What are you looking forward to in 2016?

[Dimoxynil]

Are you in the US, UK, or somewhere else? If you're considering it I would strongly recommend that you meet with people and see their results face to face. I can't remember exactly what my HT cost, but it was between $5k and $10k. Talk to Jotronic or Spex or one of those guys, they'll be able to give you much better advice than me if you're on the fence, although I am very happy to offer whatever limited advice I can.

Apologies for derailing the thread somewhat, but I couldn't find how to send a PM.

I'm in the UK. I feel like I need to do something because sitting on the fence forever only goes one way. I was really looking at SMP as I shave my head anyway but I'm conscious of the 2d effect. From what I've seen though a great result has really has changed peoples lives.

[clee984]

I'm in the UK. I feel like I need to do something because sitting on the fence forever only goes one way. I was really looking at SMP as I shave my head anyway but I'm conscious of the 2d effect. From what I've seen though a great result has really has changed peoples lives.

Have you talked to Spex? He's a HT guru, and I believe he has had SMP too. I'm in the UK too, let me know if you want more info mate.

[Occulus]

Wow, that's made me realise - it is now nearly 14 years since I first started coming onto hair loss forums too. That's effed up. I checked my order history on Amazon, and I bought Spencer Kobren's book in May of 2003, when I would have been 22. It is quite tragic how much this condition eats away quietly at your soul. At 21/22 your life is supposed to be just beginning, not just ending, but that's what it feels like. I also remember reading an article by a trichologist in a magazine from 1996, where he wrote "I am very grateful to know that my son, who is 14, will never have to deal with the pain of male pattern baldness", because he was so sure that a cure would soon be readily available. He talked in the same article about two of his early mpb patients who had committed suicide.

I agree, something has got to happen soon, I guess as I could now be considered a veteran of these forums, there seems to be a lot more positive news these days.

I started losing my hair in 1996 (I was 19), and started reading the forums around 2001. When I was eight, I remember seeing a program on television where a doctor claimed a cure was "five years away" - of course that 31 years ago Thanks to Proscar, Minoxodil, and Nizoral, I had decent hair coverage until about 27, but since then, it's been a slow, steady decline. I'm a diffuse thinner, so even as something equal to a NW III, I look ok, but if a real regrowth treatment doesn't become available in the next three years, I'll be in trouble.

It's a terrible disorder (it absolutely is a disorder); it does, as you say, "eat away" at your soul. There isn't a day that goes by that those of us suffering from it don't think about it, or allow it to affect our esteem.

[jjo]

i remember when Spencer's bald show was on the phone, like a conference call.. even back then the talk was 5 years away.
hard to believe that they can't figure out about fin and dut and come up with something better.

[BaldingEagle]

I started losing my hair in 1996 (I was 19), and started reading the forums around 2001. When I was eight, I remember seeing a program on television where a doctor claimed a cure was "five years away" - of course that 31 years ago Thanks to Proscar, Minoxodil, and Nizoral, I had decent hair coverage until about 27, but since then, it's been a slow, steady decline. I'm a diffuse thinner, so even as something equal to a NW III, I look ok, but if a real regrowth treatment doesn't become available in the next three years, I'll be in trouble.

It's a terrible disorder (it absolutely is a disorder); it does, as you say, "eat away" at your soul. There isn't a day that goes by that those of us suffering from it don't think about it, or allow it to affect our esteem.

If fin and minox ever let my hair continue to thin I'll get on dut personally, I refuse to let these genes **** me.

[mlamber5]

For me, what im looking forward to in 2016 is any more news on JAK inhibition topical formulation moving forward to treat MPB. Even though it is still a few years out from 2016. I think it has a great shot to be the cure we've been looking for. The free article by Angela Cristiano in ScienceAdvances regarding this pathway is a must read.

[jamesst11]

There are a lot of promising remedies with great potential in the pipeline and I am personally optimistic, yet realistic as well... I believe one of the main issues people have is basing the future on the past. Too many times have people said things like, "we were told there would be a cure in 5 years, 5 years ago" or " wait another 5-10 years". That is definitely NOT how science works.

[IvanXproject]

For me, what im looking forward to in 2016 is any more news on JAK inhibition topical formulation moving forward to treat MPB. Even though it is still a few years out from 2016. I think it has a great shot to be the cure we've been looking for. The free article by Angela Cristiano in ScienceAdvances regarding this pathway is a must read.

JAK inhibitors are likely to cause side effects though.. I am therefore more excited about Histogen's HSC (which is likely to hit the market before the JAK inhibitors and also have less/ no side effects).

[clee984]

There are a lot of promising remedies with great potential in the pipeline and I am personally optimistic, yet realistic as well... I believe one of the main issues people have is basing the future on the past. Too many times have people said things like, "we were told there would be a cure in 5 years, 5 years ago" or " wait another 5-10 years". That is definitely NOT how science works.

I agree, 'cautiously optimistic' is the way to be I think, and it does feel to me like there's a lot more exciting potential treatments than there were..........well, 5-10 years ago

[Occulus]

If fin and minox ever let my hair continue to thin I'll get on dut personally, I refuse to let these genes **** me.

Been there, done that - I experienced no additional gains while on Dut, which has been the case for most who try it (which is probably why they never moved forward with it as a hairloss treatment).

[Follisket]

I'm looking forward to a massive outbreak of some kind of baldness-inducing disease that will leave all of humanity completely bald because god knows that seems a helluva lot more likely right now than me ever getting back my hair and life.

[Occulus]

I hope that there is some indication that Allergan is moving forward with bimotoprost - it's the closest thing to commercialization, bar none.

[IvanXproject]

Could someone please explain to me what the 21st century cures act actually is? And what will happen if it passes? Could treatments like SM or Histogen (HSC) be available even sooner?

[champpy]

The 21st Cen Cures Act should eliminate phase 3 of a clinical trial if the drug proves safe and effective theu the first two phases. Could reduce time to market by a couple years.

[redfeeniks]

I'm looking forward to a massive outbreak of some kind of baldness-inducing disease that will leave all of humanity completely bald because god knows that seems a helluva lot more likely right now than me ever getting back my hair and life.

that made me crack,

I'm gonna get my head shaved, I lost my temples when I was 15(just woke up one day and had no hair happened so fast), things slowed down when I was 18 now at 25 I'm starting to visibly see my crown, I can still hide my baldness with super maintenance but it's not worth it anymore, somehow combing over and wasting time in front of a mirror brings me down more, at least having shaved head would by my choice.

Still no cure but I'm glad my confidence and self esteem isn't effected anymore, been following for 2 years(1 year ghost, 1 year user)

I tip my imaginary hat to the tenacity of people who had been here for more than that.

Some rumination,

this was me in 2012

Me Recent
right now

BUT
2 weeks ago

I know I can still put out a decent look but meh, screw this I'm done, gonna work on building a better body for my head.