Frequently Asked

The topical treatment is a cell free regenerative product created from a patient’s preserved stem cells. It is designed to enhance skin rejuvenation, hair density, and scar reduction by harnessing natural healing potential.

Your stored cells can already be used to support regenerative treatments for skin and hair today. When your cells are processed in the lab, they produce powerful regenerative signals (often called the secretome) that can help support skin renewal and hair follicle health. See our treatments page for more information.

Looking ahead, researchers are rapidly advancing regenerative medicine, studying how a person’s own cells may help repair or regenerate damaged tissues — including joints, muscles and ligaments, skin wounds, heart tissue, nerves, bones, and organs affected by aging.

At Acorn, we collect your cells via plucked hair follicles. Hair plucking is the method of extracting individual hair follicles from the scalp. The average adult has roughly 100,000 hair follicles on their head and with Acorn we only collect 50 fully in-tact hair follicles, and the procedure lasts roughly 15-20 minutes. Here are some suggestions to make the experience as seamless as possible:

1. Make sure your hair and scalp are clean and dry before beginning the hair plucking process.
2. Avoid adding hair gels, pomades and other products that significantly effect the texture of the hair.
3. If you shave your head, please grow out to have at least 5mm, or 1/4 inch of hair length of free hair strands
4. If you are balding, but still have hair growth on your scalp, you are still eligible for cell collection, please ensure you have at least 5mm or 1/4 inch of hair length.
5. If you have braids, locks, or other intertwined hairs, consider opening up a few patches of freely accessible hairs that are not intertwined, it can make the collection process much easier.

Advancements in technology have made it possible to preserve and utilize cells from a wide range of ages. Acorn’s lab technology is designed to correct for age and other patient variables. This process enhances the performance of your cells to produce beneficial exosomes, growth factors, and other matrix molecules. We have successfully created a secretome for clients as young as 14 and as old as 87.

Yes, Acorn enhances the success of transplants by strengthening existing and transplanted follicles.

Most patients see visible improvement within weeks of their first treatment.