Baldness cure still ten years away:(

[hellouser]

Come on guys, he gives no reason for his conclusion, just "its ten years away". Why? Where is this forecast coming from? zilch facts or even going through his assumptions that lead him to his forecast. nothign. ]


this is just a filler article with a played out headline topic.

That doesnt excuse the fact that in 2013 there STILL isnt a cure, only shit treatments that require daily application.

[DepressedByHairLoss]

That doesnt excuse the fact that in 2013 there STILL isnt a cure, only shit treatments that require daily application.

Amen to that. It's absolutely sickening and extremely frustrating.

[MackJames]

Yeah agreed Bill gates can shove it. That being said though I do respect his work on disease research by putting money and work into it. Its a good cause and he really is trying to help a lot of less fortunate people. Not everyone with his success would try to help less fortunate people.

You are absolutely correct. Gates deserves credit for his philanthropy.

[baldozer]

Easy;

tinnitus and multiple sclerosis can be and usually are far more devastating.

I have tinnitus myself but a mild case. my mom has a really bad case of it and is near suicidal because of it.

Many rock stars have tinnitus as well, Lars Ulrich for example. Poor guy has all the money in the world, but I can imagine, what Tinnitus must be doing to him! The Sound of Silence can sometimes be the sweetest things to the ears!

[gmonasco]

Lastly, Bill Gates is a total hypocrite. He rails against a system from which he has profited from more than any individual on this planet.

It isn't necessarily hypocritical to work within an established system while also acknowledging that system's drawbacks and recommending approaches to change. And Bill Gates isn't "railing against capitalism," for heaven's sake -- he's merely advocating that a pure capitalistic approach has some flaws which governments should work to offset.

[Morbo]

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[hellouser]

Many rock stars have tinnitus as well, Lars Ulrich for example. Poor guy has all the money in the world, but I can imagine, what Tinnitus must be doing to him! The Sound of Silence can sometimes be the sweetest things to the ears!

William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy both have it after standing too close to a stage blast that someone accidentally set off too early. Shatner was on the verge of suicide as well.

Tinnitus is far worse than hair loss.

[Buckerine11]

I highly doubt that is the case!

It may be an exaggeration, but it's not THAT far off. I have heard many female cancer survivors say that the most emotionally devastating thing about the whole ordeal was when they lost their hair from chemo. It's not necessarily that they care so much about how they look, but it's the visceral agony that comes with being stripped of their identity and femininity.

[clandestine]

It's not necessarily that they care so much about how they look, but it's the visceral agony that comes with being stripped of their identity and femininity.

Incredibly well said.

[hellouser]

I mean many cancer patients care more about the outward appearance of losing their hair then the fact they are actually dying.

Bollocks.

But thats not to say that hair loss doesnt affect them either. Going through cancer and chemo is a devastating ordeal... more of like a complete package burden; your weak, your life is on the line, you lose weight, you look malnourished, your hair is gone, you know could die.... your family is already mourning......

I have a friend thats going through chemo right now and lost all of his hair. He actually doesnt look bad bald, a lot like Don LaFontaine. I asked him how he feels about his hair being gone... and he says he easily prefers having it, it gives him identity. But he wasnt bothered by it as much as everything else... or everything else all at once.

[baldozer]

It may be an exaggeration, but it's not THAT far off. I have heard many female cancer survivors say that the most emotionally devastating thing about the whole ordeal was when they lost their hair from chemo. It's not necessarily that they care so much about how they look, but it's the visceral agony that comes with being stripped of their identity and femininity.

Losing hair is very different for a female. You can see that many women still look quite good bald, just that they don't look attractive. The reason being that they look like men bald. On the other hand, a man still looks like a man bald, so it doesn't affect his attractiveness that much I think.

[Vox]

Losing hair is very different for a female. You can see that many women still look quite good bald, just that they don't look attractive. The reason being that they look like men bald. On the other hand, a man still looks like a man bald, so it doesn't affect his attractiveness that much I think.

Although you have a point in what you say, we should not forget this: baldness is related in the mind of most people, consciously or subconsciously, with disease and old age. This is why it is so devastating at the psychological level for many AGA patients, especially when it starts early.

Also, there is always the identity counterpart to it, which is not just a procedural detail.

[baldozer]

Although you have a point in what you say, we should not forget this: baldness is related in the mind of most people, consciously or subconsciously, with disease and old age. This is why it is so devastating at the psychological level for many AGA patients, especially when it starts early.

Also, there is always the identity counterpart to it, which is not just a procedural detail.

You mean guys like Dwayne Johnson look weak and old?

[GiveMeStrength]

God give us hair or give us strength to face this curse!

Hi, just joined, been reading/following up since 2011 tho. I am a female, 26, and have been affected by this depressing hair thinning curse. I've always had high hopes that one day I will wake up and the hear that baldness has been cured, that day has yet to come

I know exactly how u guys feel about losing hair, my younger brother is probably a Norwood 4,5 my dad is a Norwood 7 and I have thinned out a lot myself. When I look at photos just from a few years ago I can see how much I have thinned out, I try to hide it but I'm afraid by the time these "cures" come to market it will be too late for many of us

Just to let u guys know, even tho it sucks to be bald, it sucks more to be a female thinning out. U might think there is more compassion and sympathy for females but there isn't. Bald is bald, regardless of race, age, gender.

With that said, May cannot come soon enough, we are all counting on histogen to save us!
Also, does anyone know what will come to market sooner, histogen or bim?

[hellouser]

Also, does anyone know what will come to market sooner, histogen or bim?

Probably Histogen in Asia in 2015. I think thats the earliest date. Aderans was expected to be released next year around Jan-April, though they added another Phase II trial in October which is ending *now* so that might (and probably will) push back the release for another 6 months, so maybe around Sept-Dec. 2014.

Aderans and Histogen combined could give some serious results.