Drug combination accelerates healing, "regrows follicles" in surgical excision wounds

[Eric1989]

See here:

http://www.dddmag.com/news/2014/08/t...es-scar-tissue

[hellouser]

GREAT find!

Looks like it's time to look into these drugs and see how they may translate into human use.

[joachim]

this again points into the direction of wounding with additional growth factors and drugs.
but then, Cots still has nothing to show from his wounding magic.

we need to find some researchers who are willing to try the FGF9 stuff during wounding. we could be so close to a cure but we are still 10 years away.

[Pentarou]

Interesting that the article mentions that the combo uses "two drugs already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration"...

[Eric1989]

Actually, the approach seems different and similar to the one used when testing biomaterials. The wound is large (5mm), as opposed to micro-wounding, and while I have been unable to find the peer reviewed paper, John Hopkin's press release says that they removed both "skin and tissue", meaning that it is likely a full thickness excision.

Trials are going to be needed (see here for a precedent involving one of these drugs: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...sts-claim.html) but the elements are known, which means less time than new technologies. It's a matter of it working or not.

John Hopkins does appear to have another project involving complete skin regeneration active (with the help of external investors) but they have been keeping the latest results under wraps.

[inbrugge]

I've heard of multiple cases of people regrowing from AA (not AGA) by slicing a small wound using a razor blade and rubbing garlic in the wound. I have diffuse shedding and I've used garlic 2-3 times inconsistently with microneedling, but not with a bigger cut as you guys mention that might come with a razor. (No visible benefit from my attempts).