What is PRP treatment for hair loss?

PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) treatment for hair loss uses your body's own natural growth factors to revive thinning hair, strengthen follicles and boost new growth. The London PRP Clinic offers doctor-led PRP treatments for hair, scalp, and beard growth with proven results.

Does PRP work for beard growth?

Yes, PRP beard growth treatment is highly effective for filling patchy areas, enhancing beard density, and promoting thicker facial hair. Our doctor-led PRP beard treatment at £395 per session uses platelet-rich plasma to stimulate dormant hair follicles in the beard area.

How much does PRP treatment cost in London?

PRP treatment prices at The London PRP Clinic range from £395 for PRP Hair Signature or Beard PRP single sessions, to £545 for comprehensive treatments. We offer package discounts - for example, 3 PRP Hair sessions cost £1,085 (save £100).

What PRP services are available at The London PRP Clinic?

We offer PRP treatments for hair loss, beard growth, facial rejuvenation, under-eye treatment, knee joint pain, and scalp health. All treatments are doctor-led and evidence-based, delivered at our Marylebone and Belgravia London locations.

How much does PRP cost for hair loss in London?

At The London PRP Clinic, PRP hair treatment costs £545 per session including Viviscal™ supplements and organic oils. Most patients need 3-4 initial sessions (package available at £1,500, saving £135). ExoRevive exosome treatment is £445 per session.

Does PRP really work for hair loss?

Yes, clinical studies show PRP is 70-90% effective for androgenetic alopecia. At our clinic, 87% of patients report significant improvement with an average 32% increase in hair density after 3-4 sessions. Results are best for Norwood stages 1-4.

What's better PRP or hair transplant?

PRP is ideal for early-stage hair loss (Norwood 1-4): non-surgical, no downtime, £545 per session. Hair transplants suit advanced loss (Norwood 5-7): permanent but surgical, 2-week recovery, £3,000-15,000. Many combine both for optimal results - PRP strengthens existing hair and enhances transplant survival.

How long do PRP results last?

PRP results typically last 12-18 months with proper maintenance. After initial 3-4 sessions, maintenance treatments every 6 months sustain results. Some patients using our combined protocol (PRP + supplements) report results lasting up to 2 years.

Is PRP painful for hair?

PRP involves minimal discomfort. We use topical numbing cream 30 minutes before treatment. Most patients rate pain as 2-3/10, describing it as 'mild pinching.' The entire procedure takes 60 minutes with no downtime - you can return to work immediately.

Can I wash my hair after PRP?

Wait 24 hours before washing your hair after PRP. Use lukewarm water and gentle shampoo for the first wash. Avoid swimming pools, saunas, and intense exercise for 48 hours. We provide detailed aftercare instructions and organic hair oil for optimal healing.

What are the newest hair loss treatments in 2025?

The newest effective hair loss treatments in 2025 include low-dose oral minoxidil (2.5-5mg daily), topical finasteride (0.25%), platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy, and low-level laser therapy devices. Emerging treatments like JAK inhibitors and topical androgen receptor antagonists are showing promising results in clinical trials.

Does oral minoxidil work for hair loss?

Yes, low-dose oral minoxidil (2.5-5mg daily) has proven highly effective for both male and female pattern hair loss. Studies show it's particularly effective for overall thinning, with manageable side effects primarily limited to mild hypertrichosis (extra hair growth).

Is PRP effective for hair restoration?

Yes, PRP therapy has demonstrated significant improvement in hair count and thickness in clinical trials. Most patients see noticeable results after 3-4 sessions, using the body's own growth factors to stimulate dormant hair follicles.

What's the best hair loss treatment in London?

The best hair loss treatment depends on your specific condition, but combination therapy often yields optimal results. The London PRP Clinic offers personalised treatment plans combining PRP therapy with other evidence-based treatments. Book a free consultation to determine the best approach for your hair loss pattern.

How much does PRP hair treatment cost in London?

