Hair Stem Cell Treatment

There are many causes for hair loss. These varies from Male Pattern baldness to iron deficiency anaemia, hypothyroidism, etc. There are other factors too that causes hair loss, these are specific to a gender, as for example Androgenic or androgenetic alopecia is seen in men.

hair treatment in Mumbai, stem cell therapy for hair growth

There are many causes for hair loss. These varies from Male Pattern baldness to iron deficiency anaemia, hypothyroidism, etc. There are other factors too that causes hair loss, these are specific to a gender, as for example Androgenic or androgenetic alopecia is seen in men and female pattern baldness is seen in females. By research it is well known that we normally lose about 100 to 150 hairs in a day. This is due to the regular shedding cycle of our hair strands. Our hair growth cycle can be divided into Anagen, Catagen and telogens phases. Each phase has some distinguishing features. In anagen phase the hair strands are in active growth mode. In catagen phase the hair strads and roots starts to break down. This is a relatively shorter phase. And lastly in telogen phase the hair follicles enter resting stage. Here the growth of hair stops and they get ready for its shedding. At any given period of time 10% of our hair roots will be in telogen phase.

It is very much important that the person having hair loss should go for investigations as there are certain disease which causes hair fall and they should not be missed. Eg. Thyroid disorders.

Of all the types of hair losses most commonly seen Hair loss is Androgenic or Androgenetic Hair loss. So let us know a bit more about it.

The name of this hair loss pattern very well shows that this type of hair loss is linked to genetics and hormones. It was earlier thought that this type of hair loss is only seen in males but later on it was discovered that even females suffer from this type on hair loss. It was thought to be only prevalent in males as the effects of this type of hair loss are very much pronounced in males as compared to females. It is very unfortunate that in spite of lot ongoing research on this type of hair loss, its cause is yet unknown. In androgenetic hair loss if man does not become totally bald. There are features of hair thinning seen in his scalp, over a period of time. Here the hair unlike the hair falling off in telogen phase, rather than that there is no new hair growth leading to thinning of hair.

Frequently heard misconceptions:

• It is frequently thought of that individuals with longer hair have more hair loss. It is thought that longer hair leads to more strain on the hair roots leading to hair fall. This myth is false.
• It is considered that wearing hats or caps leads to hair loss. People feel that hats or caps leads to choking of blood circulation eventually leading to hair loss. This myth is false too.
• It is also thought of that a person inherits the baldness genes from mother’s male family members. This also is false as these genes can be inherited from either parents of their respective family members.
• One of the most common myth is that hair loss is due to bad blood circulation and massaging helps in curing it. It does not.

Hair Stem Cell Treatment for hair loss:

Research in stem cell therapy is really pick up pace recently. It is seen that hair roots, like every other parts of our body, have stem cells. The topic of research by scientist here is how to stimulate the stem cells progenitor cells. By stimulating these, the already present stem cells will get activated and these in turn will lead to stimulation and production of growth factors in in the hair follicles. This will lead to activation of the older and inactive hair follicles becoming activated leading to hair growth.

PRP Injection treatment for hair loss.

PRP is the abbreviated form of Platelet Rich Plasma. This is derived from patient’s own blood. What PRP does is that it stimulates the follicular progenitor cells (Adult Stem Cells) making the withered and shrunken follicles to become healthier. This leads to improved hair growth. Along with this PRP is also high in growth factors, so it encourages faster hair growth. This treatment can be used by male as well as females. It can be used to treat hair loss not only on the scalp but also over the eyebrows. It takes near about 80 mins to complete. Here, blood sample of the patient is taken and the plasma is extracted from the same so as to make PRP. This PRP so obtained is thin injected over the bald areas.

QR 678 Growth Factors injection therapy

This is a unique and latest hair treatment in Mumbai, India. It was been developed after a lot of study and research by Dr. Rinky Kapoor – Top Dematologist and trichologist from Mumbai, India and Dr. Debraj Shome. There has been lot of articles news pieces written on this treatment. It featured in front page of the Times of India. (Leading English newspaper in India). QR 678 injection therapy is much more advanced and offers much better outcomes as compared to Stem cell and PRP treatment.

Hair transplant or other hair recovery surgeries just relocates the hair present on the scalp, while QR 678 therapy actually leads to new hair growth, whereby treating hair loss, equally well in females and males

What is QR 678?

It is not only a stem cell therapy for hair growth, it is much more. It is more specific and targeted treatment modality. Growth factors are certain proteins that are produced with in our bodies and which helps in cell growth, expansion and differentiation. Growth factors are required for regulating a host of cellular process and they act by attaching itself to specific receptors present on the target cells.

QR is a code used to denote "Quick Reepsonse" and 678 denotes "there is no answer". The inventors used this nomenclature to signify that this is a substance that shows quick response to the treatment of a disease which earlier had no answer.

Mode of Management

The treatment is administered in the form of injections of QR 678 and it is administered in the scalp with virtually pain free injections. The treatment requires about 5-8 sessions 2-3 days apart from each other. Per sitting 1 ml of the solution is injected. Each sitting takes about 15 minutes. There is no need for a hospital stay and the treatment cost is Rs. 6000/- per ml of the injection.

What to expect after the therapy

The inventors of QR 678 have clearly stated that this treatment may not necessarily work in all the individuals. For this treatment to work there has to be some hair roots present on the scalp where the injection is administered. It does not matter if the hair roots are dormant or small, nevertheless they should be present. Hence before the treatment the scalp is examined carefully for the ir presence and only after that the treatment is started. With this treatment usually 80% and more hair growth will be noticed, depending upon the level of hair loss initially present. The hair growth will be appreciated by the patient after about 4 sessions.

The best thing about this treatment is that this treatment can be used before or after hair transplant surgery.

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Padmesh Nair writes blog articles who is an expert author writes useful reviews about different types of cosmetic skin care and health of skin, updates on the latest in stem cell therapy for hair growth and hair care. For more information about health of the Skin, Nails, & Hair. Cosmetic Dermatology visit us at www.cosmeticdermatologistindia.com.

Padmesh Nair writes blog articles who is an expert author writes useful reviews about different types of cosmetic skin care and health of skin, updates on the latest in stem cell therapy for hair and hair care.