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RepliCel

Greetings from a loyal reader! I did a quick search, and saw that this topic hasn’t been covered on your blog. I was wondering if you’ve ever heard of Replicel? I would love to hear your thoughts.

Thanks!

I haven’t heard about it before, but I’ve looked into it since your email. RepliCel recently completed the acquisition of TrichoScience, a company that worked with hair multiplication. This sounds like more of the same. From the FAQ: “With RepliCel’s treatment a very small punch biopsy is taken and new hair cells are replicated eliminating the need for a large hair donor site to be moved to the bald area.”

Their site says that they’re currently conducting a clinical trial with data expected to become available in the first quarter of 2012. So there’s really not much to know yet, as they’re still testing things and have months of work yet to go.

I would want to know if the investigators obtained an approval from an Institutional Review Board for the research on humans. That might make them credible as these boards are very tight giving approvals on anything less than solid evidence.

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Replacing Hair System with Transplant

I read with great interest, your answer to the person who wore a hair system that stunk. Systems stink and it’s not only the smell that I am talking about. This is only one of the problems I am faced with. I don’t have a lot of money. If I did, the place where my system is serviced would take care of me as often as I want. They suggest once a week, but they want $60 for a full service. Frankly that is alot of money when you consider that I have to take off from work to have it done. In the past 10 years, I have spent over $10,000 in hair systems and the costs of replacing the one I have now will be another few thousand dollars. It really does need to be replaced. I want to know how much will a hair transplant cost me and how many transplant procedures will I have to suffer through? I am 35 years old.

Most people who are 35 have already established a mature pattern of hair loss, so first you need to find out what Class of hair loss you have. Read Assessing Hair Loss and then get back to me with photos of yourself with wet hair and dry hair, showing the full extent of the hair loss. A phone consultation with me will be specifically focused on your individual needs. Generally, the less the balding, the less expensive will be the process. A Class 3 reconstruction might run between $3000-$6000 and if your hair loss is stable, then more surgeries may not be necessary. For the very bald person, the cost can climb to range between $10,000-$15,000 (these prices are based upon our least expensive Standby program). Please see Fees and Financing for more information.

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Repeated Bleaching Causes Follicle Damage?

Is it possible that hair follicles could have been damaged/destroyed by hair chemicals, such as repeated bleaching of hair? If so, is it possible to restore damaged hair follicles?

Hair follicles grow through the skin. These follicles arise from the bulb which is located 5-6 mm below the skin edge. Between the skin edge and the bulb, there is a ‘tunnel’ which allows the waxy sebum to rise out of the follicular unit to the skin. In theory, this tunnel could become a two way highway allowing chemicals, dyes or bleach to find their way deep into the hair follicles (note: the drawing is simplistic for illustrative purposes only). Through this route, it is possible to damage the machinery that grows hair either by killing it, or damaging it so that the hair that grows out might be a smaller gauge hair that has a different character to it. The question you ask is whether or not this process be reversed, and the answer really depends upon how much damage was produced. Generally the hair is quite a robust organ and will recover from insults. Hopefully in your case, the damage is such that it is reversible.


2006-04-04 19:34:38Repeated Bleaching Causes Follicle Damage?

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Repairs Of Scalp Micropigmentation (SMP) Procedures

We continue to see patients who had SMP done elsewhere and found that they continue to be unhappy with the results. The work we have seen reflects an inadequate investment of time on the part of the people doing the process. The patients reported that they had it done over a two day period for a total of maybe 4-6 hours. When that is compared with what we do for a full head treatment, we frequently spend upwards of 20 hours per patient (over 3 sessions). One needs to compare apples to apples, and what we are seeing is grapefruits coming to our office.

The patient we saw today, came in after his SMP pigment almost completely faded. I suspect it is because the pigments used were temporary pigments, and like the patients discussed above, it was a relatively fast job with more widely spaced ‘dots’. The cost to the patient was less almost half of our fee, but then the process had to be repaired and redone again, driving up the total cost of the process. Think twice and be sure to shop the SMP service and absolutely demand that you meet patients that have had it done so that you can tell the different between ‘bull’ and fact.

