PRP for Hair, Marylebone
PRP hair treatment
in London.
- Your own blood
- Doctor-led
- No downtime
PRP for hair uses platelets from your own blood, injected into thinning areas of the scalp. It works best on recent pattern thinning, alongside medical treatment, and does not regrow a bald scalp. A session is £450, usually three to four about a month apart. Book one online and a doctor calls you first, or book a £150 consultation, £50 of which comes off your first session.
A course of PRP, start to finish.
A doctor examines the scalp and takes the history, because patchy loss, scarring loss and shedding after illness each need something different. Ferritin, thyroid and vitamin D are checked where the history suggests them, and standardised photographs are taken so the result can be judged fairly months later.
A small blood sample is drawn, similar to a routine blood test. Eat breakfast and drink two large glasses of water beforehand, which makes the draw easier.
The sample is centrifuged for 10-15 minutes to concentrate the platelets, and the platelet layer is prepared for injection. Numbing cream is used for comfort.
PRP is injected into the thinning areas with fine needles. Three to four sessions about a month apart is the usual course, then change is judged against your photographs at three to six months.
Candidacy
Who PRP for hair suits.
The evidence is for androgenetic alopecia, which in men recedes at the temples and crown and in women widens the parting. Most trials found more hairs per square centimetre after a course than before it, or than on untreated scalp.
The trials are small and preparation differs from clinic to clinic, so the honest expectation is an improvement in density rather than regrowth. Thinning caused by low iron, a thyroid problem or a recent illness is treated by treating the cause, and PRP is not the answer to any of them.
- Best for: recent pattern thinning, men and women
- Not for: complete baldness or scarring alopecia
- Alongside: medical treatment your doctor prescribes
Results and aftercare
What happens after.
Because PRP comes from your own blood there is no allergy to it. There is no downtime: the scalp can feel tender for a day or two, and there is a small risk of bruising or infection. Any change shows at around three months and is judged against your photographs at six.
Results can last up to 12 months. Pattern hair loss continues underneath, so we advise a top-up every 6 to 12 months, depending on how you respond, usually with a daily treatment alongside. Stop aspirin, ibuprofen and fish oil for 7 days before a session unless a doctor prescribed them, wash your hair that morning, and skip styling products.
- Downtime: none, back to work the same day
- First change judged at 3 months, result at 6
- Top-ups: every 6-12 months, results last up to 12
PRP hair treatments and prices.
Book a session online and a doctor calls you first, or book a consultation on its own and £50 of its fee comes off your first session. A course of three is 10% off.
Hair PRP Consultation
20 min
£150
A doctor examines the scalp, takes the history and tells you whether PRP can help your pattern of loss.
- Doctor assessment of the scalp
- Personalised plan
- £50 credited against your first session
Hair PRP
£450
Platelet-rich plasma for pattern hair thinning. A doctor calls to qualify you before the session.
- PRP hair session
- Doctor-led
- Qualifying call with a doctor first
Hair PRP + Personalised Prescription Foam
£595
A PRP session with a prescription hair foam personalised to you after the doctor's review.
- PRP session
- Personalised prescription foam
- Qualifying call with a doctor first
The clinic
Appointments at our Marylebone rooms, five minutes from Marble Arch.
- Address
- 10 Portman Square, London W1H 6AZ
- Also at
- 9 Eccleston Street, Belgravia SW1W 9LX
- Open
- Every day, 7am to 9pm
- Nearest tubes
- Marble Arch, Bond Street, Oxford Circus
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A consultation tells you whether PRP can help your pattern of loss before you commit to a course. If you go ahead, £50 of the £150 fee comes off your first session.
Your own blood,
put to work.
Frequently Asked Questions
At The Wellness a session is £450, or £595 with a prescription foam personalised to you. A course of three is 10% off. A consultation on its own is £150, and £50 of it comes off your first session if you go ahead.
The usual course is 3 to 4 sessions about a month apart. Change is judged against standardised photographs taken at your first visit, at around three months and again at six.
The evidence is for pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia): most trials found more hairs per square centimetre after a course than before it, or than on untreated scalp. The trials are small, so the honest expectation is improved density rather than regrowth, and it works best alongside medical treatment. It does not regrow a bald scalp.
Yes. Book a session online and one of our doctors will call you before it to check PRP suits your pattern of loss. Or book a consultation first, and £50 of the fee is credited against your first session if you go ahead.
PRP is not the treatment for complete baldness, scarring alopecia, or patchy loss with a smooth scalp, and those need a diagnosis first. Thinning caused by low iron, a thyroid problem or a recent illness is treated by treating the cause. That is what the consultation is for.
No. You can go back to work the same day. We advise not washing your hair for 24 hours and avoiding intense exercise for 48 hours.
Stop aspirin, ibuprofen and fish oil for 7 days before a session unless a doctor prescribed them, because they reduce how well platelets work. Do not stop a prescribed blood thinner without asking. Wash your hair on the morning of the session, skip styling products, eat breakfast and drink two large glasses of water.
There is minimal discomfort. We use numbing cream before treatment, and most patients describe mild pressure with occasional pinching. The blood draw is similar to a standard blood test, and the scalp can feel tender for a day or two.
Results can last up to 12 months. Pattern hair loss continues underneath, so we advise a top-up every 6 to 12 months, depending on how you respond, usually with a daily treatment alongside. A course that shows nothing by six months is stopped rather than extended.
PRP is non-surgical and stimulates the follicles you still have. A transplant is surgery that moves follicles to a bald area, and we refer for it when the scalp has no follicles left to treat. Many patients use PRP alongside or after a transplant.