Alopecia areata is an auto-immune disease that causes hair loss that ranges from small circular areas on the scalp to extensive or even total baldness. A new study, using hair cloning therapy to regrow hair, shows promise for all individuals with this condition.

The study, conducted by Marwa Fawzi, a dermatologist at the University of Cairo, used stem cells from the scalps of eight children with alopecia areata to regenerate their own hair. The Cairo researcher took small amounts of skin from the scalps of the children, isolated the hair follicle stem cells that stimulate hair production, and grew them in the lab, increasing the number of cells. After one month, she put the cells back into the scalps of the children, with numerous injections across the bald areas of their heads.

Six months after the hair cloning treatment, an evaluation showed a 50% increase in hair in more than half of the subjects. The stem cells had stimulated the follicles to transition from a dormant phase to a hair-generating phase.

Read the full article in the Hair Cloning News section of the Bernstein Medical – Center for Hair Restoration website.