How ACell + PRF works
The treatment combines two things your body already knows how to use.
ACell is a regenerative tissue matrix that has been used in wound healing and reconstructive medicine for more than two decades. Injected into the scalp, it acts as a scaffold that signals the body to recruit its own stem cells to the area, rather than simply covering or coating it.
PRF, platelet-rich fibrin (also called plasma), is drawn from a small sample of your own blood and concentrated down to the growth factors platelets carry. Injected alongside ACell, it delivers a direct supply of the signals that tell a follicle to shift out of a dormant phase and back into active growth.
Together, they give follicles that have slowed down or miniaturized the biological push to start producing again.
Who tends to see the best results
ACell injections work best on follicles that are thinning but still alive, which makes timing matter. Good candidates include:
Men and women in the earlier stages of hereditary or age-related thinning. Patients noticing a widening part, reduced density, or a receding hairline that hasn't progressed to full baldness. Patients looking to strengthen results after a hair transplant, or to maintain coverage between more involved procedures. Patients who want a non-surgical option before considering anything more invasive.
A consultation at Rejuvalase will confirm whether your hair loss pattern is a good match, since follicles that have gone fully dormant for a long time respond less predictably than ones still cycling.
What treatment day looks like
There's no surgery and no real downtime. Numbing cream is applied to the scalp first, blood is drawn and processed, and both ACell and PRF from your own blood are injected across the treatment area. Most patients are back to normal activities the same day, with only mild, temporary tenderness at the injection sites.
Because results build gradually as follicles cycle back into growth, most patients see the best outcome from a short series of treatments rather than a single session, with progress checked every few months along the way.
Why Santa Barbara patients trust Rejuvalase
Rejuvalase works alongside Dr. Gregory Keller's facial plastic surgery practice, where ACell + PRF has long been part of a broader hair restoration program that also includes surgical options like FUE and FUT for patients who need them. That means your treatment plan isn't built around one technique. It's built around what your hair actually needs, with the option to start non-surgical and adjust if your goals change.
Ready to see what your hair can look like in a few months?
The earlier thinning follicles are treated, the more they tend to respond. If you've been noticing changes and wondering whether it's worth doing something about, a consultation is the place to start.
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