Not to worry if hair falls: Wonder Woman - Who are you today?

Not to worry if hair falls: Wonder Woman - Who are you today?

Stem cell therapy offers new hope to those struggling with hair loss. If your receding hairline is giving you sleepless nights, then here is the good news.

Researchers from the Yale University have discovered that the fat cells beneath your skin could help in hair regeneration: A signal from stem cells within the skin's fatty layer can trigger hair growth, says the study. If this research gets the green signal, then it could be the next big breakthrough in the treatment of baldness, a growing problem these days.

We tell you more about existing and new treatments for baldness.

Platelet rich plasma therapy
This is touted as the best therapy available to restore your hair at the moment. While this is more common in the USA, it is turning to be a rage in the treatment of hair loss in India too.

The Platelet Rich Plasma therapy, known as PRP therapy is here to help you out with your hair woes. But this is not for you if you are totally bald.

Here's how it works. You have to part with 30-50 ml of your blood, which is made into plasma having 5-6 times more of the platelet count than you normally do.

It is then injected back into those worrisome bald areas on your head. This plasma by the way makes its way inside your thinning scalp with the help of a derma roller containing upto 200 spikes, which is rolled onto your scalp.

The growth hormones inside your scalp which are inactive otherwise get stimulated. Inside the scalp there are two great growth factor hormones, which can do the job of getting your hair back.
"There is a double whammy which comes with this treatment. It not just helps you maintain your existing hair but also makes sure that you won't lose those precious strands any further. It gives you a completely new youthful look as your hair turns dense and thick," says Dr R K Joshi, Trichologist, Hair Clinic, Apollo Hospital What more, you can also be lucky with the treatment results as there are 20 per cent chances that you grow new hair within 4- 6 months.

Also, there are 80 per cent chances that the hair fall stops within two months. With your own blood helping you out with your hair growth, you need not even worry about any side effect.
of course, if you suffer from the medical condition of scarring alopecia, which results from viral, fungal and bacterial infection on the scalp, your doctor might not recommend you for this promising procedure.

For one session of this therapy, you might have to shell out anywhere between Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000. And doctors promise that you would get your issues sorted out in maximum two sessions, unless ofcourse you are nearing total baldness.