The cost per Follicle Transplantation session is about Euro2,250 or approximately US $2,250. About 300 to 400 grafts (or approximately 1,000 individual hairs) can be transplanted in each session. Each graft contains anywhere from 1 to 3 individual hairs. According to Dr. Gho, it will take about 3 sessions of Follicle Transplantation to complete the work for someone who is a Norwood 3.
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I am considering a hair transplant for 200 grafts or fewer just to satisfy myself how well these new generation techniques really work. My choices are either Dr. Gho, Dr. Woods or Dr. Bernstein. At the moment, I am leaning toward Dr. Gho because of significant cost savings compared to Dr. Woods'. Note that I am not 100% committed to this yet, but I would appreciate hearing from existing patients of Dr. Woods and Dr. Bernstein as this would help finalize my decision. Please email [email protected] Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
If I eventually decide to proceed with this, my before and after pictures will be posted in HairSite Gallery.
Hi friends, Bioamide Inc. www.bioamide.com has a tissue engineering approach to cure baldness. They have already started human trials and their subjects have been selected already.
It is likely that they come up with a solution in 2003.
意味違っていたら訂正きぼん! BioAmide Reporting Preliminary Results on Dermal Papilla Cloning -
Reprint of abstract provided by "Interested Observer" - one of HairSite's major contributors in Hair Multiplication forum.
<QUOTE> I received BioAmide's abstract in the mail. When I have time, I will try and scan the document, save it as a PDF file, and e-mail it to David so that he can post it on this website.
In brief: The news is not very good. When BioAmide stated that the results were preliminary, it was not an understatement.
Eight test patients who had elected to undergo hair transplants had a slightly larger than required donor strip removed. Part of the donor strip was sent to the lab. Dermal papilla were extracted and cultured. Solutions of singlely suspended derma papilla of different concentrations were injected into cites behind the ears of four test patients (group A).
Scaffolds containing clumped dermal papilla were implanted through incisions into cites behind the ears of the other four test patients (group B).
After 2 months, biopsies were taken. No hair grew in group A, leading BioAmide to conclude that singly suspended cells do not work. One patient in group B experienced undeniable growth (2 hairs).
The biopsies from the remainder showed signs of normal and abnormal new follicular structures. BioAmide's future work will involve reproducing the conditions which resulted in hair growth.
Comments: After reading the abstract, I very much doubt that BioAmide will have a workable protocol in two years. I believe we will have to wait the four years for Gho. Maybe he will bring it to us sooner, but when it comes to hairloss, I have learnt to expect the worst, so I have mentally prepared myself for four years.
BioAmide's procedure seems to be rather invasive, involving many incisions using a scalpel. I imagine there would be some sort of scarring. I'm sorry. I wish I had better news to report, particularly in light of Farrel's recent report about Bosley.
It appears Gho is light years ahead of his competition.