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Really there currently is no cure for baldness, it basically boils down to two treatments(in the US: 1. Preventative treatments - These are to stop hair fallin

Really there currently is no cure for baldness, it basically boils down to two treatments(in the US: 1. Preventative treatments - These are to stop hair falling out and cannot regrow dead follicles, these treatments are minoxidil(topical liquid applied to head) and propecia(a pill which has sexual side effects). 2. Hair Surgery - A Surgeon removes hair follicles from the sides and back of a patients head and then implants them into the balding area(Elon Musk had this procedure). This is limited by how bald the person is as you cannot take too much hair from the sides/back as it looks bad. So when reading towards the end it looks like the researcher found a way to 'clone/culture' hair follicles, so basically this will allow hair transplants of 'unlimited' amounts of hair see #2 that will never fall out at least is how I read it, please correct me if I am wrong.

klaudius 6y ago
There's a case [1] of an old guy who fell into coal fire and regrew his hair. He basically regenerated his skin and his hair. Microneedling [2] has been used successfully to regrow hair. Methods like minoxidil and finasteride work well as preventative measures. However, it has been shown that with advanced balding there are skin changes (e.g. fibrosis), so you have to regenerate your skin first if you are visibly balding and then use preventative methods to not lose your hair. There are some encouraging results [3] with people using skin regeneration methods like microneedling together with minoxidil & finasteride. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1351889/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1351889/ [2] https://perfecthairhealth.com/microneedling-frequency-how-often/ https://perfecthairhealth.com/microneedling-frequency-how-of... [3] https://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/threads/one-year-fighting-hairloss-as-a-norwood-7.122808/ https://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/threads/one-year-fight...

klaudius 6y ago

There's a case [1] of an old guy who fell into coal fire and regrew his hair. He basically regenerated his skin and his hair. Microneedling [2] has been used successfully to regrow hair. Methods like minoxidil and finasteride work well as preventative measures. However, it has been shown that with advanced balding there are skin changes (e.g. fibrosis), so you have to regenerate your skin first if you are visibly balding and then use preventative methods to not lose your hair. There are some encouraging results [3] with people using skin regeneration methods like microneedling together with minoxidil & finasteride. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1351889/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1351889/ [2] https://perfecthairhealth.com/microneedling-frequency-how-often/ https://perfecthairhealth.com/microneedling-frequency-how-of... [3] https://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/threads/one-year-fighting-hairloss-as-a-norwood-7.122808/ https://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/threads/one-year-fight...