How GFC Hair Treatment Is Prepared
A GFC kit separates and concentrates growth factors from the patient’s own blood while removing red blood cells and, in most protocols, isolating the platelets so their contents are released directly rather than requiring an external activator such as calcium chloride, which PRP preparation typically needs.
The result is a growth-factor-rich concentrate — containing PDGF, VEGF, EGF, TGF-beta, and IGF-1 among others — with fewer inflammatory cells than standard PRP.
In practice, this means less post-procedure redness and swelling for a comparable concentration of active growth factors, which is the primary clinical reason GFC is often preferred over PRP for facial and scalp injections.
How It Works
Hair follicles cycle through growth (anagen), transition (catagen), and rest (telogen) phases. In androgenetic alopecia and telogen effluvium, an increasing proportion of follicles shift into telogen prematurely, and the anagen phase of each cycle shortens, producing progressively finer, shorter-lived hair.
The growth factors in GFC act on the dermal papilla and follicular stem cells to prolong anagen, stimulate angiogenesis around the follicle to improve its blood supply, and support keratinocyte proliferation.
None of this reverses miniaturisation caused by androgens on its own — which is why GFC is typically used alongside, not instead of, medical therapy such as topical minoxidil or oral finasteride in appropriate candidates, rather than as a replacement for either.
Benefits of GFC Hair Treatment
- Reduced hair shedding, usually the first change patients notice, typically within 4 to 6 weeks of the initial sessions.
- Increased hair density and shaft thickness over subsequent months, as more follicles are held in or recruited into anagen phase.
- Reduced inflammatory response, translating to lesser scalp redness, swelling, and downtime after each session.
- Absence of an external activation phase reduces preparation time and prevents the addition of an adjuvant to a treatment that is otherwise entirely autologous.
- Combinable with existing hair loss treatment, meaning it adds to the effect of minoxidil, finasteride, or a good hair-care routine rather than requiring a patient to choose between them.
How GFC Hair Treatment Helps
A GFC kit separates and concentrates growth factors from the patient’s own blood while removing red blood cells and, in most protocols, isolating the platelets so their contents are released directly rather than requiring an external activator such as calcium chloride, which PRP preparation typically needs.
The result is a growth-factor-rich concentrate — containing PDGF, VEGF, EGF, TGF-beta, and IGF-1 among others — with fewer inflammatory cells than standard PRP.
In practice, this means less post-procedure redness and swelling for a comparable concentration of active growth factors, which is the primary clinical reason GFC is often preferred over PRP for facial and scalp injections.
How It helps
Hair follicles cycle through growth (anagen), transition (catagen), and rest (telogen) phases. In androgenetic alopecia and telogen effluvium, an increasing proportion of follicles shift into telogen prematurely, and the anagen phase of each cycle shortens, producing progressively finer, shorter-lived hair.
The growth factors in GFC act on the dermal papilla and follicular stem cells to prolong anagen, stimulate angiogenesis around the follicle to improve its blood supply, and support keratinocyte proliferation.
None of this reverses miniaturisation caused by androgens on its own — which is why GFC is typically used alongside, not instead of, medical therapy such as topical minoxidil or oral finasteride in appropriate candidates, rather than as a replacement for either.