👨🦲 Are we witnessing a new dawn for baldness treatments?
Scientists have been testing new methods of hair transplantation, which could be more efficient and less invasive than current procedures
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Scientists have been testing new methods of hair transplantation, which could be more efficient and less invasive than current procedures
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📈Hair transplants are more in demand than ever
“With all the lockdowns, some people have saved a lot of money, and they’re now spending it on the most valuable asset they have – themselves,” says Coen Gho
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“With all the lockdowns, some people have saved a lot of money, and they’re now spending it on the most valuable asset they have – themselves,” says Coen Gho
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But this surge in demand for hair loss treatments is also fostering new ideas.
⚡️Gho has developed a reputation as a leading innovator within the hair transplantation world, through pioneering a technique called partial longitudinal follicular unit extraction
⚡️Gho has developed a reputation as a leading innovator within the hair transplantation world, through pioneering a technique called partial longitudinal follicular unit extraction
💇♂️Most transplants remove entire hair follicles from “donor areas” at the back and sides of the scalp, and relocate them to bald patches.
The main downside is that this incurs a risk of scarring, as well as leaving the donor areas relatively sparse
The main downside is that this incurs a risk of scarring, as well as leaving the donor areas relatively sparse
Gho’s method attempts to avoid the issues of scarring and donor area thinning by only using part of the follicle.
🔬 It works by stimulating the stem cells within that small piece of tissue to generate new hairs
🔬 It works by stimulating the stem cells within that small piece of tissue to generate new hairs
This could make transplants much more viable for women who suffer from female pattern baldness, because they require a certain amount of density to achieve natural hairstyles.
📊According to NHS statistics, an estimated 8 million women in the UK suffer from a form of hair loss.
📊According to NHS statistics, an estimated 8 million women in the UK suffer from a form of hair loss.
But hair transplants still hold some disadvantages.
Ke Cheng, a professor of regenerative medicine at North Carolina State University, points out that the procedures are invasive
Ke Cheng, a professor of regenerative medicine at North Carolina State University, points out that the procedures are invasive
One alternative to hair transplantation that has gained traction in recent years is platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy, a three-step treatment process in which the patient’s blood is drawn before platelet concentrations are first extracted, and then re-injected into the scalp
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