Question:
What is the process of autocloning and what are the benefits of it? Can anyone explain this to me please?
Answer:
Simply put, Hair Duplication is an
experimental procedure whereby hairs are plucked from the “safe zone” of the
scalp, treated with ACell and implanted to the balding area where they grow new follicles. Since the
plucked hairs also regrow in the donor area, two hairs grow for every one that
is plucked. While very exciting, this is still in the trials stage and
is not currently an alternative to follicular
unit transplantation (FUT) or follicular
unit extraction (FUE) hair transplants.
For more on ACell and Hair Duplication, I recommend the
following article from our Hair Loss
Q&A Blog: Hair
Duplication (Formerly Known as Autocloning) and ACell: The Potential for
Restoring a Full Head of Hair?
David (TakingThePlunge) Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant