Can Infusion of Growth Factors “wake-up” Dormant Follicular Stem Cells? YES!

Case Study (Alopecia Areata)

Alopecia Areata is an organ specific autoimmune disease where patients loose spots of hair in various places on the body. The follicular stem cells are not destroyed but rather go into a dormant stage.

This female patient presented to a Dermatologist 6 month earlier and when she was referred to our clinic the area of hair loss had expanded outward. While cortisone injections are traditionally used, the medicine can cause side effects. This patient did not want cortisone so follicular biologic injections were elected.

One month after one treatment she began to grow hair and her results are illustrated below.