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May
See Our Cellular Therapy on Fox TV
Our patient suffered from Discoid Lupus and experienced over 15 areas hair loss throughout the top of her scalp. Additionally, she was developing a linear scar in her forehead, which also effect patients with this skin disease.The patient was treated with traditional therapy for...
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May
A layman’s explanation of PRP, OroGen Plus and Regenerative Medicine
By Bob Brandt, OroGen BioSciencesPlatelets are the mediators of all wound healing. They regulate and modulate the rate of repair that the other healing cells perform. Think of them as the maestro leading the orchestra into a beautiful musical piece. First he directs the horns to...
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Does PRP increase levels of DHT?
Does PRP increase levels of DHT that will cause hair loss? NOIt has been theorized by some individuals on the internet (though not in scientific studies) that if small concentrated amounts of a patient's blood are injected into the scalp this will lead to hair loss do to i...
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May
Common questions
Does Arterial Blood have more Platelets than Venous Blood? NOIs it more beneficial to use arterial blood in PRP than venous blood because there are more platelets? NOThis is a question patients have been asking since it has been reported by some clinicians utilizing PRP that ar...
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May
What is the Difference Between OroGen Plus and A Cell in Hair?
There have been many questions by patients regarding the difference between A Cell's extracellular matrix ( ECM) and OroGen Plus (ECM) so this is an explanation and our reasoning behind using a natural protein matrix for hair regeneration.Fig 1, below left, demonstrates th...
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May
The Importance of an Extra Cellular Matrix (ECM) and PRP with Hair
On May 30, 2008, in Rome, Italy I lectured on the importance of an extra cellular matrix ECM/PRP combination for hair regeneration at the ISHRS Workshop “Made in Italy”. In the March/April 2009 issue of the International Hair Transplant Forum International we publish...
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PRP Treatment brings Back Hair in Discoid Lupus Patient
Discoid lupus erythematosus is a skin disease that can cause scaring hair loss. It most often affects young adult women (aged 20 to 50), but children, the elderly, and males may be affected.This patient suffered from Discoid Lupus and experienced over 15 areas hair loss througho...
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May
Email from a patient
This was a recent email from a 30 year old male patient who has extensive knowledge regarding male pattern hair loss and therapies available. He was already on a DHT blocker (Avodart) but noticed a leveling off of therapy and decided to try PRP therapy. Please see his email belo...
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May
First International Congress on State-Of-The-Art PRP and Growth Factors in Dermatology
Joseph F. Greco, PhD, PA/C was a keynote speaker at the First International Congress on the State-of-The-Art PRP and Growth Factors in Dermatology meeting in Milan, Italy January 21-22, 2011. Over two hundred Dermatologists, Plastic Surgeons, Oral surgeons from Europe, the Middl...
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May
Do bald men have the potential to grow hair from invisible miniaturized follicles?
In a new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, a team at the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine has found that stem cells play an unexpected role in explaining what happens in bald scalp.Using cell samples from men undergoing hair transplants, the...
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