What Is Stem Cell Hair Loss Treatment And How Is It Done?

We can’t deny the fact that hair loss or damaged hair is a huge depressant for many. No doubt, it keeps haunting you every day. Any solution, you may ask? Well, with the advent of new technology, you are now blessed with a number of remedies for treating hair loss. Hair transplant is one of them.

When talking about hair transplant therapies, Stem Cell Therapy is one such process considered for hair loss. This treatment is very efficient. It is a non-surgical therapy to stimulate and re-grow hair follicles. Stem cells that are present in the middle of the follicle ensure the continuous supply of cells. Thus, it helps in multiplying hair cells on a fast pace treating hair loss or baldness.

In this post, we are going to share with you the complete procedure of Stem Cell Therapy for hair loss.

But before going into the details of it, let’s first know briefly about the Stem Cell Therapy.

Stem Cell Therapy for Hair Loss: The Treatment 

1. It is a common fact that hair follicles contain stem cells that can aid hair growth. These cells help in growing new follicles, thus new hair, when transplanted onto the scalp.

2. Scaffolding which are enriched with stem cells also has a requisite growth factor. It is injected onto the scalp. This helps in making the hair follicles orient and develop in the right direction. It helps promote hair growth and fight baldness.

3. While aging, the follicles tend to shrink and stop responding to the chemical signals given to it. This hinders the process of hair growth. The follicle stem cell sends off chemical signals to the shrunken follicles. This in turn helps in regenerating and growing healthy hair.

4. This therapy not only helps fight hair loss but also improves the quality and texture of hair.

5. Once you have undergone this therapy, you shall never encounter the problem of hair loss ever again in life.

6. This treatment has no side effects and is absolutely safe. Two to six sittings are required for this therapy depending upon the stage and amount of hair loss. You might feel a mild pin prick during the injection procedure of the therapy.

Now, you must be wondering about the process of the stem cell treatment for hair loss. Well, read further to know it in a very simple way.

Stem Cell Therapy: The Process 

The process can be understood in a very easy way. If you have moderate hair loss, then it can be done in two sittings. In first stage the doctors will take away some hair follicles of yours, say approximately 500. Then, these follicles will be processed and cultured in a lab to produce more stem cells. Example, if they took 500 hair follicles of yours, they may multiply them to 1 lakh hair. After few days (may be 15 or 20 days) the second stage of this therapy shall be executed. Here, they will insert all the processed hair onto your scalp. This is the simplest explanation for the process of stem cell therapy.

There is another procedure for this therapy as well. It is done for hair restoration process. In this process, patient’s blood is drawn out, concentrated and separated through a process called centrifugation. After this process, they re-inject it into desired area. This therapy is also known as PRP or Platelet Rich Plasma. It is also a therapeutic non-surgical option for natural hair growth and stimulation.