A Cure For Baldness - Stem Cells Could Be The Answer For Hair Loss Sufferers

Hair loss is a very common cause of problem for both men and women. One in four women suffers from some degree of hair loss or thinning hair. In men, balding can begin as early as the age of 21 and by the age of 35, 30% of men will already be experiencing noticeable balding.

All of us suffer from hair fall daily, but only when it becomes area of concern is when it starts resulting in baldness and thinning of hair. In such cases, the patient becomes increasingly concerned about the re-growth of his or her hair in the most effective and less time-consuming manner. Hair loss as we all know can be because of various reasons, the first being, stress which the most powerful trigger for hair loss after the side effects of certain treatments specially after chemotherapy for Cancer patients.

In such cases hair transplantation comes as the first solution to our minds, it not only a highly expensive treatment, resulting in the painstaking effort both by the doctor and the patient. It is a time-consuming process that might give you the desired results even after multiple sittings and a huge cost attached to it. It's also limited by the abundance of existing hair follicles. Other treatments including laser stimulation, pills, serums and shampoos all show limited hair regrowth and do not work well on scalp areas that are completely bare.

Stem Cell Solution

Hair follicles also contain stem cells, and some researchers predict research on these follicle stem cells may lead to successes in treating baldness through an activation of the stem cells progenitor cells. This therapy is expected to work by activating already existing stem cells on the scalp. Later therapy may be able to simply signal follicle stem cells to give off chemical signals to nearby follicle cells which have shrunk during the aging process, which in turn respond to these signals by regenerating and once again making healthy hair. Most recently, some doctors have claimed that stem cell therapy led to a significant and visible improvement in follicular hair growth.

Here, the use of stem cell technology as the cure for hair loss becomes ground breaking. The stem cell therapy encourages the growth of new hair in is very effective and in a safe manner in 3-4 months of therapy. The follicle of hair include stem cells in the centre of the follicle and these cells make sure a constant supply of cells for the fast development of hair cells. These stem cells are gradually lost which leads to baldness in both males and female. This procedure is a non-surgical therapy which results in the re-growth of follicles for healthy and natural hair growth. The stem cells are also capable of renewing themselves through cell division, The follicle of hair include stem cells in the centre of the follicle and these cells make sure a constant supply of cells for the fast development of hair cells. These stem cells are a result gradually lost and this in turn leads to baldness in both men and women. 

How Stem Cell Therapy for Hair Loss Works

To acquire stem cell therapy for female hair loss a sample of the patient’s blood will be taken and will be spun to separate out the plasma. Plasma is high in stem cells that can be used for treatment. This will be mixed with a-cells that the body uses to help heal wounds and injected into numbed areas of the head that are affected by baldness. The doctor will then use massages and tiny needles to create wounds in the scalp, allowing the cells to start healing the flesh, complete with generating new and healthy follicles where the originals have been damaged. If you wish to discuss any specific problem, you can consult a doctor.