PRP hair treatment costs vary based on the number of sessions needed. The London PRP Clinic offers competitive pricing with free initial consultations. Contact us via WhatsApp for a personalised quote based on your specific treatment needs.

Hair Loss After Weight Loss Surgery

22 Sept

Written By Sama Samy

Hair shedding in the months after a gastric sleeve, bypass or other bariatric procedure is common, and for most people it is temporary. Two things drive it. The physical stress of surgery and rapid weight loss pushes many hairs into the resting phase at once, and the nutritional changes that follow bariatric surgery can leave the follicle short of protein, iron, zinc and B12. The first resolves with time. The second needs finding and correcting.

Key points

Shedding usually begins around 3 to 6 months after surgery, as hairs pushed into the resting phase by the surgery and rapid weight loss release together.
This telogen effluvium is typically temporary and settles as weight stabilises and the body recovers.
Bariatric surgery changes how nutrients are absorbed, and deficiencies of protein, iron, zinc and B12 are recognised risks that suppress hair growth if left uncorrected.
Shedding that continues well beyond the first year, or thinning concentrated at the parting and crown, suggests something more than a post-surgical shed.

Shedding since your surgery? Message a GMC-registered doctor on WhatsApp or email team@thewellnesslondon.com.

Why it happens

The surgical shed

Hair grows in cycles, with most follicles in a long growing phase and a smaller proportion resting for around 100 days before the hair releases. A major physical stress, such as surgery, anaesthesia, and the rapid weight loss that follows a bariatric procedure, can push a large group of follicles into the resting phase at the same time. Around 3 to 6 months later those hairs release together.

The result is diffuse shedding across the whole scalp, arriving at a point when many people are otherwise feeling well and pleased with their progress, which makes it all the more distressing.

The nutritional component

This is what distinguishes hair loss after bariatric surgery from shedding after other operations. Procedures such as sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass reduce how much you eat and, in the case of bypass, change where nutrients are absorbed. Protein intake is frequently lower than the body needs in the early months, and deficiencies of iron, zinc, vitamin B12, folate and vitamin D are recognised risks.

Hair is one of the most metabolically demanding structures in the body and one of the first to be deprioritised when nutrients are short. A follicle lacking protein or iron cannot sustain normal growth, so an uncorrected deficiency can turn a temporary shed into a prolonged one.

How it differs from GLP-1 medication hair loss

Weight-loss medications such as semaglutide and tirzepatide can also trigger shedding, largely through the same rapid weight loss mechanism. The difference after surgery is the added nutritional absorption change, which makes deficiency more likely and monitoring more important. The principles of assessment are the same in both.

Not sure whether yours is temporary? Ask our doctors on WhatsApp.

Protecting your hair after surgery

Free, practical and mostly within your control.

Hit your protein target. Your bariatric team will have given you one, and it matters for hair as much as for muscle. Low protein intake is one of the most common contributors to prolonged shedding after surgery.

Take the supplements your bariatric team prescribes, every day, for as long as they advise. Lifelong supplementation is standard after many bariatric procedures, and stopping is a frequent route to deficiency.

Keep your follow-up blood tests. Bariatric programmes monitor nutritional status for good reason, and those results are useful for your hair as well.

Handle your hair gently during the shedding phase, with less heat and tension, and take monthly photographs of your parting in the same light so you can see recovery rather than guess at it.

Do not start an expensive hair treatment in the first few months. If the shed is post-surgical and your nutrition is corrected, it will recover, and you will otherwise attribute that recovery to whatever you bought.

What to test

Full iron studies including ferritin, since iron deficiency is common after bariatric surgery and a result just above the lower limit is frequently reported as normal while being too low to support good hair growth.

Vitamin B12 and folate, zinc and vitamin D.

Full blood count, albumin as a marker of protein status, full thyroid function and HbA1c.

Many of these will already be part of your bariatric follow-up. Bring your results. Reading them against what hair needs, rather than against what excludes deficiency disease, is often the most useful thing we do for people in this situation.

When it is more than a post-surgical shed

Shedding that continues well beyond the first year after surgery, or keeps recurring.

