why don't you expect anything from Histogen? Their Phase 2 will end in December of this year. If it is successful then they will move on to Phase 3.
If everything goes well, I'm sure they could release their treatment even before 2015.
They themselves said that it will be available BEFORE 2015 in certain asian countries....
I hope histogen or anyone is successful, but even if a treatment is available by 2015, that's still 3 years away, and I anticipate there being availability issues with any new treatment which will drive price up and limit access. I am very hopeful and do think one of these treatments will be successful, but I know how the world works and I don't plan on betting my hopes, plans, and future on a pipe dream. I'm just trying to devise a plan of attack and am trying to make sure I don't do something that might hurt me in the future
04-03-2012 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by The Alchemist
However, they've been encountering all kinds of delays.
all kinds? I can think of only one. There was a pending lawsuit against them. Histogen has lost a lot of investors and money during that time, but they won that case and everything went back to normal.
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Originally Posted by greatjob!
I hope histogen or anyone is successful, but even if a treatment is available by 2015, that's still 3 years away,
yeah but you can preserve your hair until then with finasteride/dut/ru....
Does anyone believe that Replicel will be able to regrow brand new follicles on completely bald spots? The mouse, which recieved an injection of millions of cells on its foot, only grew a few brand new hair follicles compared to the number of cells which got injected. Dosen't this prove that Replicel, in a best case scenario, only will restore damaged hair follicles on humans?
I hope I'm wrong..
04-04-2012 11:44 AM
67mph
I'd rather forget all about the mice, as it's a first step under the original ideas stage, and the kinda-messing-about-with-ideas-sorta-thing stage ...remember the mouse with the ear on its back? ...that little guy is probably walking around with a 'fro on to cover the lugs.
OK, a step that needs to be taken but i'd guess that many 'cures' they've found using mice never appear for humans et cetc, MPO!
Good luck everyone, not long now til PhaseI (in all it's glory) results right??
19 people, 19 people with possible life changing results on their heads!!
04-04-2012 11:54 AM
lpenergy
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Originally Posted by hairysituation
Does anyone believe that Replicel will be able to regrow brand new follicles on completely bald spots? The mouse, which recieved an injection of millions of cells on its foot, only grew a few brand new hair follicles compared to the number of cells which got injected. Dosen't this prove that Replicel, in a best case scenario, only will restore damaged hair follicles on humans?
I hope I'm wrong..
One thing to keep in mind is that Replicel is testing in the upper temples, a region that for most balding individuals is an area that would be first affected by hair loss. If their April results are positive in this region, it could be an early indication of them being able to generate new follicles.
I am fuzzy myself on whether follicles remain miniturized and can be salvaged or if new follicles will need to be created.