Fast Forward

Fast Forward
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What is Fast Forward?

Dr. M. Päffgen
The Fast Forward application includes PRP, namely Platelet Rich Plasma, and certain ingredients that activate this blood product.

Why Fast Forward?

Fast Forward is applied within a laboratory setting under the observance of a Professor hematologist as well as specialized surgeons and is one of the first PRP-induced such therapies in the world that has been supported with clinical tests. Fast Forward relies on the medical literature and the results that Transmed R&D Team documented within the past year.

Can Fast Forward be applied to everyone?

Fast Forward can be applied to all hair restoration patients.

What is the procedure?

Fast Forward is the application of autolog platelets namely products of your own blood to the transplanted area after an activation using certain ingredients. If you want to talk about details of the procedure or about hair restoration surgery you can make an appointment with our doctors for a consultation. If you are not in Turkey and thus cannot come to our clinic, we suggest you fill our online consultation form or send us an email.

What are the side effects?

The mix used in the Fast Forward application is composed of your own blood and autolog activators. Thus, there is no allergic reaction or infection risk following the procedure.

What is PRP?

The basic ingredient of Fast Forward is PRP, platelet rich plasma. This blood product has been used in various medical fields since the 70’s to accelerate the wound healing process after operations or minor injuries that cannot be treated with surgeries. In the past ten years PRP-based treatments have become a media attraction especially after their successful usage on star athletes in the US. To read more about PRP within this context please refer to the New York Times through this link. In the beginning of the new millennium hair restoration surgeons showed interest for PRP and its possible applications to hair transplantation. First products of this involvement were presented at the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) meetings and the medical literature published starting from 2004. Please click here for the milestone research papers on PRP.

Does Fast Forward bring about the same results for everyone?

PRP, Platelet Rich Plasma, has been used in various medical fields since the 70’s to accelerate the wound healing process after operations or for injuries that cannot be treated with surgery. These indications of PRP have been approved by thehttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif FDA, the Food and Drug Administration. In addition to this, the proteins and growth factors released from the platelets during the procedure are shown by various research results to be effective in assisting cell multiplication.

Based on our research team’s observations as well as the aforementioned previous research we have reason to believe that Fast Forward does indeed improve the results of hair transplantations and accelerate the healing process post-OP. However, these indications may differ for each patient and therefore expectations should be balanced.

Resources : Transmed
http://www.tmhairrestoration.com/hair_transplantation_techniques/healing_process.aspx