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[11 Aug 2009 | 4 Comments ]

A few years ago, it seemed like Intercytex was going to provide mankind with the definitive solution to hair loss. The hair regeneration therapy, known as ICX-TRC, showed great promise: it was going to be cheaper, less uncomfortable and more effective than hair transplants. Results from clinical trials looked good and commercial application seemed to [...]

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[3 May 2009 | 4 Comments ]
Trial Volunteers Needed For Natural, Topical Hair Loss Treatment

The goal of HairGen is to reduce hair loss to non-MPB levels, while also creating a healthy scalp environment that may potentially promote thicker hair and/or regrowth.

The herbs used in HairGen are all wild-harvested, which, while more costly, ensures that each ingredient is of the very finest quality. All of the herbs are distilled into liquid extracts via pure organic grape spirits, and the alcohol will then be removed to ensure that no damage is done to the scalp.

The alcohol can be removed due to the unique cutting-edge liposomal delivery system that uses phospholipids to increase scalp permeability.

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[1 May 2009 | No Comment ]
Platelet Rich Plasma procedure video overview

Hair transplant surgeon Dr. Robert Jones has provided an introductory video for those curious about PRP procedures.

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[21 Feb 2009 | No Comment ]
Men’s Health Article on Various Baldness Treatments

US-based Men’s Health Magazine has a very thorough overview-piece on the current state of hair loss treatments.

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[22 Jan 2009 | 3 Comments ]
Cotsarelis Interview in Philadelphia City Paper about Follica

George Cotsarelis of Follica predicts product launch as another Five Years Away, with trials in two to three.

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[13 Aug 2008 | 4 Comments ]
Follica raises $11mil, reveals secret 11 herbs and spices

Right on the heels of previous funding, Follica has just announced the completion of a second round of funding, grabbing 11 million USD and G. Kirk Raab, ex-CEO of biotech giant Genentech as a chairman. Follica CEO Daphne Zohar heads up the publicity with an overview on Xconomy.com: “Our research has been progressing in a very positive way. We have had significant interest from the venture community and while we just closed the Series A round a few months ago …

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[8 Aug 2008 | One Comment ]
Platelet Rich Plasma – Industry magazine excerpts

Joseph Greco has been sending out some scans from a hair transplant industry magazine regarding Platelet Rich Plasma as used in hair transplant surgeries.

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[6 Aug 2008 | One Comment ]

Acell, a Jessup, Maryland-based company, has begun providing hair transplant doctors with its skin-regenerating powder. This may possibly provide an unlimited source of donor hair.

Dr. Robert Jones now has access to Acell’s Extracellular Matrix (ECM) products for wound healing. Anyone interested in signing up as a test patient, please email hairsite@aol.com immediately for details.

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[17 Mar 2008 | 292 Comments ]
Intercytex Phase II hair multiplication COMPLETED trial results

This post is outdated. For new information, see:  Intercytex and regenerative hair therapy: what are they waiting for?

He only looks sad still; he died while waiting for hair

Intercytex, the UK-based biotechnology company and hair multiplication darlings of the moment, have released the final results from their Phase II trials for their flagship hair product, ICX-TRC.
The [...]

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[20 Nov 2007 | One Comment ]
Botoxing your scalp may reverse hair loss

A patent dug up from 2001 outlines a method to reduce or reverse hair loss by injecting the scalp with Botox.
Two Toronto, Canada-based doctors named Marvin Schwartz and Brian Freund claim the following:
Injection of (Botox) improves the tissue environment surrounding the hair follicles by reducing scalp tension and, by doing so, improves bloodflow through [...]