WCHR 2014 Presentations (Community-funded)

[hellouser]

Guys btw, I just watched some of the presentation by Dr Rei Ogawa (The Japanese team I was telling you about). It is so fascinating. I really want you guys to watch it. I should hopefully have it up by tomorrow sometime. He is doing some crazy things and seeing results! It's so out there that for the first 5 minutes I thought I was at the wrong lecture LOL. I actually was so blown away by this lecture that I ran up to him to ask for a quick one on one chat but he was catching a flight that same morning to Seoul to present his findings at ANOTHER conference!!! An awesome guy in my opinion.

Stay tuned for this one Its 50 minutes but it's well worth it!

Any idea what the other conference might be?

[Paul73]

Thanks Desmond.

I just hope the strip HT I did 10 years ago (1000 grafts on the temples) does not prevent me from being benefited by future therapies.

[Desmond84]

Any idea what the other conference might be?

Not really sure. He is a plastic surgeon so maybe something to do with that I guess. I tried to search for it on Google but nothing really stood out. Here's what I could find on him:

Rei Ogawa has the M.D. and Ph.D. degrees. He is currently a faculty member at the Nippon Medical School in Tokyo, Japan, with a position of an Associate Professor at the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery. Also, he is a visiting lecturer at the Department of Plastic Surgery in Tokyo University from April 2013.

He is a fellow of American College of Surgeons. In addition, he is now directing the Mechanobiology and Mechanotherapy Laboratory at his medical school. He joined the Tissue Engineering and Wound Healing Laboratory, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA, where he worked between 2007 and 2009 as a Research Fellow. He has focused his recent studies on the mechanobiology of cells and its application to tissue engineering, wound healing and anti-aging medicine. He established a method to regenerate high-quality cartilage using mechanical force (hydrostatic pressure) loading. Moreover, his clinical specialty is reconstructive surgery and scar management, for example, abnormal scar (keloid and hypertrophic scars) prevention and treatment. In relation to this, he studied mechanobiology of scarring, and he is a world leader in this area.

He was the recipient of several awards, for example, the Award of Japanese Society of Plastic Surgery, and many research grants (e.g., grant-in-aid for scientific research in Japan). Moreover, he holds several national patents in the field of tissue engineering. He is an Editorial Board Member of many international / local scientific journals (e.g., Current Stem Cell Research and Therapy, Journal of Japanese Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) and is a Board Member of international/local medical societies (e.g., Japanese Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (JSPRS), International Scar Meeting). In addition, he is an active Member of many international medical societies (e.g., American College of Surgeons(ACS), American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), Plastic Surgery Research Council (PSRC), and Orthopedic Research Society (ORS)). He has coauthored over 50 chapters in international/national books, coauthored over 320 papers in international/national scientific journals, and has presented over 910 coauthored papers at international/national conferences including over 160 invited lectures

[Desmond84]

Thanks Desmond.

I just hope the strip HT I did 10 years ago (1000 grafts on the temples) does not prevent me from being benefited by future therapies.

Gotta stay positive my man. I'm sure there will be a workable way around it if it was option B indeed. For example, they will implant the mini-follicle in non-scarred areas and simply cover the scarred areas with grafts from your donor zone. Stay strong. Great things are coming in the near future. That is for certain

[hellouser]

It's funny how the forum is only active when Desmond posts... lol.

[Paul73]

But from what I understand, the whole region around these 1000 transplanted hairs are scar tissue, no?

That means the area/hairs around the transplanted ones were traumatized to the point of not providing healthy environment for new hair growth.

Or are "scar tissues" the points under the transplanted hairs? I guess i am a bit confused about it

[Desmond84]

Hahhaha Hell, non of this could have happened if it wasn't for all the time you and Arashi put into this. Don't downplay it my man.

You know when I went up to Dr Atac & Linder, they were so forthcoming and were so impressed by your emails to them. It really made it so much easier for me to introduce myself and tell them what I'm doing at such a conference Big thumbs up to you man.

I was actually thinking maybe that's why Cotsarelis was so distant and cold when I was talking to him. The whole time he must have been trying to figure out who I actually was and why was I recording everything LOL

[Desmond84]

But from what I understand, the whole region around these 1000 transplanted hairs are scar tissue, no?

That means the area/hairs around the transplanted ones were traumatized to the point of not providing healthy environment for new hair growth.

Or are "scar tissues" the points under the transplanted hairs? I guess i am a bit confused about it

Paul tbh, I'm not an expert on hair transplants. I actually know very little about it. Your question should be posed at some of the hair transplant doctors that are regularly posting here.

Sorry brother

[hellouser]

Hahhaha Hell, non of this could have happened if it wasn't for all the time you and Arashi put into this. Don't downplay it my man.

You know when I went up to Dr Atac & Linder, they were so forthcoming and were so impressed by your emails to them. It really made it so much easier for me to introduce myself and tell them what I'm doing at such a conference Big thumbs up to you man.

Well my main concern was to get them on record for you before they vanished or something. I'm sure you can handle talking to strangers, but availability was the priority.

Speaking of which, any news on their presentation?

I was actually thinking maybe that's why Cotsarelis was so distant and cold when I was talking to him. The whole time he must have been trying to figure out who I actually was and why was I recording everything LOL

Perhaps? I don't know... I did talk to his administrator a couple times and she said she'd get in touch with Dr. Cotsarelis but nothing really came of it.

[Desmond84]

Well my main concern was to get them on record for you before they vanished or something. I'm sure you can handle talking to strangers, but availability was the priority.

Speaking of which, any news on their presentation?



Perhaps? I don't know... I did talk to his administrator a couple times and she said she'd get in touch with Dr. Cotsarelis but nothing really came of it.

Yeah Cots definitely didn't want to talk me LOL...all good though. I got to ask some key questions

I'm finalising the draft to email Dr Linder and Atac. It should be ready by tomorrow night. Hopefully they get back to me ASAP and I can post it here

[Desmond84]

Trouble is I was not even allowed to record the voices. So I had to quickly jot down quick points. They're very cautious about what is released about their work. I also have to forward them a copy of Dr Atac's presentation before they give me the go-ahead.

I can tell you this much though Hell, you honed in on them a few years back and rightfully so. They are doing some magical work and very exciting indeed

[hellouser]

Trouble is I was not even allowed to record the voices. So I had to quickly jot down quick points. They're very cautious about what is released about their work. I also have to forward them a copy of Dr Atac's presentation before they give me the go-ahead.

I can tell you this much though Hell, you honed in on them a few years back and rightfully so. They are doing some magical work and very exciting indeed

I always had a good feeling about them... I just could never understand why Lauster's team was completely silent... they're like Follica.

[Desmond84]

I always had a good feeling about them... I just could never understand why Lauster's team was completely silent... they're like Follica.

Hahahaha, they are soooo nice though. I couldn't believe it. Complete opposite to Cots!

[hellouser]

Hahahaha, they are soooo nice though. I couldn't believe it. Complete opposite to Cots!

I hope they didn't see my Lauster meme... 'finds cure baldness, does nothing about it' lol

[Desmond84]

I hope they didn't see my Lauster meme... 'finds cure baldness, does nothing about it' lol

ROFLCOPTER....I just chocked on my tea LMAO

We should sooooo show it to them. I bet they get a real kick out of it.....hahahahahahahha

Uhh hell, ur just awesome