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• Male Pattern Baldness Possibly Caused by Stem Cell Inactivation

  In Hair Loss, Hair Loss Treatments / By The Bald Truth / 11 January 2011

  New research published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation has found that faulty stem cells may play a role in male pattern baldness.

  The study led by George Cotsarelis., chair of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania, examined stem cell samples from men who have undergone hair transplant surgery. Cotsarelis’ team compared the follicles from the thinning areas of the participant’s scalps to the DHT resistant hair bearing areas, and what they learned might hold the key to finding a more straightforward approach to prevent or reverse androgenetic alopecia.

  The study revealed that men with male pattern baldness have an equal amount of stem cells in both the hair bearing areas and the balding areas of the scalp, with one very important difference: the areas of the balding scalp had a significantly lower number of progenitor cells. Read more ›

   

• Hair Transplant Success And The Anxiety That Follows

  In Hair Loss, Hair Transplant / By The Bald Truth / 29 November 2010

  Many hair transplant veterans believe that undergoing surgical hair restoration is one of the best decisions that they’ve ever made. These patients explain that the restored confidence that comes with their new and improved hairlines makes them feel as though they have a second chance in life, and that the costs involved are worth every penny. However, for some, this new found confidence also comes with the new found anxiety of eventually losing more hair and needing more surgeries to make them feel whole again.

  Spencer Kobren speaks with one very happy hair transplant patient who is experiencing these all to common concerns.

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• Dr. Gary Hitzig Presents His Preliminary Findings Using ACell MatriStem For Hair Restoration

  In Hair Loss, Hair Loss Treatments / By The Bald Truth / 14 November 2010

  Since The Bald Truth first posted Spencer Kobren’s exclusive interviews with ACell MatriStem pioneers in hair restoration Gary Hitzig, M.D. and Jerry Cooley, M.D., the hair loss world has been buzzing with excitement. The number of emails being received by The Bald Truth, the IAHRS and The American Hair Loss Association have been overwhelming, illustrating just how hungry the world’s hair loss sufferers are for accurate information regarding this groundbreaking hair restoration technology.

  As desperate as the hair loss community is to finally find a universally effective treatment for this devastating disease of the spirit, the hair loss industry recognizes this desperation and will likely find ways to exploit it. Our advice it to proceed with caution and realize that at this time, few physicians truly understand how to utilize ACell MatriStem in hair restoration correctly and that this process, even in the most capable hands, is still in its experimental stages.

  Caveat Emptor “Let The Buyer Beware”

  View Dr. Gary Hitzig’s Acell Matristem for Hair Restoration Presentation