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8% increase after one treatment (Topicals)

posted by trojanboy, 07.04.2008, 21:35

ť ť I was browsing through som patents and found this one :
ť ť PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF HAIR LOSS
ť ť http://v3.espacenet.com/textdoc?DB=EPODOC&IDX=US2008056996&F=0
ť ť
ť ť Besides laser/light (whatever they use) they apply some topical before
ť the
ť ť treatment. Three months after only one session they reported an average
ť of
ť ť 8 % hairgrowth in a group of ten people. Dont know why they did not
ť ť perform more than a single treatment, maybe that is all growth it is
ť ť capable of.
ť ť If I knew who performed this perticular treatment I would consider
ť giving
ť ť it a shot.
ť
ť
ť I haven't gone through the entire paper in detail but 8% count increase
ť compared with -1.7% in only 10 human males does not sound meaningful.
ť Since the rest of their tests are on mice BODY hair.
ť
ť Depending on who is doing the counting, say each 1cm^2 of scalp has 100
ť hairs. So you counted 108. vs 98.3. If you are just short by 1mm on one
ť side of the square, you are already counting 10% less hairs. .9 cm * 1 cm.
ť If you are off by half a millimeter extra on one side, you are already
ť going to have 5% increase in your counts.
ť
ť I can't believe they are filing for a patent with only 10 test human
ť subjects. but this is my first impression. if anyone has more patience to
ť go through the patent in detail please correct my mistakes.

definitely do appreciate your posting tho.

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Complete thread:

8% increase after one treatment - Z79, 07.04.2008, 04:27 (Topicals)
- 8% increase after one treatment - HanginInThere, 07.04.2008, 13:39
- 8% increase after one treatment - trojanboy, 07.04.2008, 21:33
  - 8% increase after one treatment - trojanboy, 07.04.2008, 21:35
    - 8% increase after one treatment - Z79, 08.04.2008, 03:54
      - 8% increase after one treatment - trojanboy, 17.04.2008, 22:15
- 8% increase after one treatment - HairSite Admin, 18.04.2008, 14:13