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how was this posted in 2007?
how come debris is talking on this forum, these days, about some chemical hair growth? but he had this picture in 2007?
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» http://www.baldnessbattlers.com/JBInterviewGho.htm
The photos you posted are 6 years old:
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» Interview HaarWeb met C.G. Gho over HaarStamcel Transplantatie - Haarweb Forum
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BanglaForums is an independent, objective site and has no relationship whatsoever with Coen Gho and his company. For the interview is not paid. This article aims to inform members BanglaForums. It is not an advertisement, but an objective view of the call is made. BanglaForums does not guarantee the accuracy of answers Coen Gho, he bears responsibility. The interview is with his consent published in this format.
“My heart is in research”
Drs. Coen Gho about his new hair transplant technique
On August 17, 2005 were BanglaForums moderators Smorlez, Henk and Tiuri an interview with physician / researcher Coen Gho. Drs. Gho gained national and international fame for his studies of follicular stem cells, which are found to contain the property to induce hair growth. With the knowledge he pulled out his research he developed a new technique for hair transplant: Follicular Multiplication. This has been used since 2002 by GHO Clinic in Maastricht. After the bankruptcy of GHO Clinic and disagreement about the policy after the restart Coen Gho decided to resign themselves to this clinic. Since 2005 he located in the World Trade Center in Amsterdam, the new company Hair Science Institute, where he performs transplants, according to its latest technology: its stem cell transplantation (HST). BanglaForums traveled to Amsterdam and had an extended conversation with the doctor / researcher Gho about his new technique, his break with GHO Clinic and his plans for the future.
Could you briefly tell us how your skills, its stem cell transplantation (HST) works exactly?
"A transplant is with us in a few steps. First, we shave the donor area. Then the area numbed with a specially developed by us impregnatieapparaat. For this, we do not use traditional techniques like high pressure stunning devices or needles. The skin using a specially developed by us impregnated liquid anesthetic, making the area within ten minutes completely numb. Then tiny pieces of tissue (grafts) of the hair follicles by using a special needle from 0.5 to 0.6 millimeters removed from the donor area. For the reception area is the same impregnatieapparaat used. The holes are made in the recipient area with the same special needle from 0.5 to 0.6 millimeters. Then the grafts are transplanted one by one into the reception area. Because we are a small part of the follicle removal, the hair follicle in the donor area can recover. "
So your method of growing the hair follicle in the donor area again. How is this possible?
"I have done much research in the field of hair growth, which has shown that only a small portion of the hair follicle, which contains stem cells, is needed to produce new hair. The stem cells are located on the outside of the hair shaft. This discovery, I used my technique. Tiny little pieces of tissue are removed one by one from the scalp with a tiny, specially sharpened needle with a diameter of 0.5 to 0.6 millimeters. By her in some way as a conductor of the needle, we are able to with a piece of tissue to extract stem cells, stem cells but also what to leave in the original follicle. Both the stem cells in the donor area as the stem cells in the recipient area are able to produce a new hair. See the pictures for a detailed view of the donor area before treatment, immediately after removing the grafts, one days after removal of the grafts and one week after removing the grafts. "
Detailed pictures of the donor area: regrowth at different stages (click image to enlarge)
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From left: before treatment, immediately after removing the grafts, one days after removal of the grafts, one week after removing the grafts.
What exactly are stem cells?
"Her Stem cells are essential for hair growth. In the hair follicle you have different types of cells, including dermal papilla cells. These belong to a different group than the stem cells and produce the hair, but they do not initiate hair growth. The dermal papilla cells have the stem cells stimulated to produce new hair, and someone who is bald, this does not happen anymore. Androgen receptors (AR) are places on the hair cells where the male hormone DHT can bind to itself. In people with hereditary predisposition to baldness convert these androgen receptors (AR) activation by DHT in the hair stem cells to stop stimulating the dermal papilla cells. The result is hair loss.
The hair cells at the back of the head are sensitive to male hormones. It is therefore the use of stem cells that I make in my method. "
A needle with a diameter of 0.5 millimeters at the cellular level is not very rough? How do you then with precision in order to take some stem cells, and certain to leave?
"If you mean that the needle size is large compared to the hair cells you’re absolutely right. At the moment it is (technically) is not possible to individually take their stem cells. By the hair in a certain way as a guide to use, it is possible for a tiny piece of tissue that part of her stem cells, to take. This is usually OK, you take along enough stem cells but leave well enough behind. It is actually impossible for much of the hair follicle to take, because the needle there is simply too small for it. Therefore, we can also provide a guarantee that the hair in the donor area mainly grow back. "
The fact that you have such a thin needle also affects the density you can achieve?
