Regular Member Vpac Posted June 21, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted June 21, 2016 Let's say someone has a really weak donor area but they have a sibling who has very good hair and is happy to 'donate' their grafts to the other. For simplicity sake let's say they are 2 brothers with the same parents. Is it possible and feasible to extract the grafts from one brother and implant them into the other brothers reciepient area and for it to be successful? Or would the grafts be rejected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Yaz89 Posted June 21, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted June 21, 2016 Rejected. As the DNA would be different. It only works for twins. It won't work say if you want to give your donor hair to your younger sibling Yaz the original Asmed patient (2013) 2400 FUE grafts October 2013 http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/172963-my-journey-hair-transplant-dr-koray-erdogan-2400-grafts-prp-08-10-2013-a.html 2490 grafts April 2016 http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/183247-dr-koray-erdogan-asmed-april-13th-2016-2490-grafts-total-4892-grafts.html Propecia since October 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TakingThePlunge Posted June 21, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted June 21, 2016 In theory this is only possible between identical twins. Dr. Charles performed a procedure on twins a few years ago but I don't recall seeing the final results. Revolutionary Hair Transplant (Donor Hair Taken From Twin) Restores Hair to Teenage Cancer Survivor: Dr. Glenn Charles David - Former Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant I am not a medical professional. All opinions are my own and my advice should not constitute as medical advice. View my Hair Loss Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member gillenator Posted June 21, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted June 21, 2016 Jus think, if it did work, my two brothers neither of which had MPB, could have donated some grafts for me!...:cool: Gillenator Independent Patient Advocate I am not a physician and not employed by any doctor/clinic. My opinions are not medical advice, but are my own views which you read at your own risk. Supporting Physicians: Dr. Robert Dorin: The Hairloss Doctors in New York, NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Glenn Charles Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 This can only be done on identical twins. I performed a FUE ARTAS procedure from one identical twin to the other identical twin a few years back and the results were very impressive. In fact , we did a second case later that also was very successful .This can be viewed on my website www.charleshair.com You can physically take hair from one individual and place them on another but the hair will not grow as it will be seen as a foreign object and attacked by the immune system. Dr. Glenn Charles is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Vpac Posted June 22, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 22, 2016 This can only be done on identical twins. I performed a FUE ARTAS procedure from one identical twin to the other identical twin a few years back and the results were very impressive. In fact , we did a second case later that also was very successful .This can be viewed on my website www.charleshair.com You can physically take hair from one individual and place them on another but the hair will not grow as it will be seen as a foreign object and attacked by the immune system. Thanks Dr Charles - that is very interesting about the identical twin brothers. You say the hair will not grow and be attacked by the immune system if it's not identical twins - has this been tested and has a procedure been carried out between say an older and younger sibling to prove this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Shera Posted June 22, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted June 22, 2016 Maybe some day someone will invent/conjure up some acceptance medication for foreign grafts in the human body, now that would be a breakthrough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MrGio-WHTCClinic Posted June 22, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted June 22, 2016 Cloning cells will be easier one day. The value of money equity might be holding up progress. My opinions are my own. I am one representative of MyWHTC Clinic's European branch. Consultation Dates & Cities for Dr. Patrick Mwamba London, United Kingdom - Available (Sat.) Zurich, Switzerland - Available (Saturday) Bologna, Italy - Available (Saturday) Brussles, Belgium - Available (Sun.-Sat.) *No Fee* Dr. Patrick Mwamba is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member gillenator Posted June 24, 2016 Senior Member Share Posted June 24, 2016 Someone emailed me about this thread and asked if anti-rejection meds would help prevent the body from rejecting another individual's hair follicles. Since I am not a doctor, I have no idea however my premonition tells me no. It certainly would be interesting to know Dr. Charles thoughts on this... Still, who would want to take anti-rejection meds for a HT procedure?...:rolleyes: Gillenator Independent Patient Advocate I am not a physician and not employed by any doctor/clinic. My opinions are not medical advice, but are my own views which you read at your own risk. Supporting Physicians: Dr. Robert Dorin: The Hairloss Doctors in New York, NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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