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PRP Treatment Updates

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There have been a number of important developments in the platelet-rich plasma world during the past several months, warranting a new post on the subject.

— In late March, the famous patient advocate Joe Tillman published a very interesting video on his first ever PRP treatment with Dr. Jerry Cooley. Joe told me that he will give us an update on his results in the near future. Below is his first highly instructive video. I like the centrifuge part:

— In the April issue of Dermatologic Surgery, a new favorable study from Spain on PRP treatment for hair loss was published. It seems like no ACell was added into the mix. I did not find the full study via Google Scholar, but the abstract concludes that “PRP showed a positive effect on AGA and could be regarded as an adjuvant therapy for AGA.”

I still do not think that PRP will usually grow brand new hair, as has also been verified by some hair transplant surgeons. However, it can often prevent baldness from progressing as rapidly, and it can without a doubt make existing hair thicker. Why do I say this? Because at this point I have seen favorable studies from way too many countries to dismiss this oftentimes still controversial subject. Make sure to see a list of these studies in my post on how PRP works for hair loss, which I update every couple of years.

— Dr. Jeffry Rapaport has a knack for frequently appearing in various respected US TV shows. The below video (now taken away it seems) is from just a few days ago. Unlike many other US physicians who just go on TV for publicity, I feel like Dr. Rapaport comes across as much more sincere. Moreover, he only charges $500 per PRP treatment. Much more ethical than physicians who often charge over $2,000 for a treatment that is far from guaranteed to work.

— Finally, although not related to hair loss, currently injured NBA MVP Stephen Curry got PRP treatment on his right knee in order to try to speed up recovery. Kobe Bryant did the same thing in the past before his achilles tendon rupture. As more superstar athletes get PRP treatment, it can indirectly benefit hair loss sufferers via more research money flowing into this field.

Joe Tillman, Jotronic, Spencer Stevenson, Spex

Jotronic and Spex

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Joe Tillman (aka Jotronic) and Spencer Stenson (aka Spexhair) are two hair transplant recipient legends and patient advocates. For the first time ever, they have meet in person.

Jotronic and Spex

Starting close to 15 years ago, Jotronic (aka Joe Tillman) has steadily revolutionized online hair transplant related documentation in terms of thoroughness of photos and videos. His website is called HairTransplantMentor.

Joe has probably single-handedly been responsible for more than half the popularity of the Vancouver, Canada based strip-hair-transplant-technique-only surgical team of Victor Hassson & Jerry Wong.

In 2002, Joe along with another ex-Hasson & Wong patient named Futzyhead both started documenting their results in great detail online in a pioneering dual effort. While before and after hair transplant photos were already available on the internet in 2002, most were vague and of a bad quality. Joe is originally from the US, but now resides in Vancouver, Canada

While Futzyhead stopped posting online around 2005, Joe has continued to maintain a very active online presence to this day. Jotronic works for Hasson & Wong as of the time of writing this blog post, and often goes to conferences and new patient meetups around the US and Western Europe.

Jotronic had two bad hair transplants when he was just 22, and then a number of repair hair transplants with Dr. Wong over the past decade. Nine (!) total hair transplants according to his count, including one scar revision procedure.

Spex (aka Spexhair aka Spencer Stevenson — from the UK) became heavily active online a few years after Jotronic, but has since also produced some exceptional documentation. He seems to have a knack for getting interviews from various newspapers and publications, especially in the UK. Per his website, he currently represents three hair transplant surgeons.

Spex has recently joined forces with Spencer Kobren and expanded The Bald Truth radio show to the UK. Like Jotronic, Spex has also had numerous hair transplants over the years (it seems like six bad ones, followed by a few good repair ones). Maybe ten (!) total hair transplants?

Below is an interesting video where Jotronic and Spex meet for the first time: