Botox may cure hair loss?"

Balding men may be offered a cure for their thinning heads ??” injections of Botox.

The toxic chemicals are generally used to smooth out wrinkles, but doctors have discovered it can regrow hair too.

The treatment was discovered by accident ??” Dr. Simon Ourian in Beverly Hills, Calif., was trying to cure his mother's headaches. Botox is used off-label to treat migraines, and Ourian's mother, a cancer victim, was going through chemotherapy.

After injecting Botox into her scalp, Ourian was stunned to see his mother's hair regrow. Botox dilates the blood vessels, which allows nutrients into the hair shaft and stimulates new growth.

Ourian tested his theory on volunteers for three years, and although the treatment needs repeated injections, he has a "dramatic" difference.

"I was happily surprised," Ourian said. "As hair loss is a significant source of insecurity, there was no shortage of volunteers." "

Let me be the first to say WTF!

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Sounds...interesting. It would be interesting to be more. I guess we'll see how this story develops over time.

P.S. I'm moving this to the "Open Hair Loss Topics" section since it's more appropriate there.

Best wishes,

Bill

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hmmm so you're sayin that, pretty soon, i can try and bag a cougar when i'm gettin my hair fixed?

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propecia 1mg EVERYDAY
minox 5% twice daily (f the foam)
nizoral 1%

say la V old buddies .... i'm tryin to keep you

WTH, botox seems like a panacea!

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This needs investigation.

In the mean time:

"Botox has been observed to reduce hair growth on the face and armpits when used for treatments in these areas. There is nothing in medical literature on Botox and hair growth except one letter to the editor in the journal of Dermatologic Surgery in 2007, titled Folliculitis Responds to Botulinum Toxin: Is it Possible? That article discussed how Botox used to treat scalp folliculitis led to some restored hair growth. That's it! "

From:

http://www.rejuvalife.md/blog/post/1/1054

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I have been REGULARLY treating patients and myself with botox for facial wrinkles for 14 years. It hasn't helped a single patient regarding hairloss. Now, I would guess that 80% of my botox patients are female; but the remaining 20% are men with all classes of hair loss.

Botox is injected into the muscle. It does not migrate out of the injection site.

Dr. Lindsey McLean VA

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I was just about to ask Dr. Lindsey since he is a plastic surgeon but he beat me to the punch

With respect I believe the injection must be in the scalp (balding area)...that could be why dr. Lindsey has not observed any positive effects. Not sure about whether it helps MPB but its sounds promising for alopecia areata....

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1.25mg Finasteride
Minoxidil 5% (EOD)
Nizoral 1% (x3/week)

Could this matter be raised at the Amsterdam convention?