Guardian article on hairloss

[Nashville Hairline]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/ ... stem-cells

some interesting quotes about stem cell treatments amongst other future possibilities and some good insights on the psychological impacts of hairloss

 

[John979]

Nothing new here and one blast from the past:

"In January this year a study by the University of Pennsylvania suggested that bald men were not bald at all – it was simply that their stem cells were producing growths too fine to be visible to the human eye. According to the team leader, Dr George Cotsarelis, "The fact that there are normal numbers of stem cells in a bald scalp gives us hope for reactivating those stem cells."

I saw Dr. Cotsarelis in the early 1990s. He prescribed me finesteride off-label and with his advice acting on my own idea, I was among the first to undestand its topical application. While my treatment did not work well, we both agreed that I should continue to keep things "dormant."

I am glad I did so. I only regret not switching to dutasteride when it became available...