| Baldness's curse is now curable. There are few | | | | infection in the scalp; intake of some prescribed drugs |
| technologies and drugs that claim to provide treatment | | | | and medicines; and most importantly stress. These |
| for hair loss like the hair transplant surgery redistributes | | | | factors are reversible and proper protection of hair |
| hair from one region of body to another. Market is | | | | can improve health of hair follicles. Health information |
| flooded with drugs like minoxidil and finasteride which | | | | and health tips can be found in health articles on |
| stop balding. But these methods create the illusion of a | | | | internet. |
| cure as they do not improve health of hair. Hair | | | | Stem cells are some special type of cells present in |
| transplant surgery does not create any new hair. So, | | | | different locations of the body. These cells have no |
| the surgery is to be repeated after ever periodic | | | | special characteristics and they differentiate into the |
| interval. The drugs reduce and inhibit hair loss but, do | | | | cell types according to the environment they are put in. |
| not create new hair follicles. Also, this inhibition is | | | | This property can change the physical health of hair |
| effective only till the use of drug. They may affect | | | | follicles. |
| physical health of the user. But, overall, stem cells | | | | The basic idea behind the new tissue engineering |
| provide a much better option. | | | | technology is to isolate the stem cells from hair follicle |
| There are many reasons that affect physical health of | | | | and reconstitute these hair follicles in bald regions of |
| hair. Majority of males have a hereditary condition of | | | | the scalp. The stem cells are isolated from within the |
| baldness. In the hereditary situation, the hair at the | | | | bulbous follicle in the scalp (at the base of a hair shaft). |
| temples and the crown falls at a faster rate. It is | | | | Usually, the hair follicles go into a permanent resting |
| proven that there is a hair loss gene in human DNA. | | | | phase and stop hair regeneration or improve health of |
| This gene is over sensitive in some cases and is | | | | hair. There have been reports that when the stem |
| switched on with the change in the normal levels of | | | | cells were transplanted into the skin of mice (dummy |
| testosterone. This gene is more exposed in some hair | | | | for humans), new hair follicles were seen re-grown |
| follicles to testosterone levels of the body than in | | | | within four weeks. In this process, genes which were |
| others and hair fall out relatively faster from these | | | | active in the embryo stage of human development are |
| follicles. There are some other causes that can cause | | | | used to regenerate hair follicles in the scalp. Stem cells |
| baldness such as iron deficiency in the body or | | | | therapy also holds the promise of hair growth in the |
| anaemia; thyroid related conditions; some kind of fungal | | | | wounded region. |