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The innovative ideas of men brought about new solutions and innovations that have been making our lives more comfortable and more convenient.
The advancement in science and technology offers us a chance to re-explore and rediscover boundaries which were beyond our grasps before. When it comes to the medical field, modern technology offers us a variety of ways on solving ailments and maladies.
In the hair treatment field, hair doctors are on the verge of discovering a solution that could one day end the suffering caused by hair loss conditions. Today, the limitless ideas of men are opening doors towards the future of hair loss treatment through stem cell research.
Stem cell research is an exciting treatment which is somewhat controversial because of its potential to cure a whole range of conditions which include Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injuries, terminal cancers and even hair loss.
This research has established a workable possibility on how adult stem cells can be used to regenerate new hair growth in individuals suffering from pattern baldness and other types of hair loss or alopecia.
The hairlossexpert.co.uk states that “adult stem cells are different from other cells found in the body because they have the ability to self-renew.” Hence, in this process of self-renewal, the stem cell is capable of making an exact replica of itself which has the ability to divide and eventually transform into a specialized cell. When these specialized stem cells are manipulated into becoming hair follicle cells, they can produce new hairs, thereby replacing the hair follicles that are no longer capable of stimulating hair regrowth.
This process is accomplished through chemical signals sent out by the human brain. When stem cells are located near damaged or dying cells (those in unproductive hair follicles), the stem cells are signaled to migrate to the base of the hair follicle and begin dividing. As these cells divide, they separate into different cell types that are needed to produce a healthy hair follicle. Some of these cells become part of the follicle and others become part of the skin that surrounds the follicle. When the cell division and specialization are finished, a healthy hair follicle is born.
At present, scientists are able to transplant healthy stem cells on the skin of mice; however, some more work needs to be done before it can be trialed in humans.
Moreover, extensive research is needed to understand some areas of stem cell research like how the specialization would take place, how the stem cells would know when to migrate to the base of the hair follicles, when will be the actual transformation and which cell types will transform to make up the six necessary layers of a functioning hair follicle.
Hair loss treatment seems to be entering a new phase in terms of scientific development through stem cell treatment theory. It may take a decade or more to reach a definite conclusion regarding this hair loss treatment research. Nevertheless, this future hair loss restoration technique may be our hope to end the increasing population of hair loss victims all over the world.
