Dr Ken Washenik - Medical Director of the Aderans Research Institute.

PART 4

HAIRLOSSHELP: Would they be able to have a second treatment after that if they do lose that hair?

DR WASHENIK: Absolutely, they could still conceivably come back in say another 2 years and get another 10,000 hair seeds implanted.

HAIRLOSSHELP: In the future when this is being done, how long would it take from the time the hair seeds or hair progenitors are implanted, to the time they start to see hair growing?

DR WASHENIK: Probably right around 3 months.

HAIRLOSSHELP: When this technique comes out will you still be doing conventional transplants and will there still be a need to do conventional transplants?

DR WASHENIK: I think when the first generation comes out some people who lack a good hairline may need a conventional transplant just in the front, and then during the procedure their cells will be harvested and they will return 3-4 weeks later to get added density from the implanted hair cells. In others who already have good hairlines and just need increased density, they will just be able to have the hair cells cultured and implanted.

HAIRLOSSHELP: What about the next generation of this treatment? What will that offer and when will it become available?

DR WASHENIK: The next generation, which I think will come about 1-5 years later, will be able to make use of other peoples cells. So you would be able to get hair cells out of a bank, like a blood bank, and implant them into anyone. Then you will be able to pick and choose what type of hair and color you want. Although, some researchers seem to think that the person-to-person or allogeneic procedure, will come out sooner than the allopathic procedure. Their feeling is that its much more promising because in that case it’s consistent. When you have different patients you are dealing with there are different variables based on their individual characteristics. When you are working with the same follicular fibroblasts all the time, you cut down on the number of variables giving you a more consistent result.

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