Future Treatment Q

[MusoInOz]

Hi Guys,

 

Correct me if I am wrong.

 

I have been researching Histogen and similar future "cures" for the past week or so, I have previously left this stone unturned for no particular reason.

 

Just one observation however.

 

The Histogen injection is potentially set to regrow or "reboot" the follicle, for previous HT patients that wish to increase their density say for example a NW3-4 who has had significant work done there seems to be a slight alarm bell. My issue lies here (possibly been brought to attention in the past) when a HT is completed over a bald area the surgeon would not really have much indication of direction of previous follicles etc therefore transection would occur most if not all of the time as the surgeon is just randomly creating recipient sites. I am aware that if planting in between existing hair this would not be the case as follicle placement is more evident. My point is if these previous HT patient use Histogen or anything similar in the future the treatment would not kick start these areas as the follicles would haven been destroyed long ago?!

 

Like I stated, these future treatments are new to me.

 

Cheers,

[TakingThePlunge]

MusoInOz,

 

I believe you are correct in assuming that many if not most of the existing hair follicles in the recipient areas would be damaged during hair transplant surgery. However, I don't see that as a problem for a hair loss treatment such as Histogen. If you take a patient such as myself for example, I have had 4,000+ grafts to the frontal third. I'm currently using finasteride and minoxidil to maintain my crown and I've got probably 4500 grafts in reserve to address future balding.

 

Now, if a solution like Histogen became available and could theoretically restore my crown, I wouldn't really need any more growth in my hairline as it's already been taken care of. Perhaps, there would be enough undamaged grafts in the frontal third that it may even add a little enhanced density.

 

Of course, if I knew I would never need my remaining grafts to fill in my crown, I could potentially have another transplant to lower my hairline even more and fill in some more density.

 

I think it's a win-win situation if it ever materializes.

 

I'm sure there are other patients for whom this scenario would not be a benefit but for many of us who are already post-transplant, I think it would be a positive.

[Kenaz73]

Well, there's no way HT can recreate the same density as the one we originally had, so even if some follicles get damaged by new ones, that's going to be a sheer replacement and I don't see why those dormant in between the grafts wouldn't be reactivated by Histogen if their magick actually works.