PRP Hair Restoration in Toronto: What to Expect

Most people arrive for a first PRP appointment with a reasonable idea of the theory and almost no idea of the choreography. How long does it take? Does it hurt? Can you go back to work? Will anyone be able to tell? This is the appointment described end to end, as it runs at our Queen West clinic in Toronto.

What PRP actually is

Platelet-rich plasma is made from your own blood. A small sample is drawn, then spun in a centrifuge, which separates the blood into layers by density. The platelet-rich fraction is drawn off and re-introduced into the scalp as a series of shallow micro-injections placed across the areas showing thinning.

Platelets carry the growth factors the body uses to signal repair. Concentrating them and placing them at the level of the follicle is designed to support follicular units that are miniaturizing — producing finer and shorter hairs each cycle — rather than ones that have already been lost. That distinction matters, and it is the first thing a clinician assesses. Full protocol details sit on our PRP Hair Restoration page.

Before you come in

There is very little preparation, but a few things help:

• Eat normally and hydrate well before the appointment — you are giving a small blood sample.
• Arrive with clean, dry, product-free hair.
• Bring a list of your current medications and supplements. Some affect platelet behaviour and your clinician will want to know.
• Plan to skip the gym that evening.

The appointment, step by step

1. Assessment and mapping

Your clinician examines the scalp under magnification, notes where calibre varies between hairs in the same follicular unit, and maps the treatment zones. If it is your first course, standardized photographs are taken under fixed lighting — the only reliable way to judge change later, since day-to-day mirror impressions are notoriously unreliable.

2. The draw and the spin

A small volume of blood is drawn, exactly as it would be for routine bloodwork, and loaded into the centrifuge. The spin takes several minutes. Numbing is applied to the scalp during this window, so the waiting time is doing double duty.

3. The micro-injections

The concentrate is delivered as a grid of shallow micro-injections across the mapped zones. Patients most often describe brief pressure and a quick sting that resolves as the clinician moves on. The injection phase itself is typically the shortest part of the visit; the whole appointment usually runs about an hour door to door.

4. Aftercare

You leave with a short list: no washing for the rest of the day, no swimming pools or saunas for 48 hours, no strenuous training that evening, and no harsh styling products for a couple of days. Mild tenderness, pinpoint redness or slight swelling at the hairline over the first day or two is common and settles on its own.

What the first six months look like

Hair does not respond on a treatment calendar; it responds on the hair cycle, which is measured in months. A realistic sequence looks like this:

• Weeks 1–6: nothing visible. This is normal and expected.
• Months 2–3: many patients notice shedding slowing before they notice anything else. Hair that stays is the first meaningful signal.
• Months 3–6: texture and density changes become easier to see, particularly in standardized photographs taken under the same lighting.

Outcomes are not uniform. Response depends on your stage, your pattern, your age, your general health and how consistently you complete the course — results vary by individual, and no reputable clinic can promise regrowth. Our results gallery shows real patients across each protocol so you can calibrate expectations against people at a comparable stage.

How many sessions, and what it costs

PRP is a course, not a single appointment. A typical initial course runs across several sessions spaced weeks apart, followed by maintenance at a longer interval. Your clinician sets the interval based on staging rather than a fixed template.

Our current new-client introductory pricing is 50% off — $299 per PRP session. Plans can be financed through Beautifi at 6 months interest-free with instant approval, so a full course does not have to be paid up front.

Where we treat

PRP is available at all three CADMEN clinics: Toronto at 240 Queen St W, Floor 2; Mississauga at 1684 Lakeshore Road West, Unit 18; and our Vaughan location on Millway Avenue in Concord, which is now open. Hours are Monday to Friday 10am–7pm and weekends 10am–5pm. Addresses and directions are on our locations pages.

Many patients run PRP alongside mesotherapy microinjections — the combination is the plan we recommend most often, because the two treatments address different parts of the same problem.

To have your scalp assessed and a course mapped out, book a consultation with a CADMEN clinician. Finance your plan with Beautifi — 6 months interest-free, instant approval.