What do you make of this new technique called donor doubling? They are able to bisect the fair follicle basically doubling the yield from one follicle. This sounds too good to be true.
Link – Dr. Mwamba Discuses his New “Donor Doubling†Hair Transplant Technique
We have seen this in the past, but worded with different terms. In general, if things sound “too good to be true” then it probably is! We have researched and tested the Acell (two years ago with Dr. Bernstein in N.Y.) for it’s acclaimed “cloning” potential touted by certain doctors. In short, it did not work in our hands. If it really did, these doctors would be on the front pages of Time Magazine and would be billionaires.
One of the issues in the world of hair transplant restoration is that there is very little University based or academic based research. Hair transplant surgeons earn a living based on CASH for service. There is no insurance or academics involved. There are few government sponsored or private research grants for physicians or researchers in hair restoration.
I realize there are societies such as ISHRS and AHRS that give the consumer / patient the perception of organization and research, but these organizations cannot and do not enforce or discipline to its members. It has no power to standardize medical procedures or grant classic American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) “board certification” type of endorsements to the hair transplant doctors. There is nothing wrong with these organizations, but consumers and patients must understand hair transplant doctors do NOT receive ABMS-equivalent board certification. Anyone who graduated medical school with one year residency can attend a seminar and set up shop as a hair transplant doctor. There is no formalized training like a typical medical residency program that the public thinks of. There are good intentioned surgeons who try to conduct research to advance the field of hair restoration, but there are also dishonest doctors who take advantage of their patients and get away with it.