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[krewel]

I think it's a waste of time being on this site for another 3 years

You actually got a point.

[rdawg]

Educated guess....June 2015 it will be on the shelf

This is by far the most realistic new treatment to come out in the next few years.

Treatments like Aderans, Histogen, Replicel will not realistically be available to the public until 2017-2018. This is just my opinion based on research of the companies and the FDA approval process.

I'd say end of 2014 more likely, phase III begins in February, ends February 2014, a few months for production and you're talking probably august-october 2014 release.

If it has decent results it could tide a few people over until the 'major' products come out like the potentials Histogen, aderans etc.


Histogen aderans imo if they pass to phase III now, have no reason to wait until 2017-2018. If this stuff works now, and passes their current phases, we're looking at a 2015-2016 release. So it really depends on what happens in the next few months.

[Rootzoost]

I'd say end of 2014 more likely, phase III begins in February, ends February 2014, a few months for production and you're talking probably august-october 2014 release.

If it has decent results it could tide a few people over until the 'major' products come out like the potentials Histogen, aderans etc.


Histogen aderans imo if they pass to phase III now, have no reason to wait until 2017-2018. If this stuff works now, and passes their current phases, we're looking at a 2015-2016 release. So it really depends on what happens in the next few months.

How do you know phase III begins in Feb??
Phase II results are not out yet are they!

[rdawg]

How do you know phase III begins in Feb??
Phase II results are not out yet are they!

Phase II is done by january-february.

they said they are having a presentation this month I believe, with final results in February. But the rumblings have all been positive.

If this thing works they'll be going straight to Phase III, finishing in february 2014, and launching it in market a few months later. This product is literally 2 years away barring a random setback.

[Rootzoost]

Phase II is done by january-february.

they said they are having a presentation this month I believe, with final results in February. But the rumblings have all been positive.

If this thing works they'll be going straight to Phase III, finishing in february 2014, and launching it in market a few months later. This product is literally 2 years away barring a random setback.

2 years can't come soon enough!

[Conpecia]

still haven't seen one photo of this working, haven't heard one success story around the web, haven't read any studies showing the efficacy...

not saying i don't believe it will work; i'd just like to see SOME sort of evidence.

guess we'll know where everything stands in the next two weeks.

[Person]

I'd say end of 2014 more likely, phase III begins in February, ends February 2014, a few months for production and you're talking probably august-october 2014 release.

What about the average FDA approval time of 9 months after Phase3 ends... then comes the production and it goes on the shelf. Right?

[rdawg]

What about the average FDA approval time of 9 months after Phase3 ends... then comes the production and it goes on the shelf. Right?

someone would have to clarify if that's true for every product, but that still means December 2014 or very early 2015.

[Rootzoost]

Some time in 2015 sounds more realistic to me

[Thinning@30]

I thought Allergan would be presenting some sort of update of the phase II trials involving bimatoprost for scalp hair loss this month at the ISHRS conference. What happened?

[Dazza]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9637522/Eye-drops-could-be-a-cure-for-baldness.html#

oh boy another cure!! we have had what 4 this year?
interesting read none the less

[BoSox]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9637...baldness.html#

oh boy another cure!! we have had what 4 this year?
interesting read none the less

Great news, I have high hopes for this. With all the advancements recently, these companies can't afford to wait. Good for us.

[TravisB]

Somehow I doubt Bimatoprost alone will be enought to grow AND maintain the hair without the help of finasteride.

But if yes, then brilliant!

[Pate]

I think it will probably be quite successful for female baldness. But MPB will probably be too aggressive.

But still, a good result in the lab studies. The reason you don't hear much about bim is because it's being developed by a reasonably big company. They don't need investors or to talk up their share price to raise capital like Replicel, Histogen or Cosmo. Corporate secrecy is much more important so they don't shout it from the rooftops. They will present when they need to in order to update their shareholders but not much more..

[rdawg]

Somehow I doubt Bimatoprost alone will be enought to grow AND maintain the hair without the help of finasteride.

But if yes, then brilliant!

There's still a few positive things involbed with bimatoprost though:

1. It's 100% going to be the next available product on the market, most likely launching in late 2014/earl 2015. (all other products will probably be a year or two after that, with Histogen being the frontrunner.)

2. It's going to be the 3rd FDA approved hairloss product(well all signs are pointing to this), the first in 15 years. Finally an alternative to Minoxidil.

3. Who knows what this mixed with Fin and/or Minoxidil can do? Not to mention maybe this will work better than minoxidil for some people!

I feel like there is a light at the end of the tunnel, it's a slow wait for sure, but we're within reach, I'd say within 5 years alot of us will have at least some of our hair back.