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November 2010
Dr Gary Hitzig to Discuss Uses of MatriStem in Hair Restoration at Annual Scientific Meeting
The test was unveiled to physicians at the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Nov 2010
Gary Hitzig, M.D., a leading hair transplant researcher and surgeon
based in New York, will be part of a panel of experts during a
session on hair growth factors and hair graft storage solutions at
the 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of
Hair Restoration Surgeons on October 20, 2010 in Boston, MA.
Hitzig, along with Jerry Cooley, M.D., were the
first medical doctors to successfully clone hair using the FDA-cleared
wound healing powder called MatriStem® MicroMatrix™. Hitzig will
specifically discuss and answer questions related to the multiple
uses of MatriStem – from scar revision to hair duplication.
MatriStem MicroMatrix, a product of regenerative medicine innovator,
ACell, Inc., is a wound healing powder that promotes healing and
tissue growth and has now proven to help regenerate hair in the
donor and recipient regions of hair transplant patients.
While intended for diabetic ulcers, venous ulcers,
pressure ulcers, traumatic wounds, second degree burns, surgical
wounds (donor sites/grafts) and trauma wounds, Hitzig and Cooley
found that its properties offer a broader scope of treatment,
including hair cloning. Dr. Hitzig just recently was presented with
The Tiberio Award for his presentation on Hair and Scalp
Regeneration (cloning) using MatriStem in Capri, Italy (May 2010)
MatriStem fundamentally changes wound healing by triggering new
blood vessel formation at the wound site, as well as providing a
favorable substrate for host cell attachment, proliferation and
differentiation. Hitzig and Cooley have also found that MatriStem
causes the body to regenerate the original tissue complete with hair
follicles.
The theme of the 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of the ISHRS is
revolution and evolution - Advances in Hair Restoration:
Revolutionary Concepts and Evolutionary Techniques.
This annual meeting is attended by experienced hair
restoration surgeons, physicians with an interest in hair
restoration surgery and who are new to the field, trichologists,
surgical assistants and medical personnel involved in hair
restoration surgery procedures, office managers, clinic directors,
and consultants who staff hair restoration surgery offices.
About Gary Hitzig, M.D.
Dr. Hitzig is a board certified hair restoration surgeon in New York
City. He is also the author of Help and Hope for Hair Loss and
developed and patented the Hitzig Linear Punch, a collection of
extremely sharp disposable surgical punches that make narrow
elliptical slots, which are sold to surgeons around the world.
Dr. Hitzig has published numerous peer review articles on hair
transplant techniques and is a regular presenter at medical hair
restoration symposiums around the world. Dr. Hitzig is a member of
the American Society of Dermatological Surgery, International
Society of Hair Restoration Surgery and the American Hair Loss
Council. He can be reached at (516) 536-0385 or visit
www.nyhairloss.com.
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