Why Can't Other Persons Donate?

[CuriousJungleGeorge]

Is there a reason one person can't donate follicular units to another? Is it a simple matter of biological rejection? Thanks.

[CuriousJungleGeorge]

Is there a reason one person can't donate follicular units to another? Is it a simple matter of biological rejection? Thanks.

[Dewayne]

Yes, your body would reject the FU's. There have been several threads with better responses than mine, but that's the simple answer.

 

You might try the "Find" feature above to see some past threads.

[mmhce]

CuriousJungleGeorge,

 

You body will recognize the grafts from another person as another biological entity that has a different genetic sequencing from your own, and your body will act it.

 

It is tantamount to your body attacking the common cold virus.

 

This will result in the grafts from another person being rejected by your body.

[CuriousJungleGeorge]

Thanks, guys. That's what I thought, but I was unsure. I know this sounds morbid, but the thought crossed my mind that perhaps cadavers... never mind.

[Mr. GQ]

You might try the "Find" feature above to see some past threads.

 

exactly!

i've seen this question being asked 1000 times.

so that's why i took liberty (Bill style) to add something new to my signature. i hope it's not too much

[mmhce]

Pretty snazzy G.

 

I have animated avatars on other forums.

[its752]

CuriousJungleGeorge, I did hear a doctor explaining that you still can get transplanted hairs from another person using rejection medicines, but that the risk of dying outweighs the benefits of the HT itself.

[Mr. GQ]

mmhce,

thanks

 

its752,

i think you should be resorting to rejection medicine only when you need it big time, like to save your life. a new kidney, new liver, heart, lung and such comes to mind, not few thou of hair grafts.

[latinlotus]

The procedure of transplanting another person's hair is highly unethical and probably illegal, due to huge risks for little rewards. It is not recommended by modern medecine.

[CuriousJungleGeorge]

Can you imagine shutting down your immune system to get a lower hairline? Lol. Man, maybe we really ought to work on being "comfortable" with ourselves about as hard as we do to find that perfect doc. ...Nah.

[dalew]

actually it will be closer than you think. Docs and dentists use acellualr dermis all the time for large tissue and gum grafts. demeralized bone is used as well for orthopedic procedures.

 

As mentioned, you cannot ake a vital hair follice, filled with bllod, tissue antigens, etc and transplant it, it willl reject, unless you take the immuno supressmeds.. which will make you gain 100 pounds anyway.. so what's the point.

 

but for those interested, do a little research on "PRP". this is plasma rich proteins. essentially, you give your own blood, they centrifuge it, extract the plasma, which is rich with your own growth factors.... now you could mix this with a radiated, or acellualr dermal layer (follicle, or whole scalp for that matter)..(essentially the foriegn donor tissue is "washed" of all it's anitgens) and it "could" be transplanted.

 

I am not saying this is a fact.. but i would see it as a viable option in the future.

 

i would suspect the cloning would be more at the forefront .. it all depends on how much $$ is to be made, on who does the researxh.. and for fda approval.

obviously the fda will be more favorable (as well of medical grant foundations, etc) for dermis studies for burn pt's etc, over dudes who want better hair... but possible???

 

anyway.. think of the potential skullduggery.. we would be back to the early med school days of paying the grave robbers for fresh bodies.

 

ever see that bum on the corner with a great head of hair, laying in his own fluids? You think to yourself.. what a waste. dude might sell his hair, or whole friggen scalp for the right $$$. the ethical problems are boundless!

 

 

btw. the average kidney can be purchased in Egypt for less than $400.00

[mmhce]

GOOD INFO. DALEW, (especially the part about the kidneys from Egypt... )

[latinlotus]

Dalew:

 

Great perspective. Obviously it does not work now, but it is always nice for researchers to be open minded about possible options.

 

BTW, i had PRP (my own) mixed with my grafts before they are implanted. I also had the PRP injected in my recipient site and donor. This was performed by dr. Cooley with the objective of speed up healing and increase yield. So far, i can say that my healing process was very quick. What is left to access is the growth yield, which i will be able to assess at my one year mark.