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It's probably not so black and white. I don't think that it'll be 10 years before something comes out, but I do think that whenever it comes out it won't be perfect. I think the first generation will come out in the next 5 years, but if you think that it will be able to restore a perfect head of...

Robin Gibb is wearing a wig these days, and Barry's hair is quite thin now.

I don't think the 20% figure in the article refers to the amount of hair that you can regrow with ICX-TRC. I think it refers to the chances of an investment being a success.

Just ask yourself this: Do YOU want every Tom, Dick & Harry to comment on your hair loss? If not, why do you even entertain the idea of mentioning it to your friend?

Why don't you just mind your own business? I'm going bald despite having treatment, and I get really hacked off when somebody mentions it. It's my problem, and I don't appreciate other people's opinions - no matter how well-meant they are. Why do some people alwyas have the urge to stick their...

That's right: Hair is immunoprivileged, but the problem is that the surrounding tissue is NOT. Therefore you cannot transplant hair follicles from one person to another, as it is virtually impossible to separate the immunoprivileged follicle from the surrounding tissue (blood vessels etc.)...

I am losing patches of hair (about 2-3 inches in diameter) on my legs. Is this alopecia areata? I'm gonna book an appointment with my doctor. Hopefully it won't spread to my head.

Accutane, which is used to treat acne, is based on vitamine A, and it can have shitloads of side effects - hairloss being one of them.

That doesn't stop private investors from investing in a potentially lucrative project. All I'm saying is that I'm surprised that until recently there was so little interest in trying to find a cure. Yes, it sounds very exciting. However: In November 2004 they told us that HM was "3 to 4...

Exactly. And talking abot being "naive": Do you really think it is easier to find someone who is willing to invest in a project that is "in the national interest" than in a project that - if it is successful - will generate lots of money?

The point I was trying to make is that there have been significant achievements in many areas of science, but a cure for baldness has not yet been found, even though men have suffered from hairloss for centuries. (And frankly: What would you prefer: A man on the moon or a cure for baldness?)...

Hmm, yes, but it never ceases to amaze me that they haven't found the cure yet. I mean: They put a man on the moon almost 40 years ago, they have cloned a sheep, they have developed countless drugs to treat countless illnesses etc. etc., but they cannot regrow a bit of hair. What I find most...

I must say I'm not too keen on the idea of having to continue using minoxidil either. I think I'll stoping using it after the HM procedure. (You can always get a top-up if you're going thin again, right? And anyway: It'll be another 50 years until I'm 80, and by then there's probably an easier way...

It's just been announced that it WILL require phase III trials in the USA and in the UK. This is from an e-mail from Intercytex:

This is from another hair site: