1. We have been entertaining the basic ideas for S.I.T. since 1999 and actively pursuing the mechanics of viable multiplication since late 2000.
      
2. I developed the initial idea accidentally by observing the micrografting "leftovers" after dissection of the grafts. I wondered what happened if that ("waste" tissue, puree) could be inserted into the scalp. Additionally I read (and tested it myself) that if a hair follicle's lower area of the shaft is dissected (transected, cut) it could grow a terminal hair. Even more, if both pieces of a shaft (cut in the right place) were planted (implanted) both could grow a hair (each). So we started a controlled and very small in-house trial with our willing patients.  It grew hair most of the time and then I wondered how could we culture and multiply actively follicular tissue. So we started cutting (dissecting it in just the right places, as in "splitting hair") and culturing, and dissecting again the cluster, and culturing, etc.  It came up as an impregnable material that has the capability of growing into terminal hair. Not a lot of fun, but extremely interesting.
      
3. I am an M.D. specializing in Trichology and and Follicular-Unit Stereoscopic Microscope assisted Hair Transplantation. My group is conformed by Clinical Professors of Dermatology, Histology, Histopathology, Lab Techs, Culture Specialists, Electron Scanning Microscope experts, nurses, techs, etc.
     
4. The culturing and the multiplication is still a private issue.
     
5. Times a hair can be multiplied? unlimited in theory, several in practical trials.
     
6. Done: 65 full SIT patients , 200 combined SIT/HT patients. Will start shortly a 250 patient pure SIT trial and a 1,000 patient male/female  trials (mostly from local patients) using a combination of F.U.E. + F.U.H.T. + S.I.T. to assess and compare the outcome of the three most advanced options.
     
7. Early testing of my initial SIT-HM ideas started in late 1999.
     
8. First patients followed since late 2000, "normal" growth, still with minimal character changes.
     
9. I do NOT think it may completely replace HT. It may be an ideal option for people with poor, depleted (or non existing) donor areas.
     
10. Have no idea when and if it will be a commercial issue. The work has been (is) extremely expensive, and funded privately by us. If we could have better funding things could progress more steadily. We have now use of a brand new powerful Electron Scanning Microscope at the local University (including nice culturing amenities). Until now we have no rush, but we dedicate a lot of time trying to unlock the factors that are still very difficult to overcome. The trials (done at a minimal fee) may mitigate partly the growing research debt.
      
11. Mostly same complications as any scalp procedure. None additional detected.
      
12. We can start impregnating 30 days after initial harvest and scalp preparation. Timing has not really being set, as the research is contemplating a multitude of different timing protocols.  Cell culturing is not as hard an issue as the splitting and the impregnation technology itself.

David, please use the above information with utmost ethics and respect for our work. We must respect strongly and carefully manage the expectations of the potential recipients and do not raise any exaggerated or unreal expectation, as this technology still has not been sufficiently proven, presented or demonstrated. The above information is being disclosed as a result of a petition for disclosure. The above information should not be used commercially since it is intended for educational purposes only. We hope you understand and help us keep our work rolling and safe.

We are trying.

Aeger Primus ( "the patient first")

Prof. Carl August Bazan, M.D., A.N.M.E., A.U.I.M.P.E.

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