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Very exciting news! If it's effective in old FUE scars, it should also work in the recipient area, as well as providing an unlimited donor supply

According to Dr. Barghouthi's previous post, the 2nd FUE trial started around March 20th of this year.

I found the timestamp for the second video: https://youtu.be/ydyvBRa3GI4?t=2630

He simply said that he was interested in conducting the experiments. here is one clip where he said he's interested in testing Verteporfin in a completely bald area: https://youtu.be/-5yn_v6AeWw?t=1055. I also remember it being discussed in this video, but it's too long to find the exact timestamp, maybe some other members remember the exact timestamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydyvBRa3GI4

The doctor have previously stated that he is interested in eventually trying to wound the recipient area combined with Verteporfin. He is of course free to change his mind about this. You are the one that for some reason is trying to prevent these experiments from doing done. None of the people who prefer recipient area wounding + Verteporfin is trying to prevent the hair transplant experiments from being done. Let's first see if Verteporfin indeed regenerate hair in the latest hair transplant experiments. If it does, then it should be noted that there are many people who would prefer a protocol to regrow their native hairs instead. Then we as community would have to figure out what the best wounding method is for maximizing hair regrowth while minimizing the potential for scarring.

It's good that the doctors test Verteporfin combined with hair transplants first. I don't think anyone have an issue with that, but there is obviously a huge market for regrowing lost hair as well. I personally consider wounding + verteporfin superior if it actually works, and the guy who regrew most of his hair after a burn accident proves that there might be a mechanism that can make it work. Some advantages (if it does work): 1) Potentially getting your natural density back 2) Getting your natural growth patterns back 3) Takes way less time to regrow your hair 3) Can address retrograde alopecia and DUPA Disadvantages: 1) You will likely have to be on aggressive treatments to retain the results

I would like to throw out that a laser burn + verteporfin could possibly work. You could target a square bald area, give it a burn deep enough to destroy the miniaturized follicles and then inject Verteporfin. This won't cause any bleeding either (as far as I know).

Verteporfin + wounding for the win if it actually works. That would actually be the closest thing to a real cure in terms of aesthetic results even if you have to combine it with Dutasteride. If the sides and back were actually DHT-immune then maybe hair transplants + Verteporfin would be preferable since it would remove the need for medication, but it's not. So if I need a DHT-blocker anyway, I would prefer to have my hair back with its natural growth pattern and density.

I just want to say that I'm very greatful for the work of both Melvin and Dr. Barghouthi! They started this initiative when other physicians just sat on the sideline; let's not forget that. They are our allies. They are doing the best they can with the information available to them, and I'm confident they will overcome these hurdles in due time. I would appreciate if some of our community members stopped acting like children because they can't deal with uncertainty.

Of course it's still too early to be certain yet, but I'm very intrigued by the idea of combining some type of wounding to the balding scalp with Verteporfin. There have been at least one documented case of a bald man regrowing hair after a burn. Source: https://www.hairlosscure2020.com/so-it-seems-like-totally-balding-areas-of-the-scalp-can-regenerate-long-lost-hair/

I hope the left Y-pictures is the 0.4 mg treated area, because I see a potentially new hair growing there. It also looks very clean and scarless.