Dr. Cotsarelis New Discovery that may finally cure Baldness (June 3rd, 2013)

[TravisB]

I've been finding and reading reports from Dr. Cotsarelis his 'revolutionary discoveries' for years on message boards which were posted back in 2004 and users praying and hoping for "in 10 years from now..."

With all due respect for Dr. Cotsarelis his research, it always helps to know more on a long term, but these kind of reports no longer make me warm or cold. Whether is between 10 or 10000000 years, there will be a cure one day. But I'm no longer getting my hopes up on a short term solution until I actually see proof.

This.

This isn't the first time Cotsarelis made a "breakthrough" discovery, and so far nothing useful came out of them.

[clandestine]

Every discovery helps really.

[KO1]

Follica has NOT tested this procedure in humans. The only procedure they did so far was a wounding+lithium trial in 2010, and they have not released results.

https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.e...9-018191-34/DE

This trial involved wounding + twice daily applications of lithium gluconate.

As for whether this can be a DIY - many think yes. As for how deep? The clinical trial above notes two possible depths - one is just enough to remove epidermis, the other to get deep enough down to the subcutaneous fat.

What do we know we need?
1) Wounding
2) Wnt
3) Inhibit PGD2
4) FGF9

[TravisB]

Who started the rumor that they finished phase 2a trials?

[Thinning87]

article posted a few pages back

[TravisB]

article posted a few pages back

Ok I found it, it's here - http://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...209914441.html

But we don't know if phase 2a is finished or is it in the works?

Besides, they tested wounding + lithium, not the fgf9 stuff.

Will they be testing wounding + fgf9 in phase 2b?

[Thinning87]

Ok I found it, it's here - http://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...209914441.html

But we don't know if phase 2a is finished or is it in the works?

Besides, they tested wounding + lithium, not the fgf9 stuff.

Will they be testing wounding + fgf9 in phase 2b?

who knows they are very secretive. For all we know they may be doing so right now, or they may be restarting over with the new discovery. Unfortunately there is not much we can tell or do.

[TravisB]

I'm afraid that it will go as always - they will grow few hairs at best and call it a "success"

Norwood 7 dudes need way more than few hairs

[Thinning87]

is anyone watching the show? is this new stuff? there is basically no way to know when new content will be uploaded right?

[burtandernie]

Why dont they put out this story after they have proof it works in humans and grows some significant amount of hair? If its not doing that we can add it to the big pile of other stuff .