Effect of Mesotherapy Drugs on Organ Culture of Hair Follicles and Dermal Papilla Cell Culture

October 2006 in “ 대한피부과학회지 ”

이원주, 최윤석, 이재철, 이석종, 김도원, 민복기

mesotherapy hair organ culture dermal papilla cell culture androgenetic alopecia chronic telogen effluvium occipital hair follicles William E media lidocaine placental extract Pondil CRP-1000 hair loss hair growth hair follicles alopecia telogen effluvium

TLDR Mesotherapy medications may help promote hair growth.

The study investigated the effects of mesotherapy medications on hair organ culture and dermal papilla cell culture, focusing on treatments for androgenetic alopecia and chronic telogen effluvium. Researchers collected occipital hair follicles from patients with androgenetic alopecia and cultured them in William E media with various mesotherapy medications, including lidocaine, placental extract, Pondil(R), CRP-1000(R), and their mixtures at different concentrations (1, 10, 50㎕). After 8 days, the cultured hair follicles were stained and analyzed. The study aimed to evaluate the potential of these medications to promote hair growth and provide a new therapeutic approach for hair loss conditions.

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