Both women and men can be affected by hair loss, and for some, this means taking a hit to confidence and self-esteem. Sure, there are drug-based treatments and hair transplant surgeries, but these are nuclear options with no guarantees.
Encouraging the health of hair-growing skin naturally is the ideal solution, helping your body restore itself, rather than forcing incomplete solutions.
At Optimum Women’s Care in Katy, Texas, Dr. Nancy Magsino and her team recommend a nonsurgical treatment that encourages natural hair revitalization, without downtime or discomfort. Here, we take a look at microneedling with exosomes, a cutting-edge regenerative medicine option that restores both hair and a positive self-image.
Tiny components already in your body in quantity, exosomes are classed as the smallest extracellular vesicles (containers). They’re chemical communicators between cells, and all fluids within your body carry exosomes between cells.
The messages that exosomes transmit can support tissue regeneration and repair, boosting fibroblast activity, reducing inflammation, and accelerating healing.
Translating that medical terminology: Exosomes are the postal workers of your body, bringing messages from one place to another so your healing resources stay in sync.
Many healing functions in your body respond only to injuries. You can grow new skin, for example, but only when you suffer a cut, incision, scrape, or other damage. As nice as it would be, your body won’t spontaneously replace skin if your complexion looks dull.
Microneedling is a simple way to create a deliberate, minor injury to trigger a healing response, tiny microchannels that stimulate circulation, rebuild collagen, and, in the case of hair loss, improve the health and regeneration of hair follicles.
Microneedling is often used as part of various hair loss treatment strategies — not only to stimulate healing, but in some cases to aid the absorption of biologics or medications.
Combining microneedling with exosomes aids the delivery of these natural messengers, boosting the speed of recovery as well as controlling the byproducts of healing, most notably inflammation. Some inflammation is good, but too much can be counterproductive.
Overall, your scalp benefits from increased circulation, and the new collagen boost provides the skin of your scalp with better hydration and nutrition. This can help your overall hair thickness as well as stimulating the regeneration of follicles and new hair growth.
Yes, you can combat hair loss without surgery. Your hair revitalization treatment at Optimum Women's Care is an in-office procedure, and a session generally takes less than an hour.
There’s very little downtime. Usually, the only sign of your treatment is some redness in the scalp for about a day after your procedure. There’s no need for surgical incisions or stitches, and patients tolerate the microneedling process well with the use of a local numbing anesthetic.
Better still, your appearance remains natural. You won’t look like you’re “having work done.”
When your hair isn’t as full and luxurious as you’d like, contact Optimum Women’s Care for an examination and evaluation with Dr. Magsino. Call or click to book your appointment today.
