November 9 2006, 8:34 am PT | Posted in: Hair Cloning
Hello Dr,
I have been looking at articles in relation to hair cloning recently and something caught my attention. Researchers are warning that the first available hair multiplication procedures won’t give a full head of hair. If this is the case do you think hair multiplication will be able to give a full head of hair in the near future? Do you think these kinks will be ironed out? Your views on this would be much appreciated.
The solution where one hair can make many, is years away. We really do not understand the process and can not replicate it at this time. Too much hype, in my opinion and years away from a solution. When ever I report this, I get many emails that knock my pessimism — but I can’t please everyone.
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Intercytex understand and has replicated the process. The CEO personally had the procedure done on a very small patch of his hair and experienced growth. Sure they have a ways to go, but they are getting close.
Here’s an HM timeline to put it all in perspective….
***2003 - Carl bazan, working in mexico, announces that he will be performing the first HM procedures in Sept 2004. Sept 2004 comes and goes, and no HM.
***2006. Intercytex announces HM will be available first in London in 2007, and then in US in 2010. 2007 comes and goes with no HM. In 2008 Intercytex abandons their plans and puts their HM technology up for sale.
***2007 Pierluigi Santi, of the Genoa clinic, announced in Jan 2007 that he has cloned hair, and will be performing the procedure on patients in the next few months. a year and a half later, nothing.