An instant 'cure' for baldness... if you don't mind being injected with pigs' bladders
By Daily Mail Reporter
UPDATED:12:00 GMT, 10 May 2011
Source: dailymail.co.uk
It is a condition that brings despair to millions of men.
But now there is a potential cure for those suffering from hair loss - which takes its cue from the farmyard.
Male pattern baldness could be stopped in its tracks or even reversed by the treatment, which involves patients being injected with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) taken from their own blood.
And the injections will also contain ACell - a powder extracted from pigs' bladders.
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| Cure? Male pattern baldness affects millions of men including comedian Harry Hill and Foreign Secretary William Hague |
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| Foreign Secretary William Hague |
This week, 20 British men will be given the 30-minute treatment, the Daily Express reported.
Dr Raghu Reddy, a Harley Street clinician at the The Private Clinic, will perform the treatment with the help of Dr Gary Hitzig, who developed it in the U.S.
Dr Reddy said: 'It is as close as we have come to a cure for male baldness.
'This revolutionary injectable combination of ACell and PRP may be the answer to restoring hair growth for those in the early to moderate stages of hair loss.
'Similar to how a flu shot can prevent one from catching the flu, ACell and PRP injections can help prevent further hair loss and help restore one’s hair.
'I appreciate the interest and support from the British Medical Board, who in conjunction with my supervision, are making this treatment available to people in the UK.'
The treatment involves the formation of a protective barrier which protects remaining healthy hair-growing cells.
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| Help at hand: The injections could lead to a cure for baldness |
It then goes on to duplicate the surrounding tissue, allowing healthy hair-growing cells to return.
Male pattern baldness, suffered by comedian Harry Hill and Foreign Secretary William Hague, is prevalent in half of men aged over 50.
It is caused by a mixture of genetics and hormones and while there are a number of treatments available, there is no cure... yet.
