Stem Cell Therapy
Stem cells are the cells in our body which are capable of differentiating into different cell lines and produce specialised cell types. They have enormous potential to cure various disease and medical problems including baldness.
Stem Cell Are of Three Basic Types:
Totipotent (total): Total potential to differentiate into any adult cell type and form specialized tissue needed.
Pluripotent (plural): Potential to form most or all 220 differentiated adult cell types.
Multipotent (multiple): Limited potential and forms only multiple adult cell types.
The various sources for harvesting Stem Cells in adults are: bone marrow, muscle, brain and adipose tissue. Among these adipose tissue is the richest and most readily available source of stem cells in adults. Next in the list comes the bone marrow derived stem cells. These are difficult to harvest and in adults are fewer in number as these cells undergo programmed cell death (apoptosis). Blood is also an important source of stem cells.
Hair follicles also have stem cells in them but when these follicles get old or damaged then they can no longer take part in regeneration of new follicles. This can be due to various factors like hereditary, stress and ageing.
The stem cells which are used to treat hair loss are harvested from fat or peripheral blood and these are called autologous stem cells. The stem cells segregated with PRP after centrifugation of blood are then injected into the bald area of the scalp using a microscopic needle.
This stem cell therapy is outpatient treatment procedure and the patient can be sent home immediately the procedure.
It is a revolutionary treatment for hair loss. The stem cells promote new hair growth within 3 to 4 weeks of treatment and the hair density increases by 30 to 40% after three sessions of treatment. On an average 5-6 sessions are required once in a week to 10 days.
Advantages:
- Non-operative procedure.
- Done on outpatient basis taking not more than 30mins.
- Painless procedure with no scars.
- No side-effects or complications.
- Affordable.
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