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Hairloss or Alopecia can be due to a number of causes like nutritional deficiencies, any mental or physical stress, secondary to illness like typhoid, malaria, covidetc (Post covidhairloss)
We, at Dr. Nijhawan’s Skin, Laser & Hair clinic offer one of thebest treatment options for reduced hair density or telogen effluvium. It is known as GFC therapy( Growth factor concentrate) .
GFC or Growth factor concentrate is a very effective treatment for diffuse hairfall or telogen effluvium.
GFC is a modified and much more advanced therapy than PRP technique for hairloss.
In this procedure,patient’s blood is taken in a centrifugation machine at rotated at a very high speed . The final outcome has high:
- Platelet derived growth factor (PDGF)
- Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
- Transforming growth factor beta (TGF beta)
- Insulin like growth factor 1 and 2 ( IGF 1,2)
- Fibroblast growth factor (FGF)
- Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF)
These growth factors help in increasing the blood supply to the hair follicle and increase the growth of hair and strengthen them.
- No side effects
- 4-5 sessions required at an interval of 3-4 weeks.
Steps
- Patient’s blood is withdrawn
- Patient’s blood is processed at a very high speed in a centrifugation machine, the blood components get separated according to their specific gravity. The growth factors from your platelets are extracted.
- These growth factors are injected into your scalp.