AUTHORS
Pablo Naranjo García, Hernán Pinto
ABSTRACT
Hair transplantation effectively treats alopecia, and hair graft viability is crucial for its success. The study aimed to assess the use of preconditioned autologous platelet-rich plasma with photothermal biostimulation as a graft preservation solution to increase the viability time of follicular units before transplantation. The study was conducted as a proof of concept. The platelet-rich plasma photothermal biostimulation was conducted using the MCT System, exposing the sample for 15 minutes to 623 nm red light with an intensity of 0.5 J/cm 2 and a temperature of 4 ºC to obtain the MCT Plasma. Grafts of volunteers were collected and preserved in 2 Petri dishes per preservation solution (MCT Plasma + phosphate-buffered saline, Ringer’s lactate, and saline solution).
