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As you get older, hair thinning often sneaks up on you. You might see more hair in the shower drain, notice it in photos, or feel that your hair just isn’t the same. For many people, the hardest part is that there’s no clear cause, but just the natural process of aging.
At Bare Skin Medical Spa in Mt. Pleasant, SC, we approach hair restoration through Ariessence Pure PDGF, a pharmaceutical-grade hair restoration serum that works by addressing the biological reasons follicles go dormant in the first place.
What Happens to Hair Follicles as You Age
Hair follicles are always changing. They go through three main phases:
- Anagen: This is the active growth phase, when the follicle produces a full, healthy strand of hair.
- Catagen: This is a short transition phase when growth slows down and the follicle gets ready to rest.
- Telogen: This is the resting phase, when the follicle stops growing for a while.
When you’re younger, your hair follicles spend most of their time growing, which leads to long, full hair. As you age, things change. Hormones, less blood flow to the scalp, and fewer growth factors mean follicles spend more time resting and less time growing. Each cycle, the hair gets a bit thinner and shorter, and over time, this leads to the gradual thinning many people notice.
It’s important to know that dormant follicles aren’t gone for good. In most cases of age-related thinning, the follicles are still there and can respond if they get the right signals. The issue is that those signals have faded.
What PDGF Is and Why It Matters for Hair Growth
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor (PDGF) is a protein your body makes to help repair cells and tissues. On the scalp, PDGF sends signals to the cells at the base of each hair follicle, encouraging them to stay active and keep growing hair.
As you get older, your body makes less PDGF, so hair follicles get fewer signals to start growing again. Instead, they stay in a resting state. This means the real question isn’t just about regrowing hair, but about restoring the signals that help follicles work. Most topical treatments and supplements don’t reach this deep level. Pure platelet-derived growth factor is different because it works directly with the pathways that control follicle activity.
What Makes Ariessence Pure PDGF Different from General Growth Factor Treatments
Not all growth factor treatments are the same. For example, PRP uses a mix of growth factors from your own blood, including PDGF and other proteins. The amount of PDGF in PRP can vary depending on your platelet count and health.
Ariessence Pure PDGF is made differently. It has only four main ingredients:
- Water
- Sodium acetate
- Hyaluronic acid
- Sh-polypeptide-59 dimer, the specific PDGF-BB isoform most relevant to follicle stimulation
This purity reduces protein interference and allows PDGF to bind more effectively to scalp receptors. The concentration of growth factors in Ariessence is also significantly higher than standard non-surgical growth factor hair therapy options, which translates to more consistent receptor engagement across the treatment area. Produced in a pharmaceutical-grade facility, the formulation delivers a uniform dose with each application, independent of patient age or health variables.
How does Ariessence Pure PDGF help with thinning hair as you age?
This treatment delivers concentrated platelet-derived growth factors to your scalp, signaling inactive follicles to start growing again. It’s a non-surgical therapy that works at the cellular level, where hair loss starts.
How Ariessence Pure PDGF Activates Dormant Follicles
When Ariessence is applied to the scalp, the PDGF-BB attaches to special receptors on cells at the base of each hair follicle. This starts a chain reaction inside the cell that helps it grow and develop, moving the follicle from its resting phase back to active growth.
PDGF also helps create new blood vessels around the follicle. Better blood flow means the follicle gets more oxygen and nutrients, which supports healthy growth. As a result, the follicle is not only signaled to grow but is also better supported, so each new hair strand becomes thicker and stronger over time.
What the Treatment Process Looks Like at Bare Skin Medical Spa
Each hair thinning treatment Mt Pleasant SC at Bare Skin Medical Spa begins with a scalp assessment to identify the distribution and density of thinning and to confirm that the follicle pattern aligns with what Ariessence Pure PDGF is designed to treat age-related hair thinning at its source.
- Consultation: Your provider evaluates the scalp, reviews your hair history, and determines whether Ariessence Pure PDGF is appropriate for your pattern of thinning.
- Preparation: The treatment area is cleansed and a topical numbing cream is applied for comfort.
- Treatment: Ariessence is applied following scalp microneedling, which creates microchannels that allow growth factors to penetrate deeply into the dermis where follicle receptors are located. The microneedling also independently stimulates the scalp’s repair response, compounding the effect.
- Post-care: You might have some mild redness or sensitivity where the treatment was done, but this usually goes away within a day. We’ll give you aftercare instructions to help you get the best results.
Each session usually takes less than an hour. Most people need three to four treatments, spaced about a month apart, to keep the follicles active during the reactivation process.
What to Expect as Dormant Follicles Reactivate
Follicle reactivation through activating inactive hair follicles is a gradual biological process, not an immediate transformation. Most patients begin noticing reduced shedding and the appearance of fine new strands within eight to twelve weeks of beginning treatment. These early changes reflect follicles completing their transition from telogen back into anagen.
Hair density and thickness keep improving over the next few months as more follicles go through full growth cycles. Since not all follicles grow at the same time, you’ll notice gradual, steady improvement instead of a sudden change.
The Right Time to Ask About Your Hair Is Now
Patients experiencing diffuse, age-related thinning across the scalp rather than scarring or complete follicle loss tend to respond most consistently to this treatment. Follicles that are dormant still retain functional receptors capable of responding to PDGF signaling. Follicles that have undergone significant miniaturization over many years may respond less predictably, which is why earlier evaluation generally produces stronger outcomes.
If you’ve noticed your hair thinning and are unsure when to take action, it’s usually best to start before it gets worse. Contact us to schedule your assessment, and we’ll help you understand what’s happening with your hair and how Ariessence Pure PDGF can help at Bare Skin Medical Spa in Mt. Pleasant, SC
Book your Ariessence hair consultation today at Bare Skin Medical Spa in Mt. Pleasant, SC.
