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One of the most exciting recent
developments in the search to find new solutions
for hair loss has been research investigating
hair cloning. Properly known as follicle cloning
or multiplication, it involves taking a sample
of a person's hair follicle cells, multiplying
them in a lab and injecting them back into the
patient's scalp. The aim obviously is to generate
natural hair regrowth without the need for invasive
surgery. But can we realistically expect this
treatment to become available in the forseeable
future?
Unfortunately the process is not yet possible
but research is underway to perfect it. Current
predictions suggest that it is unlikely to become
available to the public for at least ten years.
The name of the process is a little misleading
as it really refers to cell therapy rather than
true cloning. Once perfected it would involve
taking a small sample of tissue from the scalp
and then creating a culture that would allow the
follicle cells to multiply. The theory is that
the few sample cells would multiply to become
several hundred thousand that could then be injected
back into the scalp to create several thousand
new hairs.
The major obstacles that must be overcome include
the following:
- There is no certainty that the replicated cells
can develop into hairs.
- There is no guarantee that the new hairs will
grow to the same thickness, color or direction
as the existing hair coverage.
- There needs to be certainty that the cloned
cells do not introduce serious health problems
such as the growth of cancerous tumors.
Clearly hair cloning offers exciting possibilites
for the treatment of hair loss in the future but
for now, you'd best stick with the more limited
treatments that at least are currently available.
Richard Mitchell is the creator of the www.myhairlossadvisor.com
website that provides information and guidance
to those suffering from premature hair loss. Please
go to Hair
Loss Solutions to find out more about the
issues covered in this article.
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