Leading hair loss and hair transplant pioneers FUE Hair Clinics has responded to news of a new drug that can cure alopecia, fully restoring hair within just five months

The startling revelations come directly from the United States, where scientists have developed a pill that has amazingly reversed the harsh effects of alopecia in three study patients, giving them full restoration of their hair.

Currently being hailed as a ‘monumental breakthrough’ and a ‘fabulous success’ by the scientists involved, there is more testing required before it can be delivered to the public as a viable solution.

Lead researcher, Doctor Raphael Clynes, from Colombia University Medical Centre said:

"We've only begun testing the drug in patients, but if the drug continues to be successful and safe, it will have a dramatic positive impact on the lives of people with this disease.”

As alopecia is a common autoimmune disease that causes the body’s immune system to attack scalp hair follicles, the use of the drug, named ruxolitinib, seemed to combat the T-cell immune cells which are the source of the devastation.

"We still need to do more testing to establish that ruxolitinib should be used in alopecia areata, but this is exciting news for patients and their physicians," Dr Clynes said.

The prospective treatment could help change the lives of hundreds of thousands of alopecia sufferers, for many of whom hair transplants are not an option.

Based in London’s distinguished Harley Street, leading pioneers in hair loss treatments FUE Hair Clinics regularly react to news and findings relevant to their sector. A company spokesperson believes that the new drug could be a great option for those with severe alopecia such as alopecia totalis, where complete baldness means difficulty in harvesting follicles for transplantation:

“Alopecia, even in its mildest forms can be a systematically difficult condition to live with and treat; although hair loss treatments, those of which we have helped to pioneer ourselves can offer a solution, at times the success rate can be questionable due to alopecia being an irregularity with the body’s immune system.

“Unfortunately, at present there are many thousands of people in the UK who suffer from sever alopecia and for who traditional hair transplants aren’t a viable option, that these people potentially have a solution in the near future is brilliant.”

FUE Hair Clinics is one of the most respected and successful providers of FUE and FUT operations in the UK. Their treatments are amongst some of the most advanced and have helped thousands of patients to rediscover their confidence and happiness. More details can be found at their website today at www.fuehairtransplantclinics.co.uk.