I think we all know there could easily be delays for any reason. It's happened countless times, so it isn't out of the question for these to be released later. I tend to agree with @occulus that replicel becoming a preventative could impact people that need more than that now. You've all presented examples of science still working to solve problems, but I do think this takes a portion of the potential earning power from developing a remedy for those needing new hairs, which makes it harder for companies to commit money to developing a solution. That doesn't mean they won't, but I would guess it'll certainly impact how hard companies will push. Hopefully I'm wrong, and hopefully there aren't delays, and we get treatments that can solve this disease asap! I do understand people hesitating to accept timelines considering all the delays these companies have encountered tho.
Don't worry, you are definitely wrong just like that lying troll occulus.
Even if Replicel arrests hair loss it will not eliminate bald people from earth the day its' marketed. It will take a few generations to do that.
The soonest Replicel hits the market is late 2018 and more likely mid 2019. By mid 2019 Tsuji should have completed phase 1, Follica will be about to hit the marketplace, and Loreal 3-d follicle printing should have completed phase 1. Plus there are other treatments that I haven't mentioned, such as Kerastem. The researchers & investors behind these treatments are not going to abandon their projects because Replicel will rid the world of baldness 50 - 60 years after it's marketed. These researchers and companies will be happy to sell hair to bald men/women for 50 years while Replicel slowly over time prevents all future 18 year olds from losing hair.
Plus there's the issue of competition. Some people might rather a one life-time treatment such as Tsjui's technique or Loreal's 3-d printing versus Replicel's technique that may require new injections every few years. Lots of health problems have more than one treatment.
Plus there are people who have all of the hair god gave them but their hair has always been thin and they want more volume. Replicel won't help them.
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