Again in the news this week has been the transplantation of a windpipe to a young boy from a donor. The have taken stem cells from the bone marrow of the child and coated it onto the windpipe. It is hoped that this will prevent the need for anti rejection drugs. Do you think it could be possible to try someting like this with donor hair follicle if they were coated with the recipients stem cells?
We all want the future technologies to happen right now. This type of procedure is experimental (possibly the first of its kind?), and if this technology can be applied to hair, it would still be years away. This is interesting stuff though, and I do appreciate you sending the link.
I’m guessing the bone marrow stem cells were used here because if there are problems with the recovery there is still the option of using anti-rejection medications. A lifesaving procedure (windpipe transplant) is worth trying experimental technologies on, as health risks from anti-rejection medication make them not worth using in a cosmetic procedure (hair transplant).