clot, which lasts in the body for days, releasing continual growth hormones. I spoke to a local...

CENTRIFUGES: The Natural Kaos mobile app ($10 per month) has a community of people experimenting with home PRP (mostly for skin anti-aging). (YouTube recently unjustly banned Natural Kaos' channel for teaching women how to do DIY skincare treatments.) This registered nurse has made these great...

MESOTHERAPY GUNS: "Patients treated with this protocol [guns, not manual injections] were found to have greater increases in hair count and total hair density than patients treated with manual injections." [2018] Many YouTubers use the EZ Injector mesotherapy gun. Demonstration video. It...

Studies in 2020 are concluding PRP + microneedling is the most effective hair loss treatment --much more effective than either oral finasteride or Min. The reason some forum members didn't get results from PRP might be that it needs to be done once a month forever. Also, some professionals might be...

I'm leaning toward getting a stamp or pen instead of a dermaroller because adjusting the needle length will let me use it on my skin as well. Can anybody recommend one?

2 ways to control systemic absorption from applying a topical after microneedling: 1. Experiment with needle depth. 2. Experiment with duration of wait before applying the topical. This study waited 24 hours before applying: Source: hairguard [DOT] com/microneedling-for-hair-growth/

To be extra safe about ingredients going systemic, we could start with microneedles that are even shorter. Some studies suggest even 0.6mm could be effective: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Source: perfecthairhealth [DOT] com/microneedling-best-needle-length/

The needle penetration is comparable for microneedling (1.5-2.5mm) and mesotherapy (1-4 mm). Blood tests could confirm whether one method goes more systemic than the other. But if they do go systemic, I'd guess a mesotherapy gun would do so more than topical application following microneedling...

Microneedling before applying a topical increases absorption. It creates microchannels that allow topicals to penetrate deeper into the skin in higher quantities. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Source: ncbi.nlm.nih [DOT] gov/pmc/articles/PMC4976400/