Photo. Modi Hair Plant Clinic Representative Director Yoo Hwa-jeong
Recently, due to the increasing number of hair loss patients regardless of gender, there are quite a few people who are also interested in treatments for it. According to the National Health Insurance Service, the number of patients who received hair loss treatment in 2021 was 242,000, a 2.4-fold increase compared to 103,000 in 2001. As the hair-loss population grows, research related to treatment is also becoming more active.
Most patients initially try mainly things such as changing shampoos, taking nutritional supplements, and scalp scaling management. If hair continues to fall out despite this, they choose methods such as visiting a clinic, drug treatment, lasers, and high-frequency therapy. If hair loss gradually worsens even with management, some people consider a hair transplant.
Most hair loss treatment methods other than medication can be regarded as having limited effects. Since long-term use of drug treatment is often difficult, there is high interest in hair transplants, which rearrange hair through surgery. A hair transplant is a surgery with high satisfaction due to its good aesthetic effect, but because it is a method of relocating and implanting one's own hair, it cannot increase the original number of one's own hairs.
Among these, hair loss treatment using hair follicle stem cells can be said to be a treatment method based on a different concept that can increase the number of hairs by strengthening hair follicles weakened by hair loss. It is a treatment method in which hair follicle stem cells, which promote hair growth with their excellent regenerative ability, are separated and injected deep into the hair roots. When the injected stem cells are activated, they help regenerate scalp tissue, helping to increase hair density and make hair thicker. It is a method that helps follicle growth so that healthy new hair can be generated.
Methods such as stem cell treatment vary depending on how much of the effective component is injected and where. A point to note is that satisfactory results can be achieved only by carefully examining the collection and separation methods and the effective levels of the stem cells.
In addition, before deciding on a procedure, carefully checking whether a systematic system and technical capabilities, such as a stem cell research institute, are in place can help increase safety and satisfaction.
Source: PharmNews │ Published 2022.10.11