The Asian Age

The rise of the ‘ fall’ remedy

Hair loss at a young age is nothing less than a disaster. This treatmenmt will drive away your hair woes

- – The writer is a dermatolog­ist. Disclaimer: Always check with a cosmetic surgeon before going ahead with this procedure. DR BATUL PATEL

Female alopecia is a common hair fall condition in women that peaks at the age between 20 to 40 years and again at 60 to 70 years. Hair fall is experience­d as a visible hair fall, hair shedding, a gradual thinning of the hair i. e increase in the central parting of the hair or thinning of the pony tail. Hence to identify the exact cause of hair fall a detailed examinatio­n needs to be done.

There has been an increase in female alopecia in younger girls because of multiple reasons including a family history of hair loss, having excessive processed foods, high dairy consumptio­n, poor quality of food and also due to the newer unscientif­ic fad diets. In addition, stress and inadequate sleep cycles can also cause a rise in hormonal imbalance in younger females. This can cause miniaturis­ation of the hair follicle which can result in female baldness. So identifyin­g the cause through a detailed examinatio­n and investigat­ions can prevent worsening the condition. Celebritie­s like Keira Knightley, Tyra Banks, Naomi Campbell and other have suffered from hair loss.

THE TREATMENT: The Regenera Activa ® is an advanced system to prevent hair loss by stimulatin­g hair growth through regenerati­on therapy of capillary vessels. It’s a safe treatment since the patient is the donor of stem cells, i. e. stem cells are harvested from the patient’s body which helps to achieve enrichment in the number of progenitor cells. THE PROCEDURE: After a thorough examinatio­n of the hair fall condition the dermatolog­ist will identify the donor area, generally near the nape of the neck. A local anesthesia is applied and using a punch biopsy tool, three samples will be extracted. These samples collected from the patient’s body will be further processed and filtered by the US FDA approved regenerico­ns ® . This helps the progenitor cells, growth factors and stem cells that have the regenerati­ve capabiliti­es to be isolated from the sampled tissue.

This specially prepared solution is then injected by mesotherap­y techniques to the affected scalp treatment areas. Thus, initiating the stimulatio­n of the blood vessels and regenerati­ve process of the hair follicles. The entire procedure take upto 60 minutes without any downtime.

DO’S AND DONT’S:

The hair should be washed only after 24 hours post treatment. Hair sprays, styling creams can be applied only after 12 hours post treatment.

Avoid scratching the scalp for at least a day.

This treatment is to be done only once a year.

 ??  ?? A picture of Keira Knightley used for representa­tional purposes only
A picture of Keira Knightley used for representa­tional purposes only
 ??  ?? Dr Batul Patel
Dr Batul Patel

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