PRP Injections vs. Hair Transplant: Which Is Right for Your Hair Loss?
Hair loss can hit harder when it shows up early or refuses to slow down, even when you’re doing everything right, lifestyle-wise. With so many treatments available, choosing between non-surgical options and surgical restoration can feel overwhelming. In his practice in Harrison and NYC, Dr. Joshua Greenwald welcomes men and women concerned about hair thinning and hair loss to explore the next-generation hair restoration treatments now available.
Dr. Greenwald uses the most effective hair restoration options, including platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections and hair transplant surgery. While both aim to improve hair density, they address hair loss in very different ways.
How PRP Injections Work
PRP uses your own blood to create a potent hair-regrowing serum. Your blood contains platelets packed with natural growth factors that signal the scalp to repair tissue, improve circulation, and support new hair growth.
Dr. Greenwald uses advanced technology to concentrate growth factors, then injects the resulting PRP directly into the scalp where you’re experiencing hair loss or thinning.
These injections are designed to support existing hair follicles and may help improve hair thickness over time. They’re highly effective for the most common type of hair loss (androgenic alopecia), yielding positive outcomes for 8 in 10 women and 7 in 10 men. PRP tends to work best when combined with oral medications, and it’s most effective in patients in the earlier stages of thinning who still have active follicles.
Results are gradual, building over your series of three treatments, scheduled a month apart.
How Hair Transplant Surgery Differs
While PRP focuses more on awakening “sleeping” hair follicles, hair transplant surgery involves relocating healthy hair follicles from areas of the scalp with stronger growth to areas where hair has thinned or disappeared.
Dr. Greenwald performs this process using the highly advanced NeoGraft® system, which allows him to harvest follicles and place them precisely, all without creating any incisions or scarring. This minimal-trauma approach ensures that only the healthiest, strongest hair follicles are transferred.
Hair transplant surgery is often better suited for patients with more established or patterned hair loss. Although regrowth takes time, this approach addresses the underlying follicle deficit rather than stimulating weakened follicles.
Choosing the Right Hair Restoration NYC
The best option depends on the stage and pattern of hair loss, as well as individual goals. Some patients benefit from PRP early on to support thinning areas, while others are better candidates for surgical restoration. Dr. Greenwald examines your scalp, reviews your medical history, and explains which options might work best for you and why. In some cases, he may recommend combined treatments to maximize results over time.
To discuss PRP injections or NeoGraft, call (914) 421-0113 or schedule your appointment.
Dr. Joshua Greenwald is a board-certified plastic surgeon in New York City who studied and trained at prestigious educational institutions including Columbia University, Emory University, and New York University School of Medicine. His keen aesthetic eye and refined surgical techniques have led him to be a top choice for cosmetic face, breast, and body procedures in NYC. His exceptional patient care has earned him the distinction of “Top Doc” by both Westchester Magazine and Castle & Connolly for over 10 years running. Dr. Greenwald is an active member of the American Board of Plastic Surgery, the American Medical Association, and the Westchester County Medical Society.