"Yes. Because the needle only a diameter of 0.5 to 0.6 millimeters, we can put hairs closer together and thus achieve a higher hair density. But how high the density is that you can finally achieve naturally depends on the size of the treatment area. "
How long does it take the hair in the donor area has grown back?
"Because you only a tiny fraction of the hair follicle removed, hair growth usually already within one to two weeks. That’s why you see within a very short time is really nothing more. However, in some cases it takes longer for the hair grow back. "
How long does it take the transplanted hair in the reception area starts to grow?
"Hair in the reception area after the transplantation can be three possibilities. The first possibility is that the hairs continue to grow immediately after implantation. This happens with the majority of the implanted hairs.
The second possibility is that the hairs fall out soon after implantation, after which they grow back. Since we are not the whole hair follicle implantation, the regrowth of the hair may take more than four months.
The last possibility is that some parts of the hair in the hair follicle and not fall behind. These hairs are visible and are 2 to 3 millimeters long. The parts of the hair follicle of the hair follicle to another new development and then push out the remaining hair. The renewed growth of these hairs can sometimes take more than six months. When these remaining hairs (coincidentally) will be allocated, there is a chance that the small, growing hairs are pulled out. Therefore we advise our clients to be careful, to avoid these remaining hairs pulled out. "
Takes its growth in the reception area at the hair stem cell transplantation (HST) or longer than a traditional (strip or FUE) transplant?
"Yes, the period required before full-hairs can be produced at the HST longer than traditional methods. As I said this is because the grafts with my method are smaller, allowing more time is needed before these have become fully fledged hair follicles. "
Are the new hairs in the recipient area is equally strong in all respects of similar quality as the hair from the donor area?
"Yes, it has to do with the medium that we use. Most hospitals still use saline. If you do your hair in one day leaves behind, they are actually already dead. What we developed is a pure liquid growth. We notice a peculiar effect: the longer you let her in, the better it is. After just one to two days shows a considerable growth of the extracted piece of tissue. In practice, we can not wait two days, but there remains some of the liquid attached to the tissue to move down to the skin. This is a good example of how the knowledge of my subject, namely, tissue engineering, can use new techniques in the field of hair transplantation. "
Can accurately determine the growth direction with the HST?
"Of course you always try it the direction of the implanted hair to influence so that they receive the same direction as the direction of the original natural hair.
The growth direction of the hair is determined by three factors: the direction of the hole made by the needle, the size of the graft and surrounding tissue. Once thought that the direction was mainly determined by the direction of the hole that is created by the needle. However, the grafts are becoming smaller and smaller, you can imagine that the influence of the surrounding tissue continues to increase. In the case of hair transplantation, we make holes the same direction as her natural hair. Because the grafts are so small, the surrounding tissue has more influence on its direction than the other techniques. The influence of the surrounding tissue, the more natural direction of growth. "
Is there a limit to how often your hair from the donor area can be transplanted with your method?
"In principle, infinite number of times you can extract stem cells from the donor area, because you only a small proportion of follicles in the donor area merged. It is important that at least nine months between treatments are so good at repairing the donor area. "
Your technique seems at first glance very similar to the technique you have already performed at the GHO Clinic in Maastricht FM (Follicular Multiplication). What exactly is the difference?
"The percentage growth was returned by this technique from 50 to 70%, with the HST has a regrowth to reach 80-90%. When FM is trying only the top portion of the follicle to remove with a needle of 0.7 millimeter diameter. This reduces the chance of scarring is low. The regrowth is limited because some grafts contain hair follicles are still full. You try not to take the entire hair follicle, but sometimes gives you accidentally do so throughout her bag out. Accuracy is the big problem with this technique, and therefore, even a regrowth of 50-70% achieved. As said by the HST is in fact impossible for much of the hair follicle to take, because we work with small needles. "
Given the small regrowth of the donor area in the FM method GHO Clinic, do you not think that this technique is really too early to put the market?
"I do not think that the FM method has been put on the market early, because at that time the most advanced FM technique of hair transplantation was. However, the development can go ahead, increasing both the anesthesia technique and transplantation techniques currently are obsolete. "
Why you left at GHO Clinic in Maastricht?
"It has to do with a disagreement. I am a researcher and find it important that a significant proportion of the budget is spent on research and development, or developing and refining your technique and of course in the development of new technologies. I just thought that was the reason for our existence. That’s the only way you can continue to flow to other clinics. You see 70 to 80% of clinics now the FUE technique used needles with a diameter of 0.75 millimeters. So far we were four years ago, when there already at GHO Clinic was no money developing, I’m gone. "
Late 2004, your old company, GHO Clinic, filed for bankruptcy. How can you declare bankruptcy?
