+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 2 1 2 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 18
  1. #1
    Junior Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2015
    Posts
    4

    Default Should i get Kerastem therapy in Siwzterland?

    Guys need a bit of advice from anybody who might be a bit more knowledgable about kerastem than me. Basically hairloss started in july been using minoxidil for 2 months and hairline has barely receded thanks to minox. Don't know how much i would of receded without minox but basically im very early stages!

    I went to Switzerland earlier in the month to visit the clinic where they currently offer kerastem therapy. The doctor there is a leading stem cell scientist within swizterland and has used adipose derived stem cells for renegeration in other parts of the body (such as breasts). It was hard to resist his sales ploy as he told me the procedure was extremely safe no risk of cancer from stem cells etc. I now wonder why the style trial in the US has the primary outcome of 'assessing the safety and tolerability' of the therapy when many publications i have seen claim using adipose derived stem cells are indeed safe?

    Does anyone know more about the procedure? Apparently results can last over 2 years?! it cost around $6000 which i would be prepared to pay if it worked! Should i wait for more results or should i go for it?

    Cheers Guys

  2. #2
    Senior Member Hubris's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2015
    Posts
    120

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Only22 View Post
    Guys need a bit of advice from anybody who might be a bit more knowledgable about kerastem than me. Basically hairloss started in july been using minoxidil for 2 months and hairline has barely receded thanks to minox. Don't know how much i would of receded without minox but basically im very early stages!

    I went to Switzerland earlier in the month to visit the clinic where they currently offer kerastem therapy. The doctor there is a leading stem cell scientist within swizterland and has used adipose derived stem cells for renegeration in other parts of the body (such as breasts). It was hard to resist his sales ploy as he told me the procedure was extremely safe no risk of cancer from stem cells etc. I now wonder why the style trial in the US has the primary outcome of 'assessing the safety and tolerability' of the therapy when many publications i have seen claim using adipose derived stem cells are indeed safe?

    Does anyone know more about the procedure? Apparently results can last over 2 years?! it cost around $6000 which i would be prepared to pay if it worked! Should i wait for more results or should i go for it?

    Cheers Guys
    No one can tell you what to do when it comes to spending your cash on experimental treatments - that is up to you. It basically comes down to whether you are willing to spend $6,000 on a treatment that may or may not work, and isn't yet known to be 100% safe. That is the risk/reward equation that you have to figure out independently based on current evidence.

    Personally, I would try it if I had enough money that I could tolerate getting no results and essentially knowing that I had wasted that money. I'm not particularly concerned about the safety profile of this treatment.

  3. #3
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2015
    Posts
    342

    Default

    I wouldn't gamble that sort of money. That's transplant money, vastly higher chance of a satisfying result with that.

  4. #4
    Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2015
    Posts
    36

    Default

    I had prp done thinking that lets try it atleast. I lost 40 % hair until now and still shedding extremely.Never assume that a treatment cant have negative effects until its clinically proven, my advice would be to go with minoxidil and finastride only.

  5. #5
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2015
    Posts
    348

    Default

    Navi, i too had prp almost a year ago, and my shedding has been nonstop since that treatment. Full blown overdrive. Lost 10%-15% density this yr, no joke. Cant say it was prp, but it's a wild coincidence.
    Unless kerastem can blow you away with before and after photos don't risk it yet man

  6. #6
    Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2015
    Posts
    36

    Default

    Can you think of anything else that might have caused ur shedding?i mean were you on finastride or anything before after that you think might have caused sheding instead of prp?And have you talked to doctor who did prp, i am really depressed with this shedding and now feel that i might go completely bald due to this.

  7. #7
    Member
    Join Date
    May 2013
    Posts
    43

    Default

    I'd go for it if we can believe the before/afters... don't they have more before/afters to share with you? I would at least ask for that. From what I remember KeraStem photos were impressive.

    Regarding the PRP guys, I wouldn't blame PRP for your hair loss, it'd be a reported side effect by now if it was happening to others as 1000s have undergone PRP.

  8. #8
    Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2015
    Posts
    36

    Default

    Surprisingly, there are so many people on this forum that are reporting negative effects of prp, as in extreme shedding ,but no one who is saying that he had any improvement whatsoever with prp. No offense.

  9. #9
    Junior Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2015
    Posts
    4

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Hubris View Post
    No one can tell you what to do when it comes to spending your cash on experimental treatments - that is up to you. It basically comes down to whether you are willing to spend $6,000 on a treatment that may or may not work, and isn't yet known to be 100% safe. That is the risk/reward equation that you have to figure out independently based on current evidence.

    Personally, I would try it if I had enough money that I could tolerate getting no results and essentially knowing that I had wasted that money. I'm not particularly concerned about the safety profile of this treatment.
    Ok thanks man appreciate the advise... going to explore prp first before this i think!

  10. #10
    Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2015
    Posts
    36

    Default

    Please dont go with prp , i am again warning you i though the same but ended up losing my hairline and crown

Similar Threads

  1. About Kerastem
    By nameless in forum Cutting Edge / Future Treatments
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 08-10-2016, 01:53 AM
  2. kerastem news with pictures!
    By sets in forum Cutting Edge / Future Treatments
    Replies: 12
    Last Post: 09-11-2015, 12:21 PM
  3. therapy-g
    By NSaneBliss in forum Hair Loss Treatments
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 05-23-2014, 02:46 PM
  4. prp therapy
    By t-bone in forum Men's Hair Loss: Start Your Own Topic
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 03-17-2014, 08:59 AM
  5. PRP therapy
    By t-bone in forum Introduce Yourself & Share Your Story
    Replies: 24
    Last Post: 12-08-2013, 04:51 PM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts

» IAHRS

hair transplant surgeons

» The Bald Truth

» Recent Threads

Dr. Glenn Charles FUT
Today 07:36 AM
Last Post By Dr. Glenn Charles
Today 07:36 AM
Trichotillomania- Hair Pulling Disorder
02-21-2024 04:10 AM
Last Post By rosiewilsonnsjh
04-08-2024 11:55 PM
Surgeons in SE Asia (Thailand)
10-20-2018 10:30 AM
by martino
Last Post By laopanaoma6
04-08-2024 11:12 PM
Can you tell me where I can buy chairs for church?
12-14-2022 08:54 AM
by IUjnjh
Last Post By laopanaoma6
04-08-2024 10:35 PM
"Why pursue hair transplants now?"
02-10-2024 01:50 AM
Last Post By laopanaoma6
04-08-2024 10:29 PM