So how close are we to a new 'cure'

[Desmond84]

Hey guys, the last episode of The Bald Truth was pretty much dedicated to Cutting Edge Treatments!!!

Spencer and Joe discussed treatments for over 45 minutes I think and the jist of it was that Spencer doesn't think that anything ground-breaking will be coming in the immediate future...My personal feeling was that he is seeing not much happening at least till 2018-2020!

Joe even mentioned at some point that in 1998, when they were fresh on the air and discussing upcoming treatments, they never thought they would have this same conversation in 2013 in terms of no ground breaking hair loss solutions! They are a bit shocked about it as well...

Looks like fins our best friend for some time to come

[hellouser]

Time to make some phone calls and send out emails and call out all the fvcking researchers and the FDA for both incompetence, lack of speed and the FDA for holding things back.

This is complete BULLSHIT.

Next year theyre supposed to give grey hairs colour... but hair loss is still a problem? WHERE THE FVCK ARE THE PRIORITIES??

[Desmond84]

Time to make some phone calls and send out emails and call out all the fvcking researchers and the FDA for both incompetence, lack of speed and the FDA for holding things back.

This is complete BULLSHIT.

Next year theyre supposed to give grey hairs colour... but hair loss is still a problem? WHERE THE FVCK ARE THE PRIORITIES??

Bro I'm with you 100%

They fed ppl in London lab grown steak last week...there's a head transplant clinical trial set to begin in 2015...and the list goes on!

I really hope I get this PhD grant so I can work on the Tsuji lab theory...I wouldn't know what else to do! Could it be this hard??? Maybe it is! God knows why...

[garethbale]

Bloody hell!

Hope something comes sooner than 2020. Maybe Replicel in Asia?

I will need a HT in the meantime. No way is my hair holding out til 2020. 2017 maybe...

[hellouser]

Can't fvcking believe this... 2013 and no cure. Someone, somehow, needs to put a LOT more pressure on Dr. Lauster. I won't be satisfied unless theres a treatment available SOON. Not 2030, not 2020.... NOW. None of you should be satisifed with the fact that Finasteride is still on the market.

[Axel]

Looks like fins our best friend for some time to come

F*ck Finasteride! I rather get on roids and go the Jason Statham way..

[DepressedByHairLoss]

Can't fvcking believe this... 2013 and no cure. Someone, somehow, needs to put a LOT more pressure on Dr. Lauster. I won't be satisfied unless theres a treatment available SOON. Not 2030, not 2020.... NOW. None of you should be satisifed with the fact that Finasteride is still on the market.

Really. Amen to that. I can't imagine taking finasteride and dealing with these side effects for 7 more years.

[J_B_Davis]

Can't fvcking believe this... 2013 and no cure. Someone, somehow, needs to put a LOT more pressure on Dr. Lauster. I won't be satisfied unless theres a treatment available SOON. Not 2030, not 2020.... NOW. None of you should be satisifed with the fact that Finasteride is still on the market.

Makes a lot sense. So you would prefer that Propecia be off the market so that everyone could continue to suffer like you? What about the millions of men who have success with it? Should it be ripped away from them because you think it should't be on the market? Do you actually think that putting "pressure" on a scientist is going to do anything but make you look nuts?

Face the facts, Propecia, a few experimental things, hair transplants and wigs are all we have . You can spend every minute on this forum bitching about it, calling doctors lazy or whatever but it's not going to change anything. If you don't take Propecia, you will probably end up bald, it's as simple as that. You are not going to change that fact by crying about it.

[JJJJrS]

Hey guys, the last episode of The Bald Truth was pretty much dedicated to Cutting Edge Treatments!!!

Spencer and Joe discussed treatments for over 45 minutes I think and the jist of it was that Spencer doesn't think that anything ground-breaking will be coming in the immediate future...My personal feeling was that he is seeing not much happening at least till 2018-2020!

Joe even mentioned at some point that in 1998, when they were fresh on the air and discussing upcoming treatments, they never thought they would have this same conversation in 2013 in terms of no ground breaking hair loss solutions! They are a bit shocked about it as well...

