I have seen most of the half dozen people that I performed ACell plucking procedures. They averaged 200-300 plucked grafts. Although there was some growth from the plucked hairs, there was just as much growth in the control group as in the ACell treated group. I would conclude from this that I have not replicated […]
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I don’t have the answer to your question. Ten years ago, we were told that the answers would be seen in under 5 years… and now a decade later we hear the same thing. That says much about the real answer. It’s still a big question mark, though there’s some progress being made.
I haven’t heard about it before, but I’ve looked into it since your email. RepliCel recently completed the acquisition of TrichoScience, a company that worked with hair multiplication. This sounds like more of the same. From the FAQ: “With RepliCel’s treatment a very small punch biopsy is taken and new hair cells are replicated eliminating […]
Snippet from the article: Read the full story at NY Times – New Stratagems in the Quest for Hair Latisse (bimatoprost) is expensive and comes in small quantities (it’s an eyelash growth medication), but people are experimenting with using it for hair growth. It’s a prescription medication, so you’ll need to find a doctor willing […]
Some doctors are already offering this to patients and claiming results that aren’t able to be verified. What I see in that page you linked to appears to be a photographic misrepresentation and a hair comb-over in the crown. The release says, “Patients will not only experience significant hair re-growth in just six months, but […]
At 17 years old, I wouldn’t be surprised if what you’re seeing is a maturing hairline. Have you seen a doctor or are you just treating yourself with over the counter supplements? You might not be experiencing male pattern hair loss, but rather, the maturation of your hairline (a totally normal part of getting older […]
Getting a second opinion is always a good idea as I offer this as a service, but I would need to see you to make such an evaluation worthwhile. You’re not far from my LA office. Many women have this problem with sufficient donor hair, but that can be determined upon examination of the scalp. […]
New Hair Institute is pleased to introduce a new service we’re offering — Scalp Micro-Pigmentation (SMP) Like any tattoo process, the technique involves placing a special pigment into the skin of the scalp to mimic ‘hair follicles’ almost to the size of a closely cropped head of hair. Think 5 o’clock shadow or stubble. We […]
The reason there was increased discussion about ACell on this site starting around late October was because of the presentation at the ISHRS meeting in Boston, piquing our interest. Since I receive a fair amount of conspiracy theories from our readers, I’ll try to put this to rest once again. Neither myself (Dr. Rassman) or […]
Thank you for being a long time reader! 1. The time it takes from first consultation to surgery can range from the next day (rare) to one or two months. Patients who are candidates can set up surgery based on our open schedule. We have two pricing models. For those who want surgery at a […]
If there is a cut on the skin, then you will certainly have a scar. All follicular unit extraction (FUE) procedures done, regardless of how small the instrument used, will produce some scar and from what I know about DHI, they are doing FUE. The point is that the small scars (dots or scar tissue) […]
I really believe there will always be a place for hair transplantation with the strip technique. Follicular unit extraction (FUE) is not always the perfect or a preferred surgery, as many people seem to think. Grafts extracted using FUE are not the same as grafts cut under the microscope, and the growth and success is […]
We do not know the answer to this question. One would expect that the auto-cloned hair would be resistant to DHT and grow on just like the donor hair normally does. Apoptosis (cell death) is programmed in the balding hair follicle, but not in the hairs found in the donor area… but still, no one […]
Thank you for your support! I don’t mind the large amount of emails I’ve received with ACell questions, as I kind of expected that… but I don’t want to give anyone the wrong idea about what it can do (we’re still trying to figure it all out). We will most definitely update the readers of […]
Clearly, ACell will not impact DUPA (diffuse unpatterned alopecia) or female pattern hair loss unless it was used in conjunction with an auto-cloning procedure. We need to take one step at a time. We still need to see how well ACell works when used in an auto-cloning fashion. We do not know if you pluck […]
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