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posted by Dr. Arvind  , 23.05.2008, 16:15

Dear Craig,
Thank you for pointing the article to our attention.
Regards,
Dr. A

» Dr. A what do you think of this?
»
» "Auto-Cloning" of Beard Hair Used to Increase Supply of Donor Hair for
» Transplantation to Scalp
»
» NEW YORK (October 16, 2003)- Beard whiskers, carefully removed, may offer
» an inexhaustible supply of hair for transplantation to the scalp. With
» proper removal technique, the continued growth of beard hair at the removal
» site is not compromised.
»
» This "auto-cloning" of beard hairs may be particularly effective for
» balding men who have little scalp hair left for transplantation, and for
» persons whose scalps have been scarred by injury or burns, according to
» Gary Hitzig, MD, New York.
»
» Dr. Hitzig, a physician hair restoration specialist in private practice,
» reported on the successful "auto-cloning" of beard hair today at the 11th
» Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Transplantation Surgery
» (ISHRS). The ISHRS is meeting October 15-19 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel,
» New York City.
»
» The transplantation of beard whiskers to the scalp without compromising
» continued growth of the beard was undertaken by Dr. Hitzig following
» research reported by Dr. J.C.Kim, Pook University, Korea. Dr. Kim reported
» research showing that each human hair can theoretically be split into two,
» and produce two hairs from one. This requires enough "stem" cells be
» present in each portion to regenerate the full follicle.
»
» Dr. Hitzig designed a study, enlisting five men, that was based on Dr.
» Kim's work. Using a specially designed "tweezing" tool, Dr. Hitzig removed
» beard hairs from the men by extracting enough of the follicle to produce a
» new one when implanted, but also leaving enough of the follicle to continue
» growing new beard hairs at the donor site. This suggested that beard hair
» would not only not be depleted, but could serve as a non-depleting source
» of hair for future transplantation. In men who experience hair loss over
» most of the scalp, so much hair may be lost that little or none is left for
» transplantation. The lack of donor scalp hair may limit the benefits that
» these men could realize from transplantation. A non-depleting supply of
» donor hair could a substantial benefit for these men.
»
» Dr. Hitzig chose coarse hair from the chin or sideburns for
» transplantation in the reported study; the coarse hair demonstrated greater
» vitality than finer hair after it was transplanted to the scalp. Earlier
» studies had shown that less coarse hair had less vitality after
» transplantation; patients also experienced less discomfort from plucking of
» hair from the chin or sideburns.
»
» The five men in the study shared the characteristics of age (40-57 years
» old), having had previous hair transplants, and lack of adequate donor
» scalp hair for future transplants as balding progressed.
»
» Results of the study demonstrated the potential of bear hair
» transplantation to the scalp, Dr. Hitzig reported. With the use of coarser
» chin and sideburn hair, the "take" of beard hairs transplanted to the scalp
» was more than 80%. Post-transplant hair counts at six months showed
» increased density of approximately 25 hairs per 30 hairs transplanted.
» Examination of beards in the five men showed no change in pre-plucked
» density, suggesting that the follicles left intact had continued to produce
» new hairs.
»
» The transplanted beard hairs retained their coarse "chin whisker"
» characteristics after transplantation into the scalp. The thickness of the
» transplanted beard hairs provided good coverage of the scalp at the
» transplant site, Dr. Hitzig said.
»
» Expanding upon successful beard hair transplantation in the five men
» studied, Dr. Hitzig has completed a preliminary study in which several
» beard hairs were transplanted into scars created by previous harvesting of
» donor scalp hair. Results of this preliminary study have been encouraging
» enough to indicate the potential of beard hair transplantation into scarred
» scalp, Dr. Hitzig said.
»
» Although "auto-cloning" was used to describe Dr. Hitzig's procedure, no
» actual cloning was involved. Dr. Hitzig's process is a transfer of hair and
» its genetic programming to a new site, where the hair continues to
» replicate the appearance it had at the donor site.
»
» The "cloning" usually reported in hair restoration studies is in vitro
» (laboratory dish) replication of hair follicle cells-a technique that is
» more correctly called tissue engineering. Varying degrees of success have
» been reported in studies of in vitro replication. True cloning-transfer of
» genetic material into a cell to replicate a "mother" cell-has not been
» reported for purposes of hair restoration.
»
» The ISHRS is the world's largest not-for-profit professional organization
» in the field of hair restoration surgery, with 512 physician members in 45
» countries. The organization was founded in 1992 to promote the advancement
» of the specialty of hair restoration surgery through education,
» information-sharing, and observance of ethical standards.
»
» [Hitzig GS. Auto-cloning using beard hair. Cosmetic Dermatology 2003;
» 16:63-69.]


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