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Hair Regeneration Ernie Anastos: We have hairy situation here,
hair regeneration, like you have never seen this before.
Dari Alexander: Fox 5's Kerry Drew shows us one treatment that lets you use your own blood
to grow back your hair. Take a look. Paul: These past few years, I've noticed,
you know looking at the mirror, especially looking at old photos that my hair was thinning
and receding. Kerry: Paul Gioe says that he felt self-conscious
about a section of thinning hair on the back of his head.
Paul: Looking at my family, there are some people there that don't have any hair and
I know how it progressed through them and I could, in a way, predict what the future
holds for me. Kerry: So Paul did some research and came
across cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Amiya Prasad, who specializes in a procedure called Hair
Regeneration. Dr. Prasad: We can't bring back hairs that
are gone, but we can take hairs that are thinning and make them thicker.
Kerry: The treatment is unique. Through the use of the patient's own blood, it generates
growth of new hair. Dr. Prasad: What we're using is a material
called extra cellular matrix and we're combining this with platelet rich plasma. Platelet-rich
plasma is derived from your own blood. We customize the formulation and inject it into
the scalp. And what seems to occur is a wound-healing mechanism that results in reversal of hair
thinning. Kerry: To begin, Dr. Prasad examines Paul's
head under a microscope, to figure out where the injections will go.
Dr. Prasad: This is the area that will respond nicely to the treatment.
Kerry: Then Paul gets his blood drawn, and that same blood will be used for about 100
injections all over his scalp. Dr. Prasad said he has perfected this procedure over
the past few years, and the results have been amazing.
Dr. Prasad: If there is one solution for male pattern hair loss that's almost close to 100
percent in our clinical experience, it's been doing this hair regeneration treatment.
Kerry: The one-time treatment costs about $5,000. It is not as effective for men and
women with significant hair loss or those who are totally bald. As for Paul, he should
start to see results in about a month. In a year, it will be even better.
Paul: Dr. Prasad was very thorough and clear and made me feel very optimistic about this.
So I'm looking forward to the results a few months from now.
Kerry: On the Upper East Side, Kerry Drew, Fox 5 News.