PRP Advocacy

From the Editor… Issues related to stigmatization have not been discussed by the global PRP community in any meaningful way. The following is a reading list for those who want to know more. There are NO online documents that focus on stigmatization and PRP. I guess that the “ball us in our court. Please “Leave

The consensus among dermatologists is that 40% of all PRP cases are Juvenile Onset. Let’s take a closer look at the three types of Juvenile Onset PRP. Classical Juvenile Onset PRP (Type 3) ❏½ Usually occurs between the ages of 5 and 10 ❏½ Accounts for about 10 percent of all cases of PRP ❏½

  From the Editor Every so often I lament the fact that after (or in spite of) six years of effort I have been unable to create or inspire a community of PRP parents within the PRP Facebook Community. That hasn’t stopped me from raising the issue again in hopes that a Coalition of PRP

A little info on hair. Hair grows out of little pockets in your skin, called follicles. Here’s how it happens: (1) Your hair begins growing from a root in the bottom of the follicle. The root is made up of cells of protein. (2) Blood from the blood vessels in your scalp feeds the root,

ANATOMY OF SKIN Submitted by Murray R, Vancouver, British Columbia. A little info on skin. Your skin is the largest organ on your body, made up of several different components, including water, protein, lipids, and different minerals and chemicals. If you’re average, your skin weighs about six pounds. It’s job is crucial: to protect you

From the Editor… It took almost four months, two dermatologists, and six days in a hospital bed, to be “officially” diagnosed with pityriasis rubra pilaris. It took only four more days for me to conclude that I had embarked on a three to five-year journey that would ultimately end with remission. Fortunately, my journey lasted