Theoretical Question About Dr. Tsuji's Treatment

[GRT1994]

Hi, so I have a theoretical question about Tsuji's upcoming hair treatment. Assuming I have unlimited funds and am certainly balding, but I'm not yet finished with the hair loss process, would it be possible to either A: Extract the doomed follicles and replace them with cloned DHT-Resistant ones, or B: clone enough follicles to make my hair so dense that when the rest of it falls out it will only be slightly thinner
Are there any issues which would prevent these being possible? Thanks

 

[BYGT]

Disclaimer: I just learned knowledge in the past 3 months.

A) As if you are doing follicle extraction and implantation in the balding area, which will cause lots of scar (the scars of the extraction cannot get new follicles before they recover, so you may need to wait for a long time.)

B) One limitation is survival rate of the implanted follicles. Density of current implantation is usually at 50 graft/sqcm in order to guarantee survival rate (and preserve donor hair for the future as well). Natural density of normal people is 80-90 graft/sqcm. (This means even if Tsuji succeeded, Androgenetic Alopecia patients would not get back the normal density, but nacked eye cannot tell the difference.)

 

[Georgie]

Hi, so I have a theoretical question about Tsuji's upcoming hair treatment. Assuming I have unlimited funds and am certainly balding, but I'm not yet finished with the hair loss process, would it be possible to either A: Extract the doomed follicles and replace them with cloned DHT-Resistant ones, or B: clone enough follicles to make my hair so dense that when the rest of it falls out it will only be slightly thinner
Are there any issues which would prevent these being possible? Thanks

Dude, I’ve actually thought about this. Like, I still have a lot of hair to lose, and I wonder will I be back to where I started if I get half a head of new hair and the remaining stuff falls out? I guess that’s a question for the scientists. Perhaps it’s a case of, whatever they inject not only regrows the old hairs, but renews the current ones.

 

[Cymro27]

I'm speculatively guessing it would be a case of having a top up treatment. In most cases the thinning happens gradually over a period of years rather than months and is only noticeable once the density is about half of what it should be (give or take). So if your density is around 50% I can't see why they couldn't top it up then... if this treatment were to work that is. But if a region is at 85% you'd probably be better off waiting for another procedure when thins out a few years down the line.

I know hairclone are looking at cell banking (cryogenic storage for when you do need them). The advantage of that is they are using younger cells so if you need them 10 or 20 years down the line, the cells will be healthier in theory.

 

[hellyeahCB]

either way, you're going to need a lot of money

 

[byebyehair]

Hi, so I have a theoretical question about Tsuji's upcoming hair treatment. Assuming I have unlimited funds and am certainly balding, but I'm not yet finished with the hair loss process, would it be possible to either A: Extract the doomed follicles and replace them with cloned DHT-Resistant ones, or B: clone enough follicles to make my hair so dense that when the rest of it falls out it will only be slightly thinner
Are there any issues which would prevent these being possible? Thanks

B is limited. Your follicle need nutrition through the blood stream. If you implant to much the suply is insufficient and you risk shock loose.