Thinning concentrated at the parting, the crown or the hairline rather than spread across the whole scalp.

Hairs coming through finer and shorter rather than full-length, which suggests miniaturisation rather than shedding.

Any scalp symptoms such as redness, scaling, itching or tenderness.

These suggest either an ongoing deficiency or an underlying pattern hair loss that the shed has revealed or accelerated, and both are worth assessing.

Where treatment fits

For a straightforward post-surgical shed, the treatment is nutritional correction and time. For pattern thinning that has been revealed or accelerated, treatment helps and earlier is better, since follicles respond while they are shrinking rather than once they have closed.

PRP uses growth factors concentrated from your own blood and is supported by a 2025 meta-analysis in Dermatology and Therapy of 43 randomised controlled trials and 1,877 participants finding it increases hair density. It works on follicles that have what they need, which is why correcting nutrition comes first and treatment second.

What assessment and treatment cost

Flagship Harley Street and Mayfair clinics commonly charge £600 to £850 or more per PRP session, and London practices generally charge 50 to 70 percent more than clinics outside the capital. Our care is doctor-led and priced below those rates, with blood testing run from the same clinic and the figure for any plan confirmed after your free suitability review.

For most people reading this in the first 6 months after surgery, the honest answer will be that no treatment is needed yet.

Ask whether you need anything at all. Message us on WhatsApp.

The suitability review

Every enquiry begins with a free doctor-led suitability review rather than a booking. A GMC-registered doctor examines your scalp with dermoscopy, reviews your bariatric blood results and arranges what is missing, and gives one of two answers.

Approved for treatment, where pattern thinning has emerged and early treatment will help. Or not approved, which is common after surgery, because a post-surgical shed needs nutritional correction and time rather than a procedure. We decline a meaningful share of these enquiries on exactly that basis, and we will tell you if something in your results should go back to your bariatric team.

Why people choose The London PRP Clinic by The Wellness

The London PRP Clinic by The Wellness is a doctor-led, blood-test-first clinic treating from 10 Portman Square in Marylebone and the Light Centre in Belgravia. Every treatment is performed by GMC-registered doctors, and no clinician treats a patient here until they have completed 100 supervised treatments.

Across our work we report an 87 percent patient success rate, a 32 percent average density increase in hair restoration and more than 187 five-star reviews.

Book your free suitability review. Message us on WhatsApp, email team@thewellnesslondon.com, or call +44 20 3951 3429.

Frequently asked questions about hair loss after weight loss surgery

Is hair loss after bariatric surgery normal?

Shedding is common in the months after bariatric surgery, driven by the physical stress of surgery and rapid weight loss, and it is usually temporary.

When does hair loss start after weight loss surgery?

Typically around 3 to 6 months after surgery, as hairs pushed into the resting phase release together.

Will my hair grow back after a gastric sleeve or bypass?

For a post-surgical shed with nutrition corrected, yes, usually as weight stabilises. Uncorrected deficiencies can prolong it, and pattern thinning revealed by the shed does not resolve on its own.

Which deficiencies cause hair loss after bariatric surgery?

Protein, iron, zinc, vitamin B12, folate and vitamin D deficiencies are recognised risks after bariatric surgery and can all suppress hair growth.

Should I start hair treatment straight away?

Usually not in the first few months. Correct nutrition, take your prescribed supplements and allow time. Treatment is worth considering if thinning persists or concentrates at the parting or crown.

Is this the same as hair loss from weight loss injections?

The rapid weight loss mechanism is similar, but surgery adds a change in nutrient absorption, which makes deficiency more likely and monitoring more important.

This article is for information and does not replace personal medical advice. Nutritional supplementation after bariatric surgery should follow your bariatric team's guidance. Individual results vary. All treatments at The London PRP Clinic by The Wellness are performed by GMC-registered doctors. Reviewed by [GMC-REGISTERED DOCTOR NAME, GMC NUMBER TO CONFIRM], The London PRP Clinic by The Wellness. Last updated September 2026.

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