It is the newest and least standardised option in this category — regulatory status and product sourcing differ sharply between countries. This page covers the exosome therapy appointment itself — what is prepared beforehand, what happens in the chair, and what the first hours afterwards feel like. Plan for 1-3 sessions and 1-2 days.
A session takes 30-45 minutes in total, including the blood draw and centrifuge time where the protocol requires it. Topical anaesthetic cream, sometimes a cooling device or a scalp block for lower pain thresholds. There are no incisions, so nothing stronger is used. It is the newest and least standardised option in this category — regulatory status and product sourcing differ sharply between countries.
Your scan or photographs are reviewed in person against the remote plan. It is the newest and least standardised option in this category — regulatory status and product sourcing differ sharply between countries.
Blood is drawn and centrifuged to concentrate the platelet fraction; spin speed and time determine the concentration you actually receive.
The thinning zones are marked in a grid so the injection points are spaced evenly rather than clustered.
Small volumes are injected into the dermal layer across the mapped grid, sometimes combined with microneedling to increase penetration.
It is the newest and least standardised option in this category — regulatory status and product sourcing differ sharply between countries.
You leave with written aftercare and the follow-up schedule fixed — for this option that means 1-2 days, with 1-3 sessions in total.
Topical anaesthetic cream, sometimes a cooling device or a scalp block for lower pain thresholds. There are no incisions, so nothing stronger is used.
A session takes 30-45 minutes in total, including the blood draw and centrifuge time where the protocol requires it.
A dermatologist or a doctor trained in the specific protocol. Ask about the centrifuge specification and the resulting platelet concentration — that is the variable that separates protocols, not the brand name.
The scalp is pink and slightly tender with small injection marks for a few hours. Some patients get a mild headache or a tight feeling on the evening of the session.
Cost and alternatives for Exosome Therapy.
Compare vs alternatives → See full cost breakdown →Early results are promising but the evidence base is much smaller than for PRP. Treat any clinic promising guaranteed regrowth with scepticism.
PRP uses your own blood. Exosome products are laboratory-derived, which is also why regulation matters.
A single session does very little. A typical induction is three to four sessions four weeks apart, then maintenance every four to six months.
A serious clinic can answer with a multiple of baseline. If the answer is vague, the protocol is not standardised.
Trichoscopy with the same lighting and the same site, before and after. Anything else is impression rather than evidence.
1-3 sessions — and 1-2 days. Any quote that compresses that materially is worth a second read, because laboratory and healing time set the schedule, not the clinic diary.
PRP has more published evidence at lower cost; mesotherapy is cheaper still and more standardised.
Non-response to platelets is the usual reason to trial exosomes.
Novelty comes with less evidence, which is worth weighing.
Adjunct use alongside grafting is the common context.
It is the newest and least standardised option in this category — regulatory status and product sourcing differ sharply between countries.
| Sessions | 1-3 sessions |
|---|---|
| Time in Turkey | 1-2 days |
| Recovery | 24 hours of tenderness |
| Expected lifespan | Maintenance intervals not yet well established |
PRP has more published evidence at lower cost; mesotherapy is cheaper still and more standardised.
Timeline, aftercare and what to watch for, day by day.
It is the newest and least standardised option in this category — regulatory status and product sourcing differ sharply between countries. A session takes 30-45 minutes in total, including the blood draw and centrifuge time where the protocol requires it.
It is the newest and least standardised option in this category — regulatory status and product sourcing differ sharply between countries. Topical anaesthetic cream, sometimes a cooling device or a scalp block for lower pain thresholds. There are no incisions, so nothing stronger is used. A session takes 30-45 minutes in total, including the blood draw and centrifuge time where the protocol requires it.
A dermatologist or a doctor trained in the specific protocol. Ask about the centrifuge specification and the resulting platelet concentration — that is the variable that separates protocols, not the brand name. The scalp is pink and slightly tender with small injection marks for a few hours. Some patients get a mild headache or a tight feeling on the evening of the session.
1-3 sessions and 1-2 days are what the plan is built around. PRP has more published evidence at lower cost; mesotherapy is cheaper still and more standardised.