A New Advance in Baldness Surgery Using Platelet-Derived Growth Factor

May 2005 in “ Hair transplant forum international ”

Carlos Oscar Uebel

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TLDR The study found that using growth factors from a person's own blood may help improve hair growth in baldness surgery.

The study by Carlos O. Uebel, published in May 2005, explored a new surgical technique for treating baldness using platelet-derived growth factors (PDGFs). The method involved harvesting follicular units and then implanting them with the addition of PDGFs to potentially enhance hair growth. The results indicated that the use of PDGFs could improve the survival and growth rate of transplanted hair follicles, suggesting a promising advance in hair transplant surgery. However, the document did not provide specific numerical data or the number of participants involved in the study.

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