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.

PRP For Tennis Elbow In London. What The Randomised Evidence Actually Shows

21 Sept

Written By Sama Samy

Tennis elbow is the condition where the gap between what is offered and what the trials support is widest. Corticosteroid injection remains the commonest treatment given and performs worse than doing nothing at a year. A 2025 Level I meta-analysis of 26 randomised trials found PRP statistically and clinically superior to corticosteroid beyond 6 months. The order in which you try things matters more here than almost anywhere else in musculoskeletal medicine.

Key points

Lateral epicondylitis is a tendinopathy, a failed healing response in the common extensor origin, rather than an inflammatory condition, which is why anti-inflammatory treatment underperforms.
A 2025 Level I meta-analysis of 26 randomised trials found PRP statistically and clinically better than corticosteroid beyond 6 months.
Corticosteroid reliably relieves pain for a few weeks and is associated with worse outcomes and higher recurrence at 12 months than placebo or exercise.
Most cases settle with load management and progressive strengthening. PRP is for the ones that do not.

Elbow pain lasting more than 3 months? Message a GMC-registered doctor on WhatsApp or email team@thewellnesslondon.com.

What tennis elbow actually is

Pain over the bony point on the outside of the elbow, worse gripping, lifting a kettle, shaking hands or turning a door handle. The structure involved is the common extensor origin, and in particular the extensor carpi radialis brevis tendon where it attaches to the lateral epicondyle.

The suffix in epicondylitis implies inflammation, and biopsy studies have consistently shown something else. The tissue shows disorganised collagen, increased ground substance and new blood vessel and nerve ingrowth, with inflammatory cells largely absent. It is a tendon that has failed to heal rather than a tendon that is inflamed, which is the whole argument against reaching for an anti-inflammatory first.

Most people who get it have never played tennis. It is an overuse condition of gripping and wrist extension, and it appears in tradespeople, desk workers, new parents and anyone who has recently changed what their hands do.

Who gets it and why it lingers

Peak incidence sits between 35 and 55. In women in their 40s and 50s it frequently arrives alongside other tendon problems, because oestrogen receptors are present in tendon and falling oestrogen is associated with the connective tissue changes that make tendinopathy more likely. Someone who develops a frozen shoulder, then a tennis elbow, then plantar fasciitis inside 3 years is usually not unlucky.

Diabetes and smoking both impair tendon healing and both predict a slower course.

Not sure what is causing your elbow pain? Ask our doctors on WhatsApp.

What the evidence supports, in order

Load management and waiting

Tennis elbow has a strong natural history. A substantial majority of cases resolve within 12 months with load modification alone, and this is the honest starting point for anyone in the first few weeks.

Load modification means reducing the specific provocations rather than resting the arm. Change the grip size on tools and rackets, move gripping tasks to the other hand where possible, and stop the repeated wrist extension that triggers it.

Progressive strengthening

Eccentric and heavy slow resistance loading of the wrist extensors is the best-evidenced active treatment, and it is the intervention that changes the tendon rather than the symptoms. It is done with a light weight, a resistance bar or a band, slowly, several times a week, over months.

As with every tendinopathy, the guide is the morning after. Mild discomfort during loading is acceptable. Worse pain the next morning means the load was too high.

Corticosteroid injection, and why we generally advise against it

Steroid works quickly. At 4 to 6 weeks the pain is usually much better, which is why it stays popular with both patients and prescribers.

The problem appears later. Randomised evidence has repeatedly found that by 12 months the corticosteroid group does worse than placebo or physiotherapy, with higher recurrence rates. Steroid injected around a tendon can also leave it more vulnerable to tearing and can cause subcutaneous fat atrophy and skin depigmentation at the site, which is visible and permanent.

PRP

PRP is autologous, meaning it is made from your own blood. It is prepared by centrifuging a sample to concentrate platelets, which carry the growth factors involved in tissue repair, and injecting that concentrate into the tendon under ultrasound guidance.

The 2025 Level I meta-analysis of 26 randomised trials found PRP statistically and clinically better than corticosteroid beyond 6 months. The pattern across the literature is consistent. Steroid wins early, PRP wins late, and the crossover typically sits somewhere between 3 and 6 months. If your problem is a wedding in 3 weeks, that is a different conversation from a problem you have had for a year.

The honest caveats. PRP preparation is not standardised between clinics, which limits how well trials can be pooled. It is more painful than a steroid injection for the first few days, because the intended response is an inflammatory healing response. And it is not a substitute for the loading programme that follows it.

What treatment costs in London

Image-guided joint and tendon PRP at specialist central London clinics commonly costs from around £780 to £900 or more per injection including assessment, with a course frequently exceeding £2,000. Outside central London the range is roughly £250 to £500, where injections are often performed without image guidance.

PRP is not routinely commissioned by the NHS for tendon conditions and private insurance rarely covers it, so this is self-pay. Physiotherapy and corticosteroid injection are both available on the NHS.

Our care is doctor-led and priced below flagship central London rates, with the figure confirmed after your free suitability review.

Ask what the right order is for your elbow. 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 takes your history, examines the elbow, and scans it with ultrasound to confirm tendinopathy and exclude the alternatives, which matter here. Radial tunnel syndrome, referred pain from the neck, a partial tear and posterolateral elbow instability all present as lateral elbow pain and none responds to an injection into the tendon.

Then one of two answers. Approved, with the plan, the loading work that runs alongside and the cost before you commit. Or not approved, which for elbow pain of less than 3 months usually means load modification and a strengthening programme first, because the natural history is good and most people do not need us.

Why people choose The London PRP Clinic by The Wellness

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

We teach ultrasound-guided joint PRP to doctors through our Academy. Across our work we report 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 tennis elbow

Does PRP work for tennis elbow?

A 2025 Level I meta-analysis of 26 randomised trials found PRP statistically and clinically better than corticosteroid beyond 6 months. The benefit appears late rather than immediately, so it suits persistent cases rather than new ones.

Is a steroid injection better for tennis elbow?

Only in the short term. Steroid usually relieves pain within weeks, and randomised evidence has repeatedly found worse outcomes and higher recurrence at 12 months than placebo or physiotherapy.

How long does tennis elbow take to get better on its own?

A substantial majority of cases settle within 12 months with load modification and strengthening, which is why the first conversation should be about load rather than injection.

Is tennis elbow an inflammation?

No. Biopsy studies show disorganised collagen and new vessel and nerve ingrowth with inflammatory cells largely absent, which is why it is described as a tendinopathy rather than a tendinitis.

Does PRP hurt more than a steroid injection?

Yes, usually for the first few days, because the intended effect is a healing response rather than suppression of one. That settles, and the loading programme continues alongside.

Why do I keep getting tendon problems in different places?

In women in their 40s and 50s this commonly reflects the connective tissue changes of falling oestrogen, since oestrogen receptors are present in tendon. Diabetes and smoking also impair tendon healing.

This article is for information and does not replace personal medical advice. Evidence for PRP differs by condition and preparation is not standardised. 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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