The BBC is reporting that a British Company has had success using robots to grow hair.
"Intercytex has successfully tested a method of removing hair follicles from the back of the neck, multiplying them and then reimplanting the cells.
It now plans to use a £1.85m grant from the government to automate the process of growing the cells, meaning many more people could benefit.
The method could be used to treat male pattern baldness and alopecia in women."
According to the BBC,
"The treatment was initially tested on seven men with male pattern baldness, five of whom grew hair, and is now being tested on a further 20.
During a 30-minute operation, hair follicles are taken from the back of the neck, then grown in culture until they number in the thousands.
They are then injected under the skin where the hair needs to grow back."
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