ACell, Stem Cells and PRP- Are We Really Getting Closer To a Cure For Hair Loss?
January 28, 2011
According To Gary Hitzig, M.D., if Acell’s Matristem for hair restoration works as predicted, many men and women suffering with common androgenic alopecia will no longer be forced live their lives feeling uncomfortable in their own skin.
His prediction: in one to two years it will all be over. However, many experts in the field have far less exuberance when it comes to these “miracle breakthrough” treatments.
Listen to Dr. Hitzig as he discusses his findings on last weeks broadcast of The Bald Truth:
http://www.baldtruthtalk.com/showpost.php?p=21208&postcount=120
Read What The Experts Have To Say and Join The Discussion:
ACell, a Current Review of Applications in Hair Transplant Surgery
Hair Loss Strikes Cord At Los Angeles Film Festival
January 21, 2011
Los Angeles filmmaker Brandon Martin submitted his take on experiencing the initial onset of male pattern baldness to the The Bald Truth, and we loved it!
Check out the teaser for “Chris Weisberg is Growing Bald,” the official selection at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
Click the link below to watch the the film in it’s entirety:
Chris Weisberg is Growing Bald
Male Pattern Baldness Possibly Caused by Stem Cell Inactivation
January 11, 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]
