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Tricia

Hey News, you are my kind of poster!!! I logged on this morning to post this same link. I really liked this article. It gives insight into Intercytex's cloning trials and gives the background on Kemp. I liked hearing that he is sporting 66 cloned hairs on his own scalp. I hope their trials work well...

Tricia

I agree with the author that drug companies are good at marketing their products to people who don't really need them and actually inventing disorders, especially mental disorders. I do think that baldness is something worth treating though and I also think the author is suffering from some form of ...

Tricia

I thought it was interesting that Curis hopes to start human trials of the hedgehog. I would like to believe that would work. If it did, then a person could get back their original hair follicles without needles. If hair cloning ever works, I think you'll see a lot of people using it for vanity purp...

Tricia

Congratulations!! I think that's going to look very good :P I've actually thought about HT for my hair line. Not that I need it at this point, but maybe in the future. I read an article on female hair transplant and I wouldn't mind getting a great looking hairline. Women can wear teeny tiny hair pie...

Tricia

Yeah, I'm going to continue to use it. When I first started using minoxidil, I didn't see any positive results until the 7-month mark so it is still very early to judge my propecia experience.

Tricia

I would say that it is helping to slow things down. I didn't take any pictures, but it seems like I have more hair on top of my head where I very first noticed my hair was thinning over 2 years ago. If it is growing additional hair for me, then it would be on very top of my head and towards the back...

Tricia

Crazy_roadie, I was very concerned about my dread shed since it did last longer than what they advertise on the box. But, I stuck with it. I have been using 5% minoxidil since June 2004. I haven't had any crazy sheds since the initial dread shed. Prior to starting minoxidil, I did have some crazy sh...

Tricia

I had a prolonged and scary initial shed that lasted 10 weeks. I didn't think it was going to stop and I thought I made a mistake by using minoxidil since my hair loss was not that bad or noticeable to anyone but me. However, the dread shed did not cause any lasting decrease in hair density. For me,...

Tricia

Yeah, I thought there would be some breaking news. People who are in the hair transplant business will not say that HM will work amazingly well and also that it's 3 to 4 years away. Why would you get a hair transplant today if the cure is just 3 to 4 years away? So, they say that the procedure will ...

Tricia

That is interesting.

Tricia

Maybe Matthew had a transplant. But, you can swim in bonded hair pieces and they do look like they are growing from your head if you have enough money to maintain the really delicate hair pieces.

Tricia

Mrsmith, Matthew McConaughey's hair is faked up a bit. Okay, I'll post a link to the pictures to that show him with and without his hair piece. http://www.moviestar.nu/articles/baldmoviestarsenglish.html I wish celebrities were upfront about using hair pieces. They look great. If they would come out...

Tricia

I was concerned about the hedgehog itself. They have it in development for basal cell carcinoma as well, but in January 2006 they released a statement saying that they might not take it to phase II for that application. I know the hair growth application is a separate issue. Here's the basal cell ca...

Tricia

I hate to sound like a downer, but I'm less than thrilled with Curis right now. They've recently had some setbacks on their skin cancer treatment and they also had to restate some financial statements. But, here's their latest press release on their pre-clinical hair growth candidate. Curis Reaches ...

Tricia

Oral Drug for His Hair Loss May Also Help Her By Judith Groch, MedPage Today Staff Writer Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. March 20, 2006 Source News Article: BBC News MedPage Today Action Points Explain to patients that the mod...

Tricia

That was just a disparaging comment on hair loss treatments in general. The quote looks weird in the text as it was copied and pasted. On the website where I pulled it, the quote was off to the side. You have to agree with that statement though. No currently available drugs work like the bomb for al...

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Female hair loss treatment hope A drug used to treat male baldness could also help women with thinning hair, an Italian study suggests. Up to half of women experience some hair thinning during their lifetime. The researchers said the Archives of Dermatology findings showed finasteride could be used ...

Tricia

I can believe that about Brendon Fraser. I really don't know, but Colin Farrell's hair looks too good to be true. If you do a search for John Travolta hair piece picture, it brings back all kinds of hits to a close-up of his net based toupee. There are lots of websites dedicated to celebrity toupees.

Tricia

I see plenty of men sporting short hair, especially those who have white collar jobs. Short hair will never go out of style for men. As for male celebrities, they aren't growing, keeping, or getting hair transplanted as much as you think. They are wearing toupees, especially the ones with longer hai...

Tricia

I wouldn't waste time and money on the hair loss clinic. The treatments you tried are the gold standard for treating MPB. I agree with James that 3 months isn't long enough to see results. I used minoxidil 5% for 7 months before I saw results. The results were not as impressive as I had hoped for, b...

Tricia

I removed the URL from this post. The website seemed like a marketing ploy. The article did not say anything that you haven't heard already. Here are the talking points from it:

1. check for underlying medical condition
2. minoxidil (rogaine)
3. hair transplant surgery
4. if all else fails, get a wig

Tricia

I did look into it seriously. I know the laser diode in the Lasercomb is no more powerful than a laser pointer. I'm not saying a laser pointer can't grow hair. Maybe it can, but you can buy a good laser pointer for $30.

Tricia

I looked into the Lasercomb. I'm not interested in it. It's too expensive and I'm not convinced it works.

If some new drug doesn't come out before my hair loss becomes bothersome, then I will get a tiny hair piece. Hair pieces for women can be so discreet that most people can't detect them.

Tricia

I decided to get my hair cut short. I have to say that it turned out to be an excellent decision. With the whole FPB thing, my hair has gotten frizzy. So, I cut it down to a length where the hair is not frizzy. It's about 4 inches on top and shorter on the sides and back. I have short bangs that cov...

