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Clinical trial results for topical solution made up of stem cells released.
Causes regrowth of hair for people with Androgenetic alopecia (AGA).
Affects ~50% of all men and almost as many women older than 50.
Adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ADSCs) secrete several growth hormones.
These growth factors increase size of the hair follicle during hair development.
Efficacy, tolerability of ADSC extract in middle-aged patients with AGA, assessed.
Recruited 29 men, 9 women with AGA, assigned half to receive ADSC topical soultion.
Other half as a control group that received a placebo.
Application to scalp was done twice daily, using their fingers.
In 16 weeks, ADSC group had significant increase in hair count, follicle diameter.
Researchers from Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital and School of Medicine.
Also from T-Stem Co., Ltd., published in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine.