"There was more spent than was coming. At one point we had more managers than medical service personnel. Although I myself am away now, my name, though is still attached. This is because a trademark is that they have bought. "
Why do you think other large clinics not long before have started to develop similar techniques and working with smaller needles?
"I think that’s because the process is more labor intensive as you get more precise, as with smaller diameters finer needles or instruments, will work. In general clinics thinking only in terms of grafts: how many grafts I can in the shortest possible time transplant? In other words, how can I in the shortest possible time as much money? Our aim is to develop a method that is so patient-friendly as possible. We are not interested in treating many people as possible in the shortest possible time.
Research and innovation costs money, of course. I’m not interested in the financial side. I am originally a researcher and my drive is research. There lies my heart. I like to develop new treatments, and whether I earn money with it now or not, I do not care. Those are choices you make in advance. Of course you have your company can afford and a salary, but I think we have found a happy medium. The budget that we are stabbing in research and development is funded by the people who undergo treatment, and that’s exactly our strength. "
You claim that you are using a lot of new technologies: a special liquid medium, special needles and a special anesthetic technique. Do not you think that that is also may deter customers, because it automatically too little experience has been gained?
"Obviously our first scientifically studied techniques before they apply them. We allow our customers to see why our techniques work and what the results might be. Informing the patients, with scientific evidence, I find it a very important part. "
Your technique was quickly known in America, why is that?
"This has to do with the development of the Internet in this area. I once without my knowing people from two major U.S. sites treated her, and actually directly afterwards there came a tremendous wave of attention from the U.S… Still is about 40% of customers on special flight from the U.S. for treatment. "
What exactly is the difference between your technique, its stem cell transplantation (HST) and FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction)?
"We use a very small needle (0.5 mm) and retrieve only a small portion of the hair follicle route, allowing regrowth of the donor area is possible. Also, the chance of scarring from the small needle nil. With FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction), the entire follicle is removed with a needle of 0.75 to 1.0 millimeter diameter. There is here a minimal regrowth of the hair removed, and the chance of scarring is significant. "
And what exactly is the difference between your technique and HM (Hair Multiplication)?
"In HM pluck hair from the scalp. The stem cells are grown and that this will get you back to where the hairs have been originally, ie in the pore of the miniaturized hair follicle. The intention is that as the original, damaged hair follicle goes back to normal functioning. "
You are currently testing with HM, especially in America. What are the results with this?
"Generally very good. When the hairs grow back they are of good quality. But technology has a major drawback: the inconsistency. I got an email yesterday which was told that three patients have been successfully treated, but there was one in whom all had failed. The limiting factor of this technique is that you are the pores of the old hair has to find. As you get older you will find the pores more difficult again. Example, if you’re bald twenty years, is only 20 to 30% of the pores can be found. That’s why I think this technique in isolation can offer: you people do not pay a few thousand dollars with no guarantee that the treatment actually leads to a desired result. I am at the moment, working on my technique and the HM-HST technique to grow toward each other, so that through a combination of these two methods can achieve an appropriate density. "
In what way are you still working on refining and improving your high-speed technology?
"Given the labor intensive nature of our method would be useful if we are part of the process can be automated. For example, we are now identifying the possibility of some automated tools that can work on the micrometer, and thus parts of the process can take over. Of working with smaller needles have at least not much more to be expected, because we have almost 0.5 millimeters practical limit reached. "
How does your approach and how grafts can be transplanted per session?
"The treatment costs 3,500 euros and 6,500 euros for one day for two days. On one day we get a minimum of 600 grafts, there is no maximum. Sometimes we get sometimes 800 or more, but a minimum of 600 grafts, we can guarantee. Many people come here for treatment for two days. "
Drs. Gho, BanglaForums behalf we would like to thank you for this interview.
so why hasn’t anyone mentioned this?
that looks like the kind of photo people asked for
» so why hasn’t anyone mentioned this?
Who says nobody discussed this interview already?
http://www.hairsite.com/hair-loss/board_entry-id-24821.html#p25052
Many guys did it (including myself).
» that looks like the kind of photo people asked for
http://www.hairsite.com/hair-loss/board_entry-id-82743.html#p82792
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The graphic below shows the MINIMUM regrowth rate you can expect with Gho’s HST technique:
The data/results above (typical FM technique results) mirror the same donor regrowth results as with the HST technique in daily practise.
IronMan just out of curiosity here. How would the field of hair restoration look like today, if Gho would have the HST from today, back in around 2000?
Would you think that over the decade for young guys who were going bald for 2 years, dermatologists would advice them “You can get your normal appearance back with stem cell transplants”
WOuld you think, that HST would have been the gold/diamond standard today if Gho would have had this back in 2000.
I am just curious for my research