Hair repeatedly grows and sheds as it goes through the anagen (growth), catagen (regression), and telogen (resting) phases. Therefore, hair loss occurs when abnormalities arise in the hair growth cycle due to hormones, stress, nutritional deficiencies, and so on.
The hair follicle, which is the root of the hair, receives nourishment from the dermal papilla and grows the hair. If the hair follicle does not properly produce hair or if there are many resting follicles, the hair becomes sparse or thin.
In other words, the condition of the hair follicle is very important for hair loss. Recently, hair follicle stem cell treatment, a therapy that firmly restores hair follicles using stem cells, has emerged and is drawing attention. We hear from Yoo Hwa-jeong, Representative Director of Modi Hair Plant [photo], about the effects and precautions of hair follicle stem cell treatment.
Q. What is hair follicle stem cell treatment?
A. Hair follicle stem cells are the cells that enable hair to grow continuously. If the number of effective hair follicle stem cells decreases or their activity declines, healthy hair cannot be normally produced. It is a method of injecting healthy stem cells to restore atrophied hair follicles.
Q. What effects can be obtained from the treatment?
A. It helps increase the number of hairs in the hair loss area and make them thicker. The hair growth effect generally lasts about 1 to 2 years.
Q. Is there anything to check before treatment?
A. You need to confirm what ingredient is injected and where. Even with hair loss stem cell treatment, it is often difficult to penetrate deep into the hair follicle, or stem cells from other areas are used and fail to survive in the hair follicle. For the effect to properly appear, stem cells extracted directly from one's own hair follicle must be administered deep into the hair follicle.
Source: Medical Tribune, published: October 26
언론보도·2022.10.31