The hunt for the hair loss cure is like the search for the ultimate panacea to prolong life, unattainable and beyond our grasps. For centuries and centuries, mankind has been in constant pursuit of finding the best treatment to end the worsening hair loss condition.
Scientists of the past generations had been trying various solutions to stop this condition but in vain; no one succeeded in their quests against the battle of hair loss. Even Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, tried many medical solutions for the treatment of his own progressive hair loss.
In recent years, however, the advancement of science and technology made way to better understand the nature and causes of hair loss. Scientists and researchers worked hand in hand in finding the suitable treatment for the growing hair loss problems. With their undying devotion towards finding the panacea of hair loss, they have discovered that dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is the leading cause of the condition.
The discovery of DHT as the main culprit of hair loss among men and women, made rise to a more eager group of scientists or doctors who devoted their time in finding the best cure for hair loss. Today, there are various hair restoration procedures that have the potential to end the hair loss problems once and for all. These are known as the future hair loss treatments.
Future hair loss treatments address many of the restrictions of the medical treatment methods (hair transplant surgery) presently in use. One of these future hair loss treatments that are gaining popularity in the hair loss treatment industry is the hair follicle cloning.
Hair follicle cloning seems to be the key in improving the surgical hair restoration method. As what hairdoc.com reported, ‘Successfully cloning multiple hair follicles from a donor area follicle that is already programmed to continue to grow new hairs for a lifetime will result in a limitless supply of hair transplant grafts, which translates into limitless hair thickness. The cloned follicles may even be individually injected directly into the scalp, eliminating surgery altogether’. Though this future hair loss treatment is still a relatively new technology, it is considered to be one of the most exciting and promising areas of medical research of this generation.
Follicle cloning goes by the name of cell therapy, tissue engineering and hair multiplication. It is the modern version of the traditional hair transplant in the sense that this procedure follows the concept of ‘borrowing hair follicle from the existing spot on the head then putting or filling it in the balding spot or gap’. However, rather than simply moving the hair follicle to the new spot, the said follicle is cloned or reproduced through scientific process, thereby creating a vast supply of new hair follicles.
So far, there are lots of obstacles to overcome before hair follicle cloning becomes a reality. For instance, the method of cloning dermal papilla cells from hair bulbs and injecting them back into the donor’s scalp has not been perfected. However, scientists and hair doctors alike have higher hopes that this process will one day become the panacea to end all kinds of hair loss conditions.
