Everything You Need to Know About ACell Therapy

There are so many hair products that claim to regrow hair, but many of them focus on the strands of hair you see, not the follicles underneath the skin. ACell therapy works in the follicle to help hair growth, and here’s how it happens.

Did you know that the hair you see above your skin is actually made up of dead skin cells? Your body goes through the process of replacing dead cells with new ones all the time, and your hair is no exception.

Inside the hair follicle, blood vessels deliver nutrients to the cells, which creates a string of cells to replace the old cells. The strands of hair you see are made up of keratin, which is also found in your skin and nails.

This is why trying to manage hair loss by using products that work on the visible hair isn't effective, because we need to treat the problem in the follicles themselves. This is where treatments like ACell therapy come in.

If you live in the Los Angeles or Orange County, California, areas and your struggle with hair loss has been met with no growth and more frustration, Drs. Michael and Alister Meshkin and their staff at Meshkin Medical can help you find a way to regrow hair.

What is ACell therapy?

ACell is a hair treatment that uses regenerative technology, namely a MariStem® extracellular matrix. The therapy’s constructive modeling properties are also used for wound care.

We apply the ACell to your scalp, where it triggers the hair restoration process. It takes several months to restore the natural hair growth cycle in areas where you have thinning and balding.

We combine the cell and tissue regeneration of this process with the cellular healing properties of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy to provide a steady supply of growth material for multiple sessions.

How does ACell help you with hair loss?

We inject the ACell into your scalp to promote cell growth, and over time, you’ll notice new hair cells restarting the hair growth cycle, giving you thicker, longer hair. This solution is ideal for both male and female pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia) in the early stages.

Because we usually combine the process with PRP therapy, people with low blood platelet counts are not good candidates, along with people who have hair loss due to medications, medical treatments, hemodynamic instability, or hypofibrinogenemia.

What are the benefits of the treatment?

This technique for hair growth is minimally invasive, as the injections are in only targeted areas of the scalp. This means that while the process of hair growth does take time, you don’t need downtime to heal before another session. We apply an anesthetic at the injection sites, so you have little to no discomfort during the procedure.

You should notice improvement in hair growth in three months. Periodic injections (two or three times annually) are all you need to maintain the hair, in addition to your hair care regimen.

To seek help to restore hair, ACell therapy is an effective solution with no downtime, and results you can see. If you’re ready to learn if this treatment is right for you, make an appointment with us at Meshkin Medical today.