Plucking Hair May Be The Cure To Baldness, New Study Finds

A finding in an effective way to cure baldness may not be what you expected. The Cell Journal cited this week that additional hair growth arises out of habitual hair plucking.

The above mentioned study result came about from an experiment that had mice as participants. In the study, experimenters plucked 200 hair strands from the mice's epidermal body part. 1,300 new hair grew out of the mice's epidermal soon thereafter. Genetic and molecular interpretations were used as references in determining the result of the study.

The Standard Daily article also noted that hair plucked and replaced in the study were that of adult mice. Experts revealed that fine baby hair would not likely yield accurate result desired. This experiment was conducted primarily to determine the best remedy to prevent adult hair loss in humans.

University of Southern California's Dr. Cheng-Ming Chuong headed the team that studied the hair loss pattern in mice. The medical practitioner found that inflammatory proteins released from follicles in mice were noticeable during the study. These proteins released alerts to the mice's immune system, Cheng found. Cheng's team argued that the result from the study was based from the theory of "quorum sensing," as revealed in Piercepioneer.com. As indicated in Piercepioneer.com, quorum sensing in this experiment was defined as theorizing that:

"the 'injury' is stimulated with the plucking of a hair and the body can respond to it by overcompensating, in a way."

Cheng's study findings additionally stated that:

"These immune cells then secrete signaling molecules such as tumor necrosis factor alpha, which, at a certain concentration, communicate to both plucked and unplucked follicles that it's time to grow hair."

Cheng shared how he thought quorum sensing would help the body parts cope with external complications, saying:

"I think quorum sensing would help an organ respond collectively so it could deal with outside stimuli in the most effective and efficient way."

In conclusion, Chuong said he deemed that the experiment he did yielded:

"parallel processes [that] may also exist in the physiological or pathogenic processes of other organs, although they are not as easily observed as hair regeneration."

According to World Tech Today, Cheng hailed the finding from his study as, "The move can also be considered a new target of treating alopecia that is a common form of hair loss."

Cheng found his study as a:

"good example of how basic research can lead to a work with potential translational value,"

"The work leads to potential new targets for treating alopecia, a form of hair loss."