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Possible Follica Gotcha's (Hair Multiplication & Research)

posted by fckhrls, 13.05.2008, 00:00

» I think we all know that Follica is backed by relatively legitimate
» science. There are people from world-renowned research universities (such
» as MIT, Harvard, UPenn) who are associated with the project. However, like
» most, I am very skeptical of whether anything beneficial will come from
» Follica.
»
» I want to know what you guys think about the following arguments:
»
» Follica won't work because...
»
» 1. the newly formed follicles will have the same susceptibility to male
» hormones as the hair that was already lost from bald areas of the scalp.
» Therefore, the new hair will suffer the same fate as its predecessors.
»
» 2. the human immune system will kill the new follicles while they are
» forming. Even though Follica has been proven to work on human skin that
» was grafted onto a mouse, the procedure will not work on humans because of
» our bodies' advanced immune systems.
»
» 3. the procedure will not work consistently enough to be of any cosmetic
» benefit. Follica could suffer a similar fate to Intercytex.
»
» What are your thoughts?

1 & 2 are not relevant. 1, if the new hair is not DHT resistant, you simply go on antiandrogens and keep your new hair for 5 + years. Afterwards, you have the procedure again (or, more likely, a newer, more permanent treatment becomes available). 2, the new hair is not foreign in anyway - it won't be attacked by the immune system anymore than your old hair (which is to say, it may have been, but it took several years and can be minimized with other treatments). 3, of course, is the real question.


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Complete thread:

• Possible Follica Gotcha's - baldIsMe, 12.05.2008, 19:46
  • Possible Follica Gotcha's - TheOne, 12.05.2008, 20:30
  • Possible Follica Gotcha's - TAGOHL, 12.05.2008, 20:44
  • Possible Follica Gotcha's - Ahab, 12.05.2008, 22:51
    • Possible Follica Gotcha's - baldIsMe, 13.05.2008, 08:19
  • Possible Follica Gotcha's - fckhrls, 13.05.2008, 00:00
    • Possible Follica Gotcha's - cal, 13.05.2008, 07:16
      • Possible Follica Gotcha's - benji, 13.05.2008, 11:46
      • Possible Follica Gotcha's - goata007, 13.05.2008, 16:46
      • Possible Follica Gotcha's - baldIsMe, 13.05.2008, 18:24
        • Possible Follica Gotcha's - cal, 13.05.2008, 18:50
      • Possible Follica Gotcha's - debris, 14.05.2008, 04:13
  • Possible Follica Gotcha's - debris, 14.05.2008, 04:17
    • Possible Follica Gotcha's - cal, 14.05.2008, 08:07
      • Possible Follica Gotcha's - debris, 15.05.2008, 15:33
  • Possible Follica Gotcha's - an italian boy, 24.05.2008, 13:02