Good news for hair loss patients: Researchers at Yale University discovered that the signal that prompts hair growth comes from Adipose-Derived Stem Cells (ADSC). Injecting these stem cells from fat tissue into the scalp might be the key to treat baldness.
That is what we are already doing:
The hair treatment with the body’s own stem cells begins with liposuction, in which a small portion of the patient’s fat is harvested gently. The stem cells extracted therefrom are immediately injected into the affected region of the head where hair growth should be promoted. The treatment is done on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia. In the future stem cell therapy could provide an alternative to hair transplantation for patients with thinning hair.
DDr. Heinrich, MD