We at Biohackr Health are focused on science. As biohacking is pushing the edges of traditional medicine, some treatments are “promising but not proven,” meaning small studies or animal studies show benefits. But as time passes, more of these treatments are being studied more extensively. This was a study in Regenerative Therapies Journal, published 2022, which was a review of the literature. We like these studies as they collate a bunch of studies, and bigger numbers mean better data. “Regenerative medicine streategies for hair growth and regeneration: A narrative review of literature.”
The article talks about the multiple factors leading to hair loss. They talk about the regenerative strategies being used, focusing on the main ones: PRP (protein rich plasma) and stem cells (if you get into the nitty gritty of the article, you see there are tons of different kinds of stem cells).
For those with no attention span, the take home points:
- Hair loss is a human health risk and an economic burden to society (health risk because hair has functions such as body protection, heat insulation, camouflage, sebaceous secretion, sensory perception and social interactions. They talk about how those with hair loss can have psychiatric disorders, loss of self esteem, and an increased risk of heart attacks and metabolic syndrome).
- Previous research had few successful treatments
- Regenerative medicine products are highly promising options
- The products are stem cell transplants or PRP
- PRP and stem cell extracellular vehicles (exosomes) are the more attractive strategies, officering multiple clinical advantages
What Causes Hair Loss?
The most common type of hair loss is androgenetic alopecia, which affects men (30-50% of all men) and women (30% of all women). Why it happens is important. The thought is the condition is due to:
- Oxidative stress, causing inflammation
- High androgen levels
- Enviromental factors, which interrupt the corticotropin-releasing hormone
- Cortisol levels
- Genetics, which increase 5 alpha reductase, so DHT accumulates
*See our hair supplement and how it addresses many of these issues.
WITHOUT INTERVENTION, ANDROGENETIC HAIR LOSS BECOMES IRREVERSIBLE.
Read the next blog for more detailed information on PRP and stem cell effects.
How Can Biohackr Health Help?
We have a nutraceutical supplement to address the reasons behind androgenetic alopecia. It is high-quality and affordable.
We do microneedling with PRP and/or with exosomes. Both of these are shown to help with hair loss.