The use of ACell’s MatriStem Extracellular Matrix in surgical hair restoration has been the topic of some heated online discussions lately. This potential breakthrough in the fight against hair loss is viewed by some in the field as a legitimate game changer, and by others, nothing more than a gimmick to capture the attention and drain the pocket books of vulnerable hair loss sufferers.
This week Spencer Kobren spoke with with Gary Hitzig, M.D. about his impressions concerning some recent questions and criticism expressed by CIT/FUE pioneer and surgical hair restoration expert, John Cole, M.D.
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On November 4,2010 Spencer Kobren took the time to speak with Dr. Hitzig about his groundbreaking experiments and about the true history of the use of ACell MatriStem in the fight against hair loss.
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Spencer Kobren speaks with IAHRS accepted member and current ISHRS President, Jerry Cooley M.D. about ACell MatriStem, a product that some are saying is the most groundbreaking development in the fight against hair loss since the FDA approval of Propecia.
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Oct 14, 2010 – Dan McGrath, D.O., a hair transplant surgeon and medical director for McGrath Medical with offices in Austin and Dallas, TX, will be one of the Basic Course instructors for Follicular Unit Hair Restoration Surgery for physicians new to the practice of hair restoration surgery. The Basic Course will be taught at the 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons (ISHRS) in Boston, MA on October 20, 2010. Dr. McGrath, along with William Reed, II, M.D., will teach a hands-on session on hair restoration site preparation.
The theme of the 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of the ISHRS is revolution and evolution – Advances in Hair Restoration: Revolutionary Concepts and Evolutionary Techniques. This annual meeting is attended by experienced hair restoration surgeons, physicians with an interest in hair restoration surgery and who are new to the field, trichologists, surgical assistants and medical personnel involved in hair restoration surgery procedures, office managers, clinic directors, and consultants who staff hair restoration surgery offices.
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Oct 04, 2010 – Scott Boden, M.D., a board certified hair transplant surgeon with the Hair Restoration and Aesthetic Medicine Center of Connecticut, recently gave cancer survivor, Genevieve Proto, the gift of hair by performing a pro bono hair transplant on her scalp.
In 2006, at the age of 50, Genevieve Proto was diagnosed with Lymphoma. She had surgery to excise the malignant tumor and then received 22 bouts of radiation therapy. Though she has been cancer-free for nearly three years, the emotional and physical scars of her experience are still with her. Treatment of the malignant tumor left a prominent bald patch on her scalp. She feared that she would have to endure this constant reminder of her illness for the rest of her life.
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Patient received 3489 grafts to restore entire frontal zone.
Post-op photos were taken 1 year later
Hair Transplant Details
Total Grafts: 3489
Singles: 455
Doubles: 1986
Triples: 1048
