Senior Member aaron1234 Posted January 1, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted January 1, 2012 (edited) Happy New Year fellas! As we enter 2012 here are a few hopes (not predictions) for advances in the field of hair restoration. Feel free to add your own to the list. 1) Successful trials with clear photographic evidence from one of the companies investing in follicular regeneration and multiplication, i.e. Histogen, Aderans, Replicel, etc... 2) Dr. Carlos Wesley's highly anticipated techniques to be made public and shown to be a step forward in the evolutionary development of hair transplantation. 3) The HTN forums to be optimized for smart phones and other mobile devices. :cool: 4) Patients who have undergone scalp micro pigmentation (with both long and short hair) to come forward presenting high quality pictures - regardless of the results. 5) Clinical trials detailing the best dosage for Dutasteride in treatment of hair loss - including percentages of men who experience side effects. :confused: 