Dr. Jerry Cooley, IAHRS: Summery of Clinical Observation With ACell MatriStem

[tbtadmin]

Dr. Jerry Cooley, IAHRS: Summery of Clinical Observation With ACell MatriStem

[maxhair]

If Acell helps regenerate transected hair follicles, why doesn't Dr Gho use it?

[baldnotbeautiful]

I go in 5 weeks for PRP/Acell from Dr. Cooley. Hope it works!

[maxhair]

As a N6 with limited donor area, and limited money, rather than doing Acell/PRP, I would instead go for a small test of body hair with Basanga, and a small test with Gho, to see if either work, and if Gho's regenerate, in which case I might actually become a suitable candidate for a big cosmetically significant transplant or five.

[534623]

If Acell helps regenerate transected hair follicles, why doesn't Dr Gho use it?

Because the essential parts of human “ECM” -in the form of also parts of the dermal sheath (the glassy outermost layer of follicles - see pic 2 and 3) as well as essential basement membrane including THE donor-site-specific microenvironment (stem cell niches = "command centers" of stem cells)- are also attached to Gho’s “plucked” hairs – as suggested since decades by experts in this field.

HST grafts have everything what’s essential for hair growth between at least 2, 3 or more hard/coarse hair shafts. In simple words, all relevant hair follicle stem cells including their natural microenvironment – aka “ECM”. Dr. Gho gives these parts just "a boost" while these parts outside of the body - that's all.

[maxhair]

That was an informative answer.

Where are the equally informative photos showing any Gho patient's pre-op donor region close ups, followed by identical shots of the same zone post op?

[HARIRI]

tbtadmin, this is a great video presentation. Acell is a good option for people willing to FUE their revised scars in the future as it makes the revised tissues a better environment for FUE hair implanted into them. What I liked about the video is by minute 12:50. Dr. Cooley admitted what went wrong from using Acell sheets in the past resulting huge ugly scars like this member as you can see his photo in comment #149 (http://67.227.210.96/showthread.php?t=6533&page=15) with finding out the reason of why it happened and how it can be avoided. So I believe the problem is spotted which is good thing in my opinion.

I actually have second thoughts of using the Acell sheets in my next scar revision with Dr. Feriduni on July as he offered it to me before but I rejected based on the victims of it I have seen online previously. Any thoughts guys???

[d2001chen]

Unable to watch the video. Was it deleted?

[534623]

Unable to watch the video. Was it deleted?

Works normal. Maybe it's just your browser or browser plugin?

[HARIRI]

This is what happens when Acell Sheet aren't placed properly. When its placed between the wound edges and deep enough then it would generate extra tissue which will lead to a wider gap as he stated in minute 13 during the presentation. Here are some examples attached below ...

[Joker]

Thank you, Dr. Cooley!

This was an excellent presentation. This is the most comprehensive and honest assessment of ACell's capabilities that any doctor has thus presented.

I am particularly intrigued by the transected punch site that regenerated hair at the beginning of your presentation. Do you think this result lends credibility to Dr. Cole's claims that minimal depth FUE can regenerate hair follicles?

If so, is this something you would be willing to test in your clinic so that we aren't beholden to the testimony of only one doctor? If not, can you at least help Dr. Cole document his results/processes?

Dr. Cole has stated that he has seen up to 50-60% regrowth in FUE donor areas using ACell, but has yet to document these findings in a very rigorous way. If it turns out that his procedure his repeatable (and does not fall prey to the same type of inconsistency as autocloning), it could potentially be the breakthrough we've all been waiting for. At least from a patient's perspective, I think it's worth looking into.

[UK_]

I think the work Dr Cooley has done with plucked hair is just incredible, even if they're only capable of working 40 - 50% of the time you could essentially use hair from any part of the body being as though the scalp dermal sheath stem cells convert the hair to a normal functioning scalp hair follicle.

Some questions:

1) Just wondering, if this method only works in areas of thinning and not in slick bald regions, could not the [thinning] vertex be used with plucked beard hairs and donor regions from the back of the scalp be used to build a decent hairline?

2) Also, once the hairline has been built and transplanted hair follicles are growing normally, could plucked hair not have the ability to grow in these regions now that they harbour fully functioning hair follicles?

[wolvie1985]

Thank you Dr. Cooley, the plucking results are very impressive indeed, and should hopefully draw more attention to what you're doing.

It's amazing that you are successfully cloning hair as we speak. And your results are only going to get better. We're grateful for the time you've spent refining your technique and continuing your efforts in spite of the skepticism from your peers and online community.

This is truly a huge breakthrough!!

[Kiwi]

Thank you Dr. Cooley, the plucking results are very impressive indeed, and should hopefully draw more attention to what you're doing.

It's amazing that you are successfully cloning hair as we speak. And your results are only going to get better. We're grateful for the time you've spent refining your technique and continuing your efforts in spite of the skepticism from your peers and online community.

This is truly a huge breakthrough!!

Where are the cosmetic results?

I would want to see before / after photos before I would call this a huge breakthrough.

[Jerry Cooley, MD]

I appreciate the feedback and interest in my work. As I mentioned in the presentation, there were successes and complete failures, and everything in between. One of the practical problems for me was that as more patients learned of my work, I was treating more people who came to me from far away. Most never returned for followup visits. Regarding the plucked grafts, I am nowing working on mostly local patients, so I can get the necessary feedback to refine the process.

However, I believe ACell is becoming more widespread and proven in usage for regular hair restoration work (FUT, FUE, PRP). As long as we learn from our mistakes and only expect ACell to do what it realistically can do, it will benefit patients. It bears repeating that ACell won't prevent donor scar spread if the wound is closed with tension.