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Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 10:03 PM
Subject: The Bald Truth, Issue #1


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Welcome to the inaugural issue of 'The Bald Truth". We are dedicated to providing you with the most up to date information on hair loss and solutions to this problem. A Consumers guide to the dilemma in the choices of hair transplant methodology. Don't make choices based on enticing marketing literature but rather choose from knowing the facts based on scientific investigation.

Since the beginning of the first attempts to replace a balding area with new hair transplanted from the same person and which dates back to the late 1800's - the evolution of Hair Transplantation did not progress quickly until the late 1980's Surgical techniques combined with instrumentation now allows for good to excellent growth and naturalness with transplanted hair. By the late 1990's new and approved drugs for hair regrowth had been introduced and research grants have allowed medical investigators to reach greater heights in solving the mysteries of hair loss. Recently a newer component has come into light as the instigator for new hair growth. Like the atom, a hair follicle and its anatomical parts have given rise to smaller components and hair can now be produced from previously unknown stem cells or immature precursors of hair follicles.

Prior to this newly obtained knowledge some doctors where attempting to isolate only follicles by individual dissection with microscopes convinced that the increased magnification allowed for less damage to the components and hence a greater percentage of transplanted hair would grow. It is a fact that a natural hair line can be achieved utilizing magnification less than can be provided by microscopes in the hands of a dedicated and focused surgeon. It now remains then to determine if in fact the time and effort required to isolate whole units without damage to them by microscope dissection will indeed lead to more hair survival.

Considering that if the stem cell plays an important role in creating follicular architecture for new hair development, then it makes more sense to attempt the preservation of these omnipotent stem cells in favour of more hair resulting from combined transplanting of stem cells and follicles. A further study suggests that stem cells when implanted into a non related person can survive and reproduce hair not affected by rejection. The conclusion from this understanding of basic physiology demonstrated by the experiments using microscopic dissection versus standard harvesting and magnification by loops providing only 5x power should tell the consumer that the best results and the least cost per man hour time would decidedly favour the experienced focused doctor and good technician using time honoured methods of creating grafts with one, two, or more follicles that inevitably will provide natural results with more hair and with less cost to the patient.

Should you have any questions or comments, please contact us at baldtruth@PSImorhair.com