Histogen Update - Spencer Kobren Speaks With Dr. Craig L. Ziering

[john2399]

But if you look at the figure referenced in that note, it shows photos displaying a hair count going from a baseline of 214.5 hairs to 324.5 hairs after one year, which is only a 51.2% increase.

Why do all your comments seem like you are rooting for this to fail. Which side are you on here?

[yeahyeahyeah]

Why do all your comments seem like you are rooting for this to fail. Which side are you on here?

He is probably not bald or balding, that's why.

Rather, he gets a kick out of tormenting bald guys.

[gmonasco]

Why do all your comments seem like you are rooting for this to fail. Which side are you on here?

I'm on the side of promoting accurate information and realistic expectations. Which side are you on?

[yeahyeahyeah]

I'm on the side of promoting accurate information and realistic expectations. Which side are you on?

Its grown hair though

[krewel]

This is incredible and it's just Phase I. I already thought they're good, but not that good..

[jpm]

Anyone got any news as to what is being said at this conference thats going on?

[clandestine]

Anyone got any news as to what is being said at this conference thats going on?

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[gmonasco]

Its grown hair though

It has, but the important question, as always, is how much of that growth is truly "new" hair (i.e., newly-created follices or revived "dead" follicles) rather than existing hair that has just come out of the telogen (i.e., resting) phase. Histogen's paper references the latter:

"Preclinical studies demonstrated no safety issues and suggested that the induction of anagen in telogen follicles in a murine model of hair growth might be accelerated by injection of HSC."

[yeahyeahyeah]

It has, but the important question, as always, is how much of that growth is truly "new" hair (i.e., newly-created follices or revived "dead" follicles) rather than existing hair that has just come out of the telogen (i.e., resting) phase. Histogen's paper references the latter:

"Preclinical studies demonstrated no safety issues and suggested that the induction of anagen in telogen follicles in a murine model of hair growth might be accelerated by injection of HSC."

Well either way, don't you think this is better then NOTHING? Given what we have on the market are full of side effects. Heck, if it wasn't for the sides, I would probably be using propecia right now.

TBH imo I think histogens treatment will benefit both diffuse thinners and early norwoods. May also give high NWs more coverage after a hair transplant.

[gmonasco]

Well either way, don't you think this is better then NOTHING?

Maybe, maybe not. Some have suggested that minoxidil works primarily by coaxing telogen follicles out of the resting phase, so if that's what HSC is doing, it might not be so different in kind from existing treatments.

The point is that just what HSC is doing, how well it's doing it, and whether it's safe are still issues that are very much up in the air and won't be known until more testing is completed.