Looks like fins our best friend for some time to come

It's interesting how much things have changed in such a short time. Just 3-4 years ago we had ARI, Replicel, HSC, ACell, HST. There was a lot of optimism that at least one or two of these treatments would turn into viable, effective options to reverse hairloss. Fast forward to today and I have minimal hope for any of these treatments, which I would never have guessed would happen only a couple of years ago. Unfortunately, there's not a whole lot in the pipeline to get too excited about either, other than CB possibly or whatever Cotsarelis, Tsuji etc. can come up with.

I think the best advice Spencer gives in that video is to move on with your life. Stop waiting for a cure. It's unlikely anything is going to pop up anytime soon. If something does, then great, but be prepared to live your life with hairloss.

After losing a bit of hope with these treatments, I personally decided to buzz my hair. For years I thought I would look terrible with a really short haircut and that my hairloss would be even more accentuated, but it's really not bad at all and the lack of maintenance is great, particularly for someone who has used concealers for a while. I also kept myself in good shape, got a tan, and just mentally worked on accepting my hairloss and stopped caring what others may think about it. It's brought me a lot of relief and I'm no longer as emotionally invested in this. I'll still keep up with the news but it's no longer an obsession.

[DepressedByHairLoss]

Being prepared to live a life with hair loss is so much easier said than done though. I mean, if you're an NW 1.5 or 2, then no one is even gonna notice. But if you're more than an NW4, it's gonna limit you in many facets of life and no one is eager to lead a limited life.

[hellouser]

Makes a lot sense. So you would prefer that Propecia be off the market so that everyone could continue to suffer like you? What about the millions of men who have success with it? Should it be ripped away from them because you think it should't be on the market? Do you actually think that putting "pressure" on a scientist is going to do anything but make you look nuts?

Face the facts, Propecia, a few experimental things, hair transplants and wigs are all we have . You can spend every minute on this forum bitching about it, calling doctors lazy or whatever but it's not going to change anything. If you don't take Propecia, you will probably end up bald, it's as simple as that. You are not going to change that fact by crying about it.

Youre skewing my words.

I was implying that propecia should be banished with a better alternative.

[J_B_Davis]

Youre skewing my words.

I was implying that propecia should be banished with a better alternative.

But even if better treatments come along, why should someone who has stopped their hair loss on Propecia, not be able to continue the treatment if they choose to? Why should alternatives "banish" Propecia if it's working for people?

[hellouser]

But even if better treatments come along, why should someone who has stopped their hair loss on Propecia, not be able to continue the treatment if they choose to? Why should alternatives "banish" Propecia if it's working for people?

Because a superior alternative would then exist? Why should people meddle with a pill that has unknown long term side effects on your liver and short to permanent effects on your dick?

Its been 20 years since propecia was put on the market. Are you that complacent to think its perfectly fine that this SHIT is still sold without a superior alternative? You've got a very 'canadian' way of thinking... passive aggressive.. 'meh, what are you gonna do'.

That kind of lazy attitude will NEVER bring you a cure.

[JJJJrS]

Being prepared to live a life with hair loss is so much easier said than done though. I mean, if you're an NW 1.5 or 2, then no one is even gonna notice. But if you're more than an NW4, it's gonna limit you in many facets of life and no one is eager to lead a limited life.

I'm between a NW3V - NW4, still in my mid 20s, and began dealing with hairloss when I was 16/17 so I know first-hand that it's not easy, especially if you're young. Of course, life would be better with a full head of hair. But it's not the end of the world and a lot of people can make it into an even bigger problem than it actually is. It took me a while to get to the acceptance stage but eventually I did.

For a lot of people, like myself, there really is no other option. I'm not going to take chances with possible side-effects from fin. I'm not interested in getting a scar from a HT, especially with a limited donor supply and no way of halting my hairloss. So I can either complain about it on the forums or move on and deal with it.

[Scientalk56]

I'm between a NW3V - NW4, still in my mid 20s, and began dealing with hairloss when I was 16/17 so I know first-hand that it's not easy, especially if you're young. Of course, life would be better with a full head of hair. But it's not the end of the world and a lot of people can make it into an even bigger problem than it actually is. It took me a while to get to the acceptance stage but eventually I did.

For a lot of people, like myself, there really is no other option. I'm not going to take chances with possible side-effects from fin. I'm not interested in getting a scar from a HT, especially with a limited donor supply and no way of halting my hairloss. So I can either complain about it on the forums or move on and deal with it.

Agree with every word...