Replicel

[DepressedByHairLoss]

Kiwi - Normally I am very skeptical of clinical trials but I feel that Histogen's HSC Complex is very safe. However, I wouldn't be a guinea pig for most clinical trials; I would never be a guinea pig for Aderans/Bosley.

Losing It - Agreed. I would exchange a 4mm biopsy for a full head of hair (or something close to it) in a second.

[Losing_It]

Kiwi - Normally I am very skeptical of clinical trials but I feel that Histogen's HSC Complex is very safe. However, I wouldn't be a guinea pig for most clinical trials; I would never be a guinea pig for Aderans/Bosley.

Losing It - Agreed. I would exchange a 4mm biopsy for a full head of hair (or something close to it) in a second.

Well, they managed to find 200 guinea pigs for their Phase II trials. Guess people are really desperate out there. According to that newspaper article 50 to 70 % of the guinea pigs responded well to it. But that the results are comparable to whats currently on the market. So its basically as effective as Fin and Minox. A 1cm biopsy is quite large though, and I am not certain if I would want to undergo multiple 1cm biopsies.

[Follicle Death Row]

FDA = Phase III?

Yeah pretty much. I think they were saying on the podcast that they're not going through the FDA and the Replicel site shows no phase 3. However that all may change.

[elvispresley]

are there any result of the first trials from 2010 ?

[krewel]

Yeah pretty much. I think they were saying on the podcast that they're not going through the FDA and the Replicel site shows no phase 3. However that all may change.

Wow, that means if this works we could see this pretty soon, right? I mean how long does Phase II take, one year? It could be out on 2013!

[Follicle Death Row]

Wow, that means if this works we could see this pretty soon, right? I mean how long does Phase II take, one year? It could be out on 2013!

I doubt it will be out that quickly. They may decide they need to go through a phase 3 or they may do an extended phase 2. 2014 at the earliest I'd imagine but you could be right.

[NeedHairASAP]

can any bio people explain to me how the injected chemicals float all over the head under the scalp and find exactly where they need to go? how do they know what to trigger and what not to trigger? how come they dont float to the back of your neck and start growing a mustache


i want to see evidence not pixar movies

[NotDyingBald]

If you go to the FAQ´s section on Replicel´s website, they say "not possible before 2013".

That´s an important question, how can they control the activation of hair follicles? Vídeo says that the new cells can trigger dormant follicles to re-start producing hair again and also can create new hair follicles.

I think it would be better to trigger only the dormant folicles, and not create new. Because if it creates new, how can they control it? If it only triggers the dormant, issues like thickness and direction of hair growth, could be already solved, since they are already in the position that nature wanted them to be. And we could not be worried about growing hair on our foreheads.

[Follicle Death Row]

If you go to the FAQ´s section on Replicel´s website, they say "not possible before 2013".

That´s an important question, how can they control the activation of hair follicles? Vídeo says that the new cells can trigger dormant follicles to re-start producing hair again and also can create new hair follicles.

I think it would be better to trigger only the dormant folicles, and not create new. Because if it creates new, how can they control it? If it only triggers the dormant, issues like thickness and direction of hair growth, could be already solved, since they are already in the position that nature wanted them to be. And we could not be worried about growing hair on our foreheads.

That's what I'm hoping happens. If that proves to be the case you would think then in theory at least that restoring your childhood density could be possible. I was looking at a picture of myself aged 16 on the day I got my school exam results (happy days) and my hair was amazing. Boy I'd love to get that head of hair back one day.

[krewel]

Well new hairs are always welcome, I never had that thick hair anyway I don't think the control of new hair will be a problem though. I mean that's the first thing a normal brain thinks about when it hears about new hair. I mean, after all they are real scientists. They surely thought through it before we did . It's probably some complicated DNA stuff only biochemists have a clue about, hehe. Still I would really like to know how this new hair growth works without getting out of control.

Just to sum up, and I think everyone wants Spencer to ask them that question:
How does Replicel keep control of the amount and area of new hair growth?

[RichardDawkins]

Nope i would prefer only dormant ones to regenerate because i dont like patchy hair spots like a botched hair transplant.

Also not before 2013, well i doubt it sorry, i wanna hear the interview first then i decide

[Dasani]

Hey guys, sorry I haven't been paying attention to this thread in a while but I've seen chatter over Spencer doing an interview with Replicel, which sounds great. Any info on when this is expected to occur?

[67mph]

...nobody's started to hold their breath yet right?

[uninformed]

...nobody's started to hold their breath yet right?

Nah I think we all know that the next generation of treatments won't come any earlier than 2013/2014

[Kiwi]

Nah I think we all know that the next generation of treatments won't come any earlier than 2013/2014

I think you're probably right...