In his response, Dr John Watts informs Santosh Kumar that Growth Factor Concentrates (GFCs) is an advanced version of PRPs. They prolong the anagen phase of the hair and lengthen and strengthen the hair.
If GFCs are combined with hair medicines, one gets double the results. However, he tells Santosh that GFCs should not be used as a preventive measure at an early stage of hair thinning or hair fall. “In the early stage of hair thinning or hair fall, one must use basic medicines or improve nutritional intake. Besides taking care of one’s hair, one can also take biotin supplements in the early stages of baldness.
This is sufficient at this stage and one may not need to use GFCs,” explained Dr John. Only in the advanced baldness stage, one may take recourse to PRP, GFC or use stem cell therapy but not before. He concluded by advising Santosh to use GFCs only when it is required and cautioned its use if one has any bleeding disorder issues. “Before using GFCs, one should mandatorily undergo some routine tests to rule out any bleeding disorders and ensure one’s platelets count is normal,” informed Dr John.
