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Hi Kevin,


Thank you for your submission and inquiry regarding the upcoming Pilofocus clinical trial.


The scarless surgery technique (piloscopy) that Dr. Wesley pioneered has received over one million Internet mentions since its inception in 2008. Thanks to a recent $2.2M research grant, piloscopy is now likely scheduled to be made available with FDA Clearance within the next few months. Not only will new patients benefit from this technique, but even patients undergoing current techniques (FUT and FUE) will benefit from this novel approach in a subsequent session.


Piloscopy is still in the early clinical trial phase. A detailed description of this novel hair follicle harvesting technique may be viewed in this full-length version of Dr. Wesley's presentation that was delivered in October of 2013 to fellow physicians at the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) Meeting in San Francisco, CA (the password for viewing is "piloscopy"). Please be aware that the upcoming clinical trial will likely involve very small sessions (less than 100 grafts) at first before much larger sessions are realized the following year.
Individuals who would like to speak with Dr. Wesley for a personalized evaluation of their hair loss and his recommendation can take part in either:

  • In-person consultation: A careful one-hour in-person examination of your hair characteristics as well as a review of your medical history. In addition to the more personal nature of the consultation, patients benefit from the most accurate assessment of their donor and recipient areas (including an evaluation of hair miniaturization). Dr. Wesley will present a plan (medical or surgical) to treat your hair loss concerns.

  • Skype consultation: Using real-time Internet communication, Dr. Wesley will be happy to discuss with you the details of the current methods (FUT and FUE) as well as answering your specific questions about how piloscopy may benefit you. While not as accurate as in person, an assessment of your candidacy and a treatment plan will also be established.
To help find a time that works best with your schedule, please provide your preferred days of the week (Mon-Fri) and times (morning/afternoon) in which you would like to have your consultation (In-person/Skype). Dr. Wesley operates on only one patient per day 4 to 5 times a week and holds informative consultations when he is not in the operating room. Alternatively, you may contact me at (844) 745-6362 or (844) PILOFOCUS to arrange for a consultation with Dr. Wesley.
Please note, the physician, not a "consultant" or a salesperson, will be meeting with you and answering your specific questions directly. With a limit to the number of consultations each week and the numerous inquiries regarding this novel technique, however, Dr. Wesley must prioritize patients who are most committed to actively treating their hair loss rather than those simply curious about a technique on the horizon. As someone who takes pride in his work, Dr. Wesley looks forward to speaking with you and sharing information that was included in his recently-authored chapters on Hair Restoration published in the leading dermatology and plastic surgery textbooks, as well as the most respected physician reference site. In addition to discussing the nature of the procedure, he will determine whether or not you are a candidate and the surgical fee for the size of the session for which you are eligible. If you would like to view additional patient results, you are welcome to view them here.

Warm regards,
Barbara



I contact them , and I received a answer , pilofocus will be available waiting a few month wath do you think guys?
 

Hairismylife

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That's going to be a big news of 2015! However what I concern most is the donor regeneration%.
 

TheShining

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Is it possible to implant hair from another person? Why not? If they can transplant hearts and other body parts, why cant they do it with hair? I am sure there are people in this world that are willing to sell some of their hairs.
 

hellouser

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Is it possible to implant hair from another person? Why not? If they can transplant hearts and other body parts, why cant they do it with hair? I am sure there are people in this world that are willing to sell some of their hairs.

You'd need to take anti-rejectory drugs... and a whole heap of them. It could work but you'd be creating WAY more problems.
 

TheShining

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You'd need to take anti-rejectory drugs... and a whole heap of them. It could work but you'd be creating WAY more problems.
Maybe it is possible to find donors that match your scalp in a way so that it will not be rejected..? We can transplant blood and other stuff that is not rejected.
It is a cure if it works and with the Pilofocus technique, it should be possible to try many different donors and test with a few hairs to see if they get rejected or not before doing a big surgury. I am sure there is enough people that wants to make money on selling their hair, and enough people willing to pay for it. People sell their blood, sperm, kidneys etc. Why not hair?
 

hellouser

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Maybe it is possible to find donors that match your scalp in a way so that it will not be rejected..? We can transplant blood and other stuff that is not rejected.
It is a cure if it works and with the Pilofocus technique, it should be possible to try many different donors and test with a few hairs to see if they get rejected or not before doing a big surgury. I am sure there is enough people that wants to make money on selling their hair, and enough people willing to pay for it. People sell their blood, sperm, kidneys etc. Why not hair?

It works but again, you'd need immunosuppresent drugs. If not, you'd need an identical twin. Otherwise, this is a total crapshoot and you're better off hoping to god researchers figure out a way to create follicles from scratch.

Anyway, back on topic;

I still want to know what Pilofocus can do for body hair. I got around 15,000 hairs on my legs, which equates to around 6,000 grafts. Dr. Wesley has been completely silent on this, which, if taken advantage of, would finally push us all over the limit of this sh*tty density we're limited to today with donor hair from the back and sides of heads. You need about 12,000 grafts to cover the entire NW6 bald scalp and apparently most people only have around 6,000 grafts available (which I find is bullsh*t anyway). I'll explain:

If you hit a norwood 6 level of hair loss (full blown horseshoe pattern) you're LIKELY to have a bald area of about 200cm/2. Now take into consideration this: Average density of normal human hair is anywhere from 65-85 grafts (but typically closer to 80). So lets say 72. In order for hair loss to become NOTICEABLE it needs to be at HALF that, which is why most hair transplant are at minimum 35 grafts per 1cm/2. This is still sh!Telogen Effluvium density though. Keep in mind, a graft does NOT mean a single strand of hair, but rather a cluster of hairs. Usually a graft has 2-3 hairs, or rather 2.5. This is pretty much always true. Now, lets do some math.

