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This is a message for those of us who are enjoying our long hair and concerned about hair loss. Especially for those of us in our 30's and beyond, who are beginning to notice the 'thinning at the temples'. I am now taking Propecia as a preventative measure against hair loss. Perhaps I'm a little paranoid, but my hair is important to me, as I'm sure it is to many of you. I never really noticed how much my hair had thinned until the new hairs on my crown came through the hair that was ponytailed. Now, three years later, my hair is much thicker.
For those of us who really have an issue with thinning hair, there is hope over the horizon. After researching the 'hair multiplication' process, two scientists show considerable promise: Dr. Gho and Dr. Bazan. Dr. Bazan is accepting patients at this time, while Dr. Gho is doing more careful preparation before announcing his technique. Loosely defined, this technique could be called 'hair cloning'. This would alleviate the need for invasive scalp butchery, and theoretically provide an infinite amount of follicles from a few donor cells. However, it is still in the developmental stage. If scientists can clone a jawbone for a cancer patient in his own ribcage (see CNN's website), then not only is hair cloning possible, it is inevitable.
The prospect of HM is certainly very exciting. As I've said here before even if I don't go bald I will still probably consider HM to improve my density. Of those two scientists, I have more faith in Dr Gho. Maybe I am just being influenced by the negativity of the 'veterans' aimed towards Dr Bazan, but his projections seem to be a little iffy. Hasn't he already had two human trials? I remember seeing a schedule of his that included human trials beginning last year, along with estimated release dates if they were successful; in both cases nothing was heard which suggests they failed. Dr Gho on the other hand keeps quiet about his business; whether that's because he is onto nothing or onto something huge I don't know.
Does Dr Fuchs work for a company or is she just part of a research team with no particular commercial affiliation? With any luck I will be in no need for a procedure of this sort - if I do require it in the future I pray that the price will have dropped somewhat, as well as health concerns being studied over time. At 19 I have many years ahead of me to take in the wonders of modern science.
Matt