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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 ›

   

• Dr. Gary Hitzig Responds To Dr. John Cole’s Recent Analysis of The Use of ACell MatriStem In Surgical Hair Restoration

  In Hair Loss Treatments, Hair Transplant / By The Bald Truth / 17 December 2010

  Surgical hair restoration expert, Dr. John Cole, recently published a post on BaldTruthTalk.Com titled “ACell, a Current Review of Applications in Hair Transplant Surgery.” In his final summary, Dr. Cole writes:

  1. There is evidence that ACell improves FUE healing and full thickness 4 mm punch graft healing in terms of skin color.

  2. There is evidence that ACell can regenerate hair in FUE extraction sites, but more work is necessary to insure this is not an isolated anecdotal occurrence.

  3. There is no evidence that ACell improves the growth of plucked hair.

  4. There is no evidence that ACell makes the growth of transplanted hair more “Robust”.

  5. There is no evidence that ACell improves strip scar appearance.

  6. There is qualitative evidence that ACell improves the feel of a strip scar in some instances, but it is difficult to understand how Dr. Cooley arrived at this conclusion .

  7. There is no evidence that ACell induces transected hairs to regrow, but it might.

  8. There is no evidence that plucked hairs regrow in the donor area, but they might.

  9. There is evidence that plucked hairs will grow finer and result is poorer coverage than transplanted hair.

  10. There is no evidence to conclude that “autocloning” occurs.

  This review has evoked several questions, concerns and criticisms about the use of ACell MatriStem in surgical hair restoration.

  This week Spencer Kobren spoke with with Gary Hitzig, M.D. about his impressions concerning the recent questions and criticism expressed by CIT/FUE pioneer, Dr. John Cole.

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• 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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