A fecal transplant is an unsetting concept but the treatment has a long history of usage and impressive efficacy. Now researchers are testing it widely.
Some men regard hair loss as a mark of masculinity, but for many affected, both men and women, it is far from welcome.
With an estimated 40 per cent of men and 30 per cent of women in the UK having lost some or all of their hair, the search for the perfect hair-loss remedy continues.
Treatments can bolster thinning hair and trigger new growth, but improvements are limited and some side-effects, intolerable.
One of the best treatments is minoxidil, an over-the-counter lotion or foam that increases blood flow to the scalp, nourishing hair follicles, the tiny sacs from which hairs sprout (it costs about £40 a month).
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There’s a new treatment for hair loss in men and women – but you’ll need a strong stomach for it
26 Jan 2021, 16:55
Updated: 26 Jan 2021, 16:55
A NEW treatment for hair loss is on the horizon - but you ll need a strong stomach to take it.
Scientists are looking at treating baldness by transplanting samples of poo from a person s healthy bowel to the patient.
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A man, 20, saw his hair regrow after a faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Left: A few months after and right: 1.5 years laterCredit: American College of Gastroenterology Case Reports Journal
The sample is inserted through tubes either down the nose and into the stomach or directly into the colon.