PRF for Hair: Aftercare

PRF for hair, what to expect after treatment

PRF concentrates your own growth factors and reintroduces them to the scalp around active follicles. The biology that follows happens slowly: strengthening of existing hairs and improved density typically becomes visible from 3 months, with the full picture clearer at 6 months. The first 24–48 hours after each session are about not interfering with the inflammatory response that drives the result.

What’s normal in the first 72 hours

• A heavy or tight feeling in the scalp.
• Mild tenderness at injection points.
• Tiny pinpoint bumps where PRF was placed. These settle within a day.
• Occasional mild headache on the night of treatment.
• A small amount of pinkness across the treated area.

Please follow these instructions carefully

• Do not wash your hair or wet your scalp for 24 hours: leave the growth factors undisturbed.
• No shampoo, conditioner, dry shampoo, hair masks or scalp treatments for 24 hours.
• Avoid anti-inflammatory medications (ibuprofen, aspirin, naproxen) for 5 days before and 3 days after. They blunt the inflammatory signal PRF relies on. Paracetamol is fine.
• No alcohol for 24 hours.
• No high-intensity exercise, sauna, steam rooms or hot showers for 48 hours: heat and sweat irritate the scalp while it’s healing.
• Avoid direct sun on a bare scalp for 48 hours: a soft hat is fine after the first day.
• No hair dye, bleach, perming or chemical treatments for 7 days.
• Sleep on a clean pillowcase the night of treatment.
• When you do wash, use a gentle sulphate-free shampoo and lukewarm (not hot) water for the first wash.

A note on results

PRF is not a transplant. It cannot regrow hair from follicles that have already been lost permanently. It works on follicles that are still alive but miniaturising. We typically plan a course of 3–4 sessions spaced 4–6 weeks apart, then maintenance every 4–6 months. Patience is part of the protocol.

When to contact the clinic

Spreading redness, heat, pus or a fever after treatment is unusual and warrants contacting us. Persistent tenderness past a week, or any concern about the scalp, is worth a quick check rather than waiting.

For best results we recommend reviewing progress at session 3 and again at the 6-month mark.