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Does anyone know why we can't just implant nylon hair follicles with some biologically compatible glue/plugs? Edit: Just searched up synthetic hair implants T
by copperwater69 6y ago
Does anyone know why we can't just implant nylon hair follicles with some biologically compatible glue/plugs?
Edit: Just searched up synthetic hair implants
The FDA banned the synthetic fibers in the US in 1983. The ban resulted because widespread use in the 1970s led to numerous complications including recurrent infections, rejection, contact dermatitis, granulomatous hypersensitivity reactions and cyst formation. Not to mention frequent loss of fibers from breakage.
The synthetic fibers continue to be manufactured in Europe where they are still in use.
Check out this website with an unfortunate name for more info
https://www.hairlosscure2020.com/artificial-hair-implants/ https://www.hairlosscure2020.com/artificial-hair-implants/
- ben_w 6y agoThat sounds like a wig, only harder to wash, and with added pain if/when it gets stuck in something, and a bigger fire hazard than either a wig or natural hair. I’m still a bit surprised nobody is trying to tissue-culture skin with follicles that don’t go bald in the same way. Artists have already done the tissue culture part with a different goal in mind, and the tech in this area has been developing rapidly: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victimless_Leather https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victimless_Leather
- copperwater69 6y agoI believe there was a japanese company named 'organ technologies' that was trying that using organ cloning [0] - a brief google of shows sad webpage names like "Director of research Dr. Tsuji resigns from position" [0] https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsob.190010 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsob.190010