Hair cloning is a new progressive method of combating baldness (alopecia). New York scientists have proven that transplanting he althy follicles will help to cope with the disease within 1-2 years.
Research and Development
According to statistics, more than half of women and men over 50 suffer from hair loss. Because of this, many complexes form, people feel less attractive. A person can be left without hair as a result of burns. In this case, you will also need a live cell transplant in the area of baldness.
Scientists at the University of California isolated sections of he althy hair from volunteers and placed them in a nutrient medium. After a few days, it was noticed that the cells began to divide intensively.
Thus, the researchers concluded that he althy follicles transferred to the scalp can take root, and hair, accordingly, will begin to grow.
When will research end?
First, animal hair was cloned. Laboratory rats were used in the experiment. Scientists are convinced that the survival rate of follicles is not bad. Further studies need to be done in humans. This will require no less5-10 years.
During this time, researchers must ensure that the follicles are well established. In addition, part of the experiment is to observe the growth and structure of the transplanted hair, which will also take several years. Also, the research time depends on the funding of the project. If the investment of money stops, then the end of the study can not be expected soon.
The hair growth cycle has several periods and these processes are not yet fully understood by doctors and researchers. To start the cloning process, it is necessary to consistently solve the problems that arise in each growth cycle.
Even if scientists quickly understand all the nuances of hair growth, you still need to reproduce the processes in the laboratory. Here, the time for research increases, because with errors at each new stage, it is necessary to start growing cells artificially from the beginning. It is likely that the study will drag on for 10 years.
Cons of the project
Unfortunately, research is not going so smoothly. Scientists have not yet decided on the question of how deep the implant should be placed in order for the survival rate to increase. Also, the transplant method has not yet been approved.
Hair cloning (photo) on dark hair has been done dozens of times already. The results, unfortunately, are not always positive. Sometimes, during cell division, the color changes somewhat and in a person, the hair on the transplanted areas changes shade.
This problem can be solved mechanically with hair dye. But this option is not always suitable for males. Scientists are actively working on the solution.
Cloning for short hair is the same way. It is more problematic to take high-quality material for implantation in people with a short haircut. Therefore, before the procedure, patients are advised to grow their hair a little.
Who can't have hair cloned?
There are situations in which this procedure does not help to cope with baldness. For example, cloning will not help if the patient has developed alopecia as a result of a violation of the immunological processes in the body. With this type of disease, unfortunately, the survival rate of implants will be very low.
Scientists also noted that after a while, even those hairs that were successfully able to take root and began to grow after transplantation will eventually fall out. This process will be associated with an immunological reaction. If doctors cannot cure the underlying disease, then hair cloning will not be able to save the patient from baldness.
It is difficult to cope with alopecia in women who lose hair as a result of hormonal changes in the body that occur against the backdrop of menopause. It will be possible to help them only after the full completion of this process. In this case, the hormonal background will be established, and the survival rate of implants will increase.
Hair transplantation is now successfully used. This process is similar to cloning,but for him, he althy hair is not grown in vitro, but material is taken from donors. For now, this is a good way to deal with hair loss in humans.
