| Currently, the most effective way to treat hair loss | | | | racing against each other to find the genetic silver |
| is surgery. While there are many supplemental | | | | bullet that will grow back hair. Some are turning to |
| treatments, such as Rogaine, lasers and Propecia, no | | | | stem cells, which would be turned into hair growing |
| miracle cure is in sight. But what does the future | | | | follicle for implant an grow your own hair. I suspect |
| hold? With incoming technologies such as genetic | | | | that within five years we will see major |
| cloning and LED lights, a cure might not be too far | | | | breakthroughs in one of these areas. In 15 years, it |
| off. Rob Angelino, the founder of hair loss clinic, | | | | might already be a common procedure. They might |
| HAIRLAB, sheds light on treatments. | | | | be able to take a tiny drop of blood from a client |
| What treatments are being developed or show | | | | and do a genetic medical procedure that will create |
| promise? | | | | hair that is immune to DHT. There has been some |
| There are quite a few technologies that I see in | | | | success in testing but as of yet nothing dramatic. A |
| development at conferences that I find fascinating. | | | | couple of companies are claiming to have |
| The most interesting is genetic cloning which involves | | | | breakthroughs, but we have not seen a magic bullet |
| the actual multiplication of the follicle cells which grow | | | | yet. |
| hair. Right now, at the genetic level, companies are | | | | |