What other hair loss treatments exist?

What other hair loss treatments exist? The question usually comes up once a treatment is already on the table, and you want to see what sits beside it. That makes it a mid-course question.

What the sources list

MedlinePlus keeps the short version on its hair loss page: medlineplus.gov says, "Other treatments include medicines and hair restoration." That puts three families on the table: medicines, hair restoration and, for readers here, PRP.

How the options combine

The overview of PRP therapy at my.clevelandclinic.org is direct about combinations: "What seems to be most effective is combining PRP treatments with medicines, such as finasteride and minoxidil." The phrase is "seems to be," and it deserves that weight. On that source's reading, PRP works best alongside medicines rather than alone.

The research behind PRP combinations

Two papers sit on the research side of this question. The first paper is a head-to-head comparison of PRP with PRP microneedling in androgenetic alopecia. The other is an evaluation of scalp therapy using injectable platelet-rich fibrin. For the diagnosis behind that research, the AAD has a page about female pattern hair loss.

When a treatment has not moved anything

A treatment that has not moved anything by the time your next visit comes around is the signal to revisit the plan with your clinician, not to add options on your own.