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Repairing Plugs

I had a hair plug transplant back in 1989 when I was in my mid-20s and desperately worried about going bald. My own hair is now thinning around where these were placed and they are beginning to show. I also have a scarring at the back of the head from the donor site. Is there any way back from this big mistake I made (the original treatment was for three sessions but I only had one after I realized fully what i had let myself in for). I’m now not bothered about being bald as such, so long as i can have a natural look. However, I am worried about these plugs (I did have electrolysis on them a few years back; is that the answer?). There is also the problem of the donor site. I can’t cut my hair short because the ‘holes’ would be exposed. Is a strand-by-strand hair transplant on a hair plug donor site possible? Is there any way of solving this??

Most of the tens of thousands of men who had these procedures prior to the early 90s are in exactly the same place you are in. We have developed techniques to fix these which I would recommend that you read in our publications in medical journals, particularly Art of Repair, Part 1 and Art of Repair, Part 2 . These articles and other material that can be seen on the NHI site have great illustrations of folks like you with similar problems. There are some wonderful solutions, but totally undoing the mistake may not be one of your options. If you are in California or near New York, we can arrange for you to be evaluated. Otherwise, look at the hair society website ISHRS.org for the names of doctors in your area that may be worth investigating. If you would like to send me photographs, I would be willing to give you an opinion. If you want to take me up on this, send photos and write to me at the email address on the Contact page.

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Repairing bad hair transplants is something I have done since I started doing Hair Transplants 29 years ago

See the following link for a repair: https://baldingblog.com/repair-of-hairline-transplants-photos/ which can be used when the hairline is unnatural, straight or pluggy; however, this man has low corners which suggests that the grafts might best be removed with FUE to allow for a more normal position and general mature shape of the hairline.

 


2020-12-05 15:41:28Repairing bad hair transplants is something I have done since I started doing Hair Transplants 29 years ago

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Repairing a Dent in the Scalp at the Hairline

I have a severe scar beginning at my ( receding ) hairline. It is a prominent scar, probably 1 1/2″x 1/2 inch. Obviously no hair grows there and I cannot completely cover it. The injury that caused the scar also took a little “tissue,” meaning there is a slight indentation.

My question is this: Is there a procedure where someone could “reconstruct” the damage? Perhaps by taking a mold of the scar, a piece could be made and have hair implanted. And if so, could this “piece” be safely adhered to my head? I am open to suggestion as well. Thanks.

It would be best for me to see what you look like by sending photos of your hairline and the scar (reference this page). Scars at or just behind the hairline are relatively easy to fix with hair transplants. Sometimes the scar can be partly excised as well (though unusual), but without seeing it you have tied my hands. I have repaired many frontal hairline scars.

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Repairing a Bald Area After Scalp Burn

When I was young the hair on the right side of my side was burnt off, all you can see now is a abnormally white white scalp with no hair growth. I try to cover it up by making the hair on the top grow longer and cover up the bald spot.

I was wondering if their is a solution to my kind of problem. Thanks you.

These areas can be treated very well today with a variety of surgical procedures which vary based upon the size of the defect you have. I have seen children who have lost 1/4 of their entire scalp receive a balloon expansion with wonderful results, and the same goes for adults. The smaller the defect, the easier it is to repair. You can see a hair transplant surgeon or a good plastic surgeon to find an appropriate referral. This is a very specialized area where most plastic surgeons have not developed the expertise.

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Repair Scars from Plugs in Donor Area?

can anything be done with plug scars from transplants in 93? scars in the back of my head. i mean im desperate for short hair but i know the scars will notice. i dont have time for make up and that might make more paranoid than i already am…

Scars in the donor area vary by person, surgeon, and the amount of transplanted hair you had. Some of them can be repaired or reduced, but I would have to see you to make such a determination.

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Repair of hairline transplants (photos)

This patient had two previous hair transplants at another clinic and did not achieved his goal. Not only were the results of these transplants thin and see-through but the leading edge of the hairline had two and three hair unit grafts that made it look “pluggy” and abnormal. The hair behind the leading edge of the frontal transplanted hairs were thin, as the pictures show. About one month before the most recent set of photos, he finally came to see me to have his hair transplant repaired. The entire frontal area was covered with 1,402 grafts. The end result speaks for itself.

Comment: There is an art to performing a hair transplant and not every doctor offering this service has the artistic talents to manipulate the technology to produce such results.


2017-06-07 07:35:26Repair of hairline transplants (photos)