If NW6 is 200cm/2, we need at least 35 grafts per 1cm/2, thus:

200 x 35 = 7,000.

There's your minimum number to fill the entire scalp, ideally you'd want 14,000 to regain everything you lost. The problem is most people have around 4-8,000 grafts AVAILABLE in the back and sides as donor hair.. and a percentage of those grafts when transplanted FAIL (its a rather high percentage, 10% or more I think). Now here's where I get kind of pissed about the whole equation because a part of it doesn't make much sense to me. Apparently the average number of hair on a human head is about 100,000, which equates to 40,000 grafts. If this is true and we need 14,000 hairs to cover the bald area, that leaves 26,000 grafts everywhere else. Now, I personally don't give a flying phuck about the sides or back of my head, so I'd be content with thinning there. So why not take HALF OF ALL the hair from the back and sides, which would give you 13,000 grafts! Thats plenty. Let's say 20% of them fail (thats a high number though). You're still left with 10,400 grafts. This number would effectively give you the following:

10,400 / 200 = 52

There you have it, 52 grafts at the low end per 1cm/2 on the 200cm/2 area. This is acceptable density. Question is:

Why isn't this being done?
 
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It works but again, you'd need immunosuppresent drugs. If not, you'd need an identical twin. Otherwise, this is a total crapshoot and you're better off hoping to god researchers figure out a way to create follicles from scratch.

Anyway, back on topic;

I still want to know what Pilofocus can do for body hair. I got around 15,000 hairs on my legs, which equates to around 6,000 grafts. Dr. Wesley has been completely silent on this, which, if taken advantage of, would finally push us all over the limit of this sh*tty density we're limited to today with donor hair from the back and sides of heads. You need about 12,000 grafts to cover the entire NW6 bald scalp and apparently most people only have around 6,000 grafts available (which I find is bullsh*t anyway). I'll explain:

If you hit a norwood 6 level of hair loss (full blown horseshoe pattern) you're LIKELY to have a bald area of about 200cm/2. Now take into consideration this: Average density of normal human hair is anywhere from 65-85 grafts (but typically closer to 80). So lets say 72. In order for hair loss to become NOTICEABLE it needs to be at HALF that, which is why most hair transplant are at minimum 35 grafts per 1cm/2. This is still sh!Telogen Effluvium density though. Keep in mind, a graft does NOT mean a single strand of hair, but rather a cluster of hairs. Usually a graft has 2-3 hairs, or rather 2.5. This is pretty much always true. Now, lets do some math.

If NW6 is 200cm/2, we need at least 35 grafts per 1cm/2, thus:

200 x 35 = 7,000.

There's your minimum number to fill the entire scalp, ideally you'd want 14,000 to regain everything you lost. The problem is most people have around 4-8,000 grafts AVAILABLE in the back and sides as donor hair.. and a percentage of those grafts when transplanted FAIL (its a rather high percentage, 10% or more I think). Now here's where I get kind of pissed about the whole equation because a part of it doesn't make much sense to me. Apparently the average number of hair on a human head is about 100,000, which equates to 40,000 grafts. If this is true and we need 14,000 hairs to cover the bald area, that leaves 26,000 grafts everywhere else. Now, I personally don't give a flying phuck about the sides or back of my head, so I'd be content with thinning there. So why not take HALF OF ALL the hair from the back and sides, which would give you 13,000 grafts! Thats plenty. Let's say 20% of them fail (thats a high number though). You're still left with 10,400 grafts. This number would effectively give you the following:

10,400 / 200 = 52

There you have it, 52 grafts at the low end per 1cm/2 on the 200cm/2 area. This is acceptable density. Question is:

Why isn't this being done?


I like your Logique bro !! yes it's true !!! let's talk about wath humain need, all we need is 8000 graft = 16.000 hair or more , thant amount can cover a NW6 and give a great apparence for the NW7 . soo let's see wath pilofocus can give us , waiit and see.
 

TheShining

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Lets say they find out that the piloscopy tool works extremely well, leaves no scares in the donor area and even gives some regrowth. What happens then? It will be impossible for Dr Carlos Wesley to saturate the demand of surgeries himself. Will they licence the technique and tool to cliniques word wide, only offering it to the rich and famous or what is the plan?
 

barfacan

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He will train other surgeons and license the tool for their use. 2015 will be another bald year, boyos
 

pidda

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I'm very excited about this. I am not doing standard FUE anymore.
 

hellouser

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I'm very excited about this. I am not doing standard FUE anymore.

You'll probably be waiting a while. I don't think Dr. Wesley is in much of a hurry to release the damn treatment considering all of his delays.
 

hellouser

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Hey Hell, lets give Dr Wesley some support.

I'd rather give him money to perform on me. We don't have time to 'support' anyone. We need results, yesterday.
 

waynakyo

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I spoke with dr wesley and he said he doesn't need any financial support he has enough investors it is just a matter of implementation hurdles as expected...
 

Balding_at_18

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Hold on; does Pilofocus guarantee hair donor regeneration? Holy ****! Have we stumbled across a potential cure?
 
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