I know with hair transplantation you can grow hair on your scalp but is it possible to have someone else's hair used for the transplantation and if so will that hair used continue to grow as it did on the donor's scalp or would it take on your texture eventually?
October 27, 2017
Answer: Hair from another donor for Transplantation Like any other organ in your body, the antigenic make up is pretty specific to person. When another's antigen is introduced into some one else, antibodies attack these foreign antigens and rejection of the organ occurs. A similar response is seen in allergy patients to environmental antigens. The only way to combat this response in organ transfer is to take anti rejection medications which can have severe complications, even death.
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October 27, 2017
Answer: Hair from another donor for Transplantation Like any other organ in your body, the antigenic make up is pretty specific to person. When another's antigen is introduced into some one else, antibodies attack these foreign antigens and rejection of the organ occurs. A similar response is seen in allergy patients to environmental antigens. The only way to combat this response in organ transfer is to take anti rejection medications which can have severe complications, even death.
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October 27, 2017
Answer: Can another person's hair be used for a hair transplant? The short answer is no, unless they are genetically identical ie from an identical twin. Otherwise the hairs would cause an immune reaction and be rejected just like any other organ. Using immunosuppressive drugs for a non-life threatening condition would not be ethical. There are case reports of hair transplantation from one identical twin to another for indications such as post trauma scarring and post radiotherapy. Obviously if one identical twin develops genetic hair loss, the other is likely to unless they are successfully using hair loss prevention medication.
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October 27, 2017
Answer: Can another person's hair be used for a hair transplant? The short answer is no, unless they are genetically identical ie from an identical twin. Otherwise the hairs would cause an immune reaction and be rejected just like any other organ. Using immunosuppressive drugs for a non-life threatening condition would not be ethical. There are case reports of hair transplantation from one identical twin to another for indications such as post trauma scarring and post radiotherapy. Obviously if one identical twin develops genetic hair loss, the other is likely to unless they are successfully using hair loss prevention medication.
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