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It is not unusual for men to have hair transplant surgery for male pattern baldness.  Even female baldness is discussed on commercials for hair transplant clinics.  A less common use of hair transplant surgery is to replace eyebrow hair.  However, this procedure is quite different from other hair transplant surgeries.

It is important to replace eyebrow hair that has fallen out because it is such an integral part of the human face.  People realize that men have receding hair lines and balding on the tops of their heads.  It is not out of the ordinary to see a woman with thinning hair.  Yet, look at a person without eyebrows and the effect will be disturbing.  Eyebrows are just expected.

Some people have hair transplant surgery to their eyebrows because the hair has simply fallen out over time.  Others have thyroid disease or other diseases that affect their hair.  A certain type of alopecia results in eyebrow loss.  Excessive plucking can be a problem, too.  Burns, tattoos, and infections can cause the eyebrow hair to fall out, and some people just are not able to grow eyebrows at all.  Read more...

One of the most exciting recent developments in the search to find new solutions for hair loss has been research investigating hair cloning. Properly known as follicle cloning or multiplication, it involves taking a sample of a person’s hair follicle cells, multiplying them in a lab and injecting them back into the patient’s scalp. The aim obviously is to generate natural hair regrowth without the need for invasive surgery. But can we realistically expect this treatment to become available in the forseeable future?

Unfortunately the process is not yet possible but research is underway to perfect it. Current predictions suggest that it is unlikely to become available to the public for at least ten years.

The name of the process is a little misleading as it really refers to cell therapy rather than true cloning. Once perfected it would involve taking a small sample of tissue from the scalp and then creating a culture that would allow the follicle cells to multiply. The theory is that the few sample cells would multiply to become several hundred thousand that could then be injected back into the scalp to create several thousand new hairs.

The major obstacles that must be overcome include the following:  Read more...