>> Eva: DR. JEN BACK WITH IMPORTANT HEALTH AND WELLNESS IMPORTANT HEALTH AND WELLNESS QUESTION A VIEWER IS ASKING. QUESTION A VIEWER IS ASKING. I'VE HEARD ABOUT PRP FOR HAIR I'VE HEARD ABOUT PRP FOR HAIR LOSS, WHO IS IT AND HOW DO I LOSS, WHO IS IT AND HOW DO I KNOW IF I'M A GOOD CANDIDATE? KNOW IF I'M A GOOD CANDIDATE? >> Dr. Ashton: THIS TOPIC IS IN >> Dr. Ashton: THIS TOPIC IS IN MY NEW MAG INTERVENE, "BETTER" MY NEW MAG INTERVENE, "BETTER" PLATELET RICH PLASMA, PRP, HAS PLATELET RICH PLASMA, PRP, HAS BEEN AROUND A WHILE AND BEING BEEN AROUND A WHILE AND BEING USED FOR HAIR LOSS OR THINNING USED FOR HAIR LOSS OR THINNING HAIR IN THE WORLD OF DERMATOLOGY HAIR IN THE WORLD OF DERMATOLOGY FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS NOW. FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS NOW. LARGELY OFF LABEL, INITIALLY LARGELY OFF LABEL, INITIALLY EXPERIMENTAL, GOOD CLINICAL DATA EXPERIMENTAL, GOOD CLINICAL DATA ABOUT PROS AND CONS AND INVOLVES ABOUT PROS AND CONS AND INVOLVES EXTRACTING VILE OR TWO OF YOUR EXTRACTING VILE OR TWO OF YOUR OWN BLOOD, SPUN WITH GROWTH OWN BLOOD, SPUN WITH GROWTH FACTORS IN A TUBE AND REINJECTED FACTORS IN A TUBE AND REINJECTED INTO YOUR SCALP. INTO YOUR SCALP. EXACTLY. EXACTLY. I HAVE TRIED THIS YEARS AGO, I I HAVE TRIED THIS YEARS AGO, I HAD PARTICULARLY GOOD RESULT HAD PARTICULARLY GOOD RESULT WITH IT. WITH IT. IT IS NOT FOR EVERYONE. IT IS NOT FOR EVERYONE. PROS AND CONS, WHO IS IT FOR? PROS AND CONS, WHO IS IT FOR? MALE PATTERN AND FEMALE PATTERN MALE PATTERN AND FEMALE PATTERN HAIR LOSS, SOME SCARRING, HAIR LOSS, SOME SCARRING, ALOPECIA, TESTED FOR COVID HAIR ALOPECIA, TESTED FOR COVID HAIR LOSS AND CHEMO-RELATED HAIR LOSS AND CHEMO-RELATED HAIR LOSS. LOSS. RESULTS ARE MORE ERRATIC, IT IS RESULTS ARE MORE ERRATIC, IT IS INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE, THAT IS INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE, THAT IS NUMBER ONE DOWN SIDE, IF YOU NUMBER ONE DOWN SIDE, IF YOU WILL. WILL. IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND IF IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND IF YOU TRY THIS, TO GO TO A YOU TRY THIS, TO GO TO A DERMATOLOGY WHO REALLY DOES A DERMATOLOGY WHO REALLY DOES A LOT OF THIS, OTHERWISE YOUR LOT OF THIS, OTHERWISE YOUR CHANCES OF NOT GETTING THE CHANCES OF NOT GETTING THE PROPER TECHNIQUE OR GETTING PROPER TECHNIQUE OR GETTING RIPPED OFF GO UP. RIPPED OFF GO UP. YOU NEED A COUPLE TREATMENTS, YOU NEED A COUPLE TREATMENTS, ONE A MONTH FOR FOUR MONTHS AND ONE A MONTH FOR FOUR MONTHS AND WORKS FROM ANTI-INFLAMMATORY WORKS FROM ANTI-INFLAMMATORY STANDPONENT. STANDPONENT. >> Demarco: IS IT PAINFUL? >> Demarco: IS IT PAINFUL? >> Dr. Ashton: I THINK IT ISSIN >> Dr. Ashton: I THINK IT ISSIN PAFUL, IT IS YOUR SCALP AND YOU PAFUL, IT IS YOUR SCALP AND YOU NEED A LOT OF INJECTIONS, I'M NEED A LOT OF INJECTIONS, I'M INCREDIBLY WIMPY, YOU MIGHT NOT INCREDIBLY WIMPY, YOU MIGHT NOT FIND IT UNCOMFORTABLE. FIND IT UNCOMFORTABLE. AGAIN, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT AGAIN, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IS IN EARLIER SOMETHING THAT IS IN EARLIER STAGES, UNDERSTAND IT IS NOT FOR STAGES, UNDERSTAND IT IS NOT FOR EVERYONE, IT IS EXPENSIVE AND EVERYONE, IT IS EXPENSIVE AND YOU MIGHT NOT GET RESULTS YOU YOU MIGHT NOT GET RESULTS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. ARE LOOKING FOR. FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, IT'S BEEN FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, IT'S BEEN PROMISING. PROMISING. >> Eva: PRP, VAMPIRE FACIALS. >> Eva: PRP, VAMPIRE FACIALS. >> Demarco: KEEP THE QUESTIO