Tricia

If you search on female baldness, they usually say that women retain the front hairline. However, if you look in female hair loss forums, women frequently complain of thinning hair lines. It's not uncommon for a woman to have nearly bare patches at or around the hair line. Some have receding hair li...

Tricia

Stevie,

I hope the new doctor can give you some better answers.

I agree with Sam. If it's traction alopecia, then transplants might work great for you. Best wishes.

Tricia

Dr. Martinick does not really know how they culture the cells at Intercytex. She was making her own conclusions. However, if you read stem cell news (and not just the hair growing kind), you'll see that they have found ways to culture the cells without using any animal products.

Tricia

Soni, I highly recommend that you join following free group: http://groups.msn.com/wigsupport You will get excellent advice on all kinds of wigs, toppers, and hair systems. Finding the perfect hair piece can be confusing and there are a lot of people out there who will sell you overpriced junk. Good...

Tricia

Good luck with Propecia :D Let me give you a little pep talk about shaving your head (or cutting your hair very short). If you decide to do it, you will feel weird for the first week or so. Some people will say stupid things. Many other people will compliment you. You'll get used to your new hairsty...

Tricia

I like this one because it talks about the lady who answers letters from balding men (and I presume, balding women too). It touches on their wrinkle product too, which I'm all for that as well.

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/busines ... 6f01b6.lpf

Tricia

I would be happy for the first generation product to hit the market

, along with a better drug

Tricia

I did one course of Accutane several years ago. I did not notice any hair loss at the time, but my picture was taken for a driver's license photo a few months after I stopped Accutane. My hair was THIN. I did not even notice it at the time. I was so happy about my clear skin. My hair recovered from ...

Tricia

I think you should check out Lupus resources in your area. They could probably recommend a doctor that takes your insurance.

Someone should be able to help you. It doesn't inspire confidence that your derm would tell you won't be able to get rid of the lichen planopilaris.

Tricia

How many dermatologists have you seen? If I were you, I'd check for one who has a special interest in treating lichen planopilaris and/or lupus. It's hard to find specialists within a specialized field, but well worth the effort.

Good luck, I hope someone else can post something useful for you.

Tricia

Just did a quick check. I didn't see it mentioned on heralopecia and the ladies there usually post whenever alopecia is mentioned on any talk show or news program. I checked Tyra's site and only found that she did a wig show for women suffering from alopecia areata. I checked out Oprah's site too......

Tricia

I feel kind of bad for Tyra Banks. I think she's great, but I do not care for her show. I tried to watch it in the past. It has never been able to hold my attention.

So, I didn't see the hair loss show. I'll check the web and see if I find anything on it.

Tricia

He can't promise anything even if he knew it worked like the bomb. Any company that wants to go public (or is publicly traded) needs to be careful about their statements. They can get into hot water if they make misleading statements. Companies get sued all the time for that. I think what he said ab...

Tricia

Yeah, I was going to post a link to that article. It is interesting because it states that founder Paul Kemp was a guinea-pig in the first trial. He wants to grow cloned hair as much as any one else.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that cloning works as soon as 2010. That would be kind of SWEEEEEET.

Tricia

This is funding news for their stem cell hair product.

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/artic ... 33,00.html

Tricia

I didn't like minoxidil when I first start using it. I did get scalp irritation. I switched to using minoxidil 5% without propylene glycol for my night time application and that worked like a charm for me. No more scalp irritation. Women's hair loss is difficult. No, we are not expected to lose our ...

Tricia

Oh no, that's terrible

Thanks for posting your experience.

Tricia

I misread that. I thought they only looked at women with AGA.

Tricia

Does anyone have a link that talks about the stability issues? In an article or press release? I haven't seen anything on it, except in hair loss forums.

Tricia

They didn't mention how this compares to the general population. Also, they didn't mention if the women were of normal weight or not.

Heart disease is very common (sadly).

Tricia

I sort of looked into this cold storage thing. I found that people who ordered "PS1" were supposed to keep the stuff in a freezer. I didn't go looking too hard for Tb4. I'm guessing the Lees Pharm and Panacea-Biotec Tb4 does not have to be kept in cold storage. Lees Pharm states that their product i...

Tricia

When I first noticed my that my hair was thinning (and prior to using minoxidil), the quality of my hair suffered. It began to look frizzy and dead. This is part of the thinning process. I know a few people with thinning hair that do not treat it at all and the overall quality of their hair is poor....

Tricia

No, the last thing I heard from him was that Aderans Research was hoping for hair cloning by 2008. However, Aderans hasn't even started human trials yet.

Tricia

Tony, I tried a minoxidil formulation with retinol. I can't say if it was any better because I didn't use it very long. I had to use it sparingly because it was more irritating to my scalp. I used it every other night or every fourth night. Retinol will strip the color out of your hair if you dye yo...

Tricia

Good find!! Yeah, I was wondering what Elaine Fuchs was up to.

Tricia

I am a female who has been using minoxidil 5% for over 1.5 years. It has helped my hair and definitely has not damaged it in anyway. Prior to minoxidil, I had a bare patch in my vertex. That has filled in and I have tons of hair on the back of my head. It is good, healthy looking hair. My problem wi...

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Hey Sam

6-month propecia update

Curis pre-clinical milestone reached (press release)

Here's a better article covering the study.

Italian study: Finasteride for Female Hair Loss

Cutting my hair shorter and shorter

yet another Intercytex article

business news for Intercytex