So how close are we to a new 'cure'

[sausage]

I don't think Replicel's method is that intense. Aderans I heard is supposed to take a 1cm x 1cm sample though.

no, i mean when I go for a hair transplant....as I am having it done a proper cure will probably be announced knowing my luck.

[hellouser]

You know what will happen, as soon as they slice my head open in the surgery room someone will announce a cure has been created and I'll be shouting "SEW ME BACK UP"

I don't think Replicel's method is that intense. Aderans I heard is supposed to take a 1cm x 1cm sample though.

[sausage]

Likely, the cells will be taken from a patients DHT-Free zone.

You know what will happen, as soon as they slice my head open in the surgery room someone will announce a cure has been created and I'll be shouting "SEW ME BACK UP"

[hellouser]

Even if Replicel can create new follicles - can they survive the attack of DHT?

Likely, the cells will be taken from a patients DHT-Free zone.

[sausage]

Even if Replicel can create new follicles - can they survive the attack of DHT?

[KO1]

http://www.replicel.com/wp-content/u...ts_Dec2012.pdf

Here Replicel wrote that their procedure has potential to become PERMANENT solution for hair loss.

So it means that maybe effects of the treatments will not diminish in time

How? The native DP cells are still sensitive to androgens. This also does nothing to address the progenitor cell deficit.

Replicel has never even demonstrated that they can generate new follicles, the most I expect them to do is revitalize miniaturized follicles.

If the above is the case, then you will still need finasteride for good results.

[hellouser]

http://www.replicel.com/wp-content/u...ts_Dec2012.pdf

Here Replicel wrote that their procedure has potential to become PERMANENT solution for hair loss.

So it means that maybe effects of the treatments will not diminish in time

Another reason why finasteride should be a FOOTNOTE in hair loss history.

[FearTheLoss]

RepliCel is working on "The Cure"

[TravisB]

I think Replicel's treatment will be great for diffusers...like me actually. In many cases, there are a lot of miniaturized hair shafts that need to be thickened up.

I suspect for men who have thick, but receding hair, it may not be as good. But just a guess.

http://www.replicel.com/wp-content/uploads/replicelfacts_Dec2012.pdf

Here Replicel wrote that their procedure has potential to become PERMANENT solution for hair loss.

So it means that maybe effects of the treatments will not diminish in time

[FearTheLoss]

No RepliCel is supposed to create NEW follicles as well as repair damaged and dormant follicles.

Step 6:

http://www.replicel.com/hair-regeneration/hair-cell-preplacement/

[KO1]

I think Replicel's treatment will be great for diffusers...like me actually. In many cases, there are a lot of miniaturized hair shafts that need to be thickened up.

I suspect for men who have thick, but receding hair, it may not be as good. But just a guess.

[hellouser]

That was a safety trial...that showed to be better than anything we have on the market today PLUS it is going to be improved in the dosage trial.

There was mention that they changed their method as well, an improvement afaik.

[FearTheLoss]

Nvm

That was a safety trial...that showed to be better than anything we have on the market today PLUS it is going to be improved in the dosage trial.

[TravisB]

Nvm

[KO1]

NW3 and below can't be considered balding? Where do you think balding starts? Do you think guys MAGICALLY become an NW3+ overnight?

While my hair density is high enough not to go noticed as balding, its still relatively thin. Combine that with my lousy hairline and its a pretty lousy site.

Finasteride shouldn't even be on the market considered what it does to mens sexual life. That alone makes it a writeoff of a solution. Quit being complacent with Finasteride, the shit needs to be replaced with something superior.

Yes, many people do become a NW3+ overnight. I did. NW2 is a mature hairline and not balding. Hairloss does not progress in a linear fashion from NW1-NW7. NW3 is the lowest state, and can easily be solved with a hair transplant.

Finasteride is a great treatment for hairloss, and every man who is losing his hair should seriously consider it, ideally before that hairloss becomes visible. Side effects are overblown and exaggerated, and it remains THE gold standard for treatment, and nothing has surpassed it yet.

If guys catch it early, the vast majority of men will never need HM/ARI/Replicel. Oh, and those treatments won't stop the progression of hair loss the way fin will. If the treatment is only good for Sub3's, then it's nothing to get excited about.