4)
Can the donor site regenerate after it has been harvested using
either of the Dp-Hair Multiplication protocols?
Dr. Bazan: Possibly
in theory but not practical nor probable yet.
5)
For patients who are interested in either of your Dp-Hair
Multiplication procedures, are multiple visits to your clinic
required for EACH treatment?
Dr. Bazan:
David,
ideally the goal is for the patient to use his local dermatologist or
hair specialist as much as possible without having to pay multiple
visits to my clinic. We would like to establish a "network" of
facilitators for the procedures. Culture media and/or
cultured pack could be readily shipped frozen to order. We started
working (4/04) with a network developer/consultant from Australia
to consider different possibilities. We are doing this while
under pressure from various sources to halt and desist.
6) Is
there an issue with the new hairs derived from Dp-Hair
Multiplication ? Will the new hairs look and feel thinner and
smaller than normal terminal hairs?
Dr. Bazan:
New
hair is normal hair.
7) In
our previous interview, you stated that Scalp Impregnation Therapy
(SIT) is not suitable for creating hairlines. Do you think if Dp-Hair
Multiplication is subject to the same drawback as SIT?
Dr. Bazan:
Not
to the same extent as SIT, but some direction issues still exist.
We still cannot resolve those issues. It might be advisable for
patients to
get some FUE hair transplants to perfect the resulting hairlines
even after having Dp-HM done.
8) Dp-Hair
Multiplication sounds like a superior form of FUE. Do you feel
that traditional FUE still has a role to play in surgical hair
transplantation? Under what circumstances would you still
recommend your patients to proceed with a traditional FUE
procedure as opposed to a Dp-Hair Multiplication procedure?
Dr. Bazan:
Very
likely.
Dp-Hair Multiplication will not obsolete FUE. It is just another
option for the patient. That we have Mercedes Benz available does
not mean that there will be no demand for Volkswagen. My objective is to ultimately make HT more "democratic"
(time, place, downtime, price). For some, choices on the table
will still be flaps, rugs, plugs, strips, fues, etc. If
not for the hairline, I could not come up with a reason to choose
FUE over HM (assuming health or money not being an issue). On the
other hand, the technique is still early in the development. Let's wait and
see what happens.
9) Are
there any drawbacks or shortcomings of Dp-Hair Multiplication that
we should be aware of?
Dr. Bazan:
Some
direction issues. Some storage issues. Permits still not granted.
A strong opposition network. Lack of collaboration. An
international team would probably solve issues faster and better.
We welcome other researchers to contact us for possible
collaboration (with some restrictions, naturally).
10)
Are you already offering both forms of Dp-Hair Multiplication
procedure to the general public now or do we have to wait till
September or later this year along with SIT?
Dr. Bazan:
Still
do not know. We are working hard on it. Some things depend on us
and some do not. However, We are optimistic.
11)
Will the discomfort associated with Dp-Hair Multiplication
procedures be similar to that of FUE?
Dr. Bazan:
Significantly
less. Very much so.
12)
According to your website (www.itzan.com) the cost for Dp-Hair
Multiplication is $15,500 for a small session, $18,000 for a
medium session and $35,000 for a large session. Does this price
list apply to both Dp-HM and s-DpGC?
Dr. Bazan:
Prices
are only estimates, please do not consider them as final for the
time being.
13) On
average, how many individual hair or grafts can a patient get from
each of small, medium and large Dp-Hair Multiplication session?
Dr. Bazan:
Will
depend on the donor quality from the samples taken. Numbers on
allogenic procedures are still classified.
14) Is
either protocol of the Dp-Hair Multiplication procedure performed
by technicians?
Dr. Bazan:
No
technicians. Some lab personnel is needed but I understand you
meant regular "hair techs" (endangered species).
15)
What kind of post operative care is recommended for Dp-Hair
Multiplication patients? Are patients required to wear a bandage
after the procedure?
Dr. Bazan:
Classified
(and not really important now).
16)
How soon can a Dp-Hair Multiplication patient return to work after
a large session?
Dr. Bazan:
It
may take take a day or more before the patient can return to work.
Still to early to describe the post operative protocols.
17) Is
a biopsy or pre-screening required before you know if a patient is
a good candidate for either protocols of the Dp-Hair
Multiplication procedure?
Dr. Bazan:
Not
necessary although some sampling adjustments will be necessary on
the autologous procedures.
18)
Assuming there is an infinite number of hair loss sufferers who
wish to become your patient, what is the maximum number of Dp-HM
patients you can accommodate per week once you start offering this
procedure to the general public later this year?
Dr. Bazan:
Maybe
3 per week at my clinic or facilities. If we can establish
or develop a network with other doctors or researchers, hypothetically hundreds.
SIT
QUESTIONS
1)
With respect to your SIT procedure, have you noticed any problems
or issues with the cycling of the new hairs? For example, do the
new hair cycle like normal hair or will they fall out after a
couple years?
Dr. Bazan:
My
experience is too short to determine for sure. My opinion is
normal cycling (as most may be the older hair).
2)
Some suggest that culturing Dermal Papilla cells may have a
problem with hair cycling in the sense that the new hairs may not
last as long as one may hope. Is this true from your experience?
Dr. Bazan:
Classified.
3) Are
you able to determine if the new hairs generated by SIT are
vulnerable to DHT just like our regular hair? Do you think if
patients may need SIT maintenance session every 3-5 years?
Dr. Bazan:
Classified.
My opinion is that it may be permanent hair.
4)
Thank you for allowing HairSite to publish the world's first HM
photo online. Some comment that the photo looks like a patient's
chin. Could you confirm that the photo is indeed one of your
patient's scalp?
Dr. Bazan:
It
is an actual unretouched scalp.
5) In
the photo, there are some hairs that have more pigmentation and
are distinctively longer than others. Can you confirm that these
are indeed SIT induced regrowth and not the patient's own hair
prior to SIT treatment?
Dr. Bazan:
Picture
shows early regrowth. Some hairs are new too. Regrown hair have a
different (younger?) pigmentation. Some hairs did not have a
chance to age as they were deactivated by DHT.
6)
Assuming there is an infinite number of hair loss sufferers who
wish to become your patient, what is the maximum number of SIT
patients you can accommodate per week once you start offering this
procedure to the general public later this year?
Dr. Bazan:
At
the stage, assuming no improvements in our logistics and budget,
maybe between 1 to 6 per month. With the desired network
of providers the number of treatments will certainly be very very
large.
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