Beyond the Transplant: What's Next in Hair Restoration
AT THE FOREFRONT OF HAIR RESTORATION SCIENCE
Hair restoration surgery has been refined over decades into a highly effective, predictable procedure. But the science doesn't stop there. Dr. Carlos Puig has spent his career not just performing hair restoration surgery — but helping shape where the field is going next.
DR. PUIG & HAIRCLONE
Banking Today's Hair for Tomorrow's Treatments
Dr. Puig is one of a small international group of physicians working with HairClone, a biotechnology company researching hair follicle banking and cell-based approaches to hair restoration.
The concept is straightforward but powerful: just as people bank blood, sperm, or other biological tissue for future use, it may now be possible to bank hair follicles while they are still young and healthy — preserving them for regenerative treatments that may become available years, or even decades, from now.
Age matters here. Cells obtained from younger follicles generally have greater capacity than those obtained later in life. That creates a compelling reason to act: preserve your biological resource before aging and progressive hair loss diminish its potential value.
In 2026, HairClone advanced its research into clinical evaluation of cell-based therapy for men experiencing early inherited male-pattern hair loss. Dr. Puig is currently working with a small group of patients as part of this research. If you are interested in learning more, we encourage you to ask about this at your consultation.
NOW ENROLLING
Dr. Puig is currently working with a small group of patients as part of HairClone's clinical research program. If you are experiencing early-stage hair loss and are interested in learning more about participation, mention this at your consultation.
Rigenera Activa: A Non-Surgical Option for Early Hair Loss
REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
Rigenera Activa is a regenerative medicine system that uses a patient's own tissue — processed and returned to the scalp as an injection — to help improve the environment surrounding weakened follicles.
Hair follicles and their surrounding tissue contain cell populations involved in normal hair growth and cycling. In carefully selected patients, Rigenera Activa treatment may help increase hair diameter and density and slow the progression of miniaturization.
It is not a replacement for hair transplant surgery. But for patients in the earlier stages of hair loss or who want to preserve existing hair alongside a surgical plan, it represents an exciting non-surgical option worth discussing.
From Redistributing Hair to Regenerating It
Hair transplantation has always been limited by one fundamental fact: the donor supply is finite. A surgeon can redistribute existing follicles — but cannot create more of them.
Regenerative medicine may eventually change that equation entirely.
The combination of early medical treatment, regenerative cell therapies, follicle banking, and future cell-culture technologies may allow physicians to preserve a patient's existing hair while also preserving younger follicular tissue for treatments that may become available in the years ahead.
The science is still evolving. But the direction is clear: hair restoration is moving from simply redistributing hair toward the possibility of preserving, rejuvenating, and ultimately regenerating it.
Dr. Puig has been part of that conversation since the beginning — as a founding member of ISHRS, as a published researcher, and now as a clinical partner with HairClone.
IMPORTANT MEDICAL NOTICE
Some technologies described on this page, including cultured hair follicle cell therapy for future therapeutic use, is investigational. They are not established or FDA-approved treatments for hair loss. Individual results from currently available regenerative treatments vary. Appropriate treatment should always be determined following individual medical evaluation with a qualified physician.
Curious About What’s Possible?
Schedule a free consultation with Dr. Puig to discuss your hair loss, your options, and what the future of hair restoration might mean for you specifically.