After earning his MD, Dr. Keith S. Berman underwent his residency in plastic surgery at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Today, at his plastic surgery practice on Staten Island, New York, Dr. Keith Berman provides effective aesthetic treatments such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy.

1. PRP AND HAIR
LOSS
Dr. Keith Berman

2. Introduction
■ After earning his MD, Dr. Keith S. Berman underwent his
residency in plastic surgery at the University of Massachusetts
Medical Center.Today, at his plastic surgery practice on Staten
Island, NewYork, Dr. Keith Berman provides effective aesthetic
treatments such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy.
PRP is harvested from patients by separating out plasma from
blood that exhibits a particularly high concentration of
platelets, which themselves are essential to the healing
process. Doctors can inject PRP into patients to promote a
variety of treatment objectives, including accelerated healing
of injured muscles and ligaments.

3. Hair Loss
■ Moreover, PRP has shown promise in such cosmetic procedures
as hair restoration. PRP can help with hair regrowth because it
contains vascular endothelial growth factor and platelet-
derived growth factor, which can “turn on” dormant hair
follicles and keep active hair follicles from failing. During the
procedure, doctors apply a numbing agent to the scalp before
introducing the PRP to targeted hair follicles via injection.An
outpatient treatment, PRP injection occurs over an office visit
that can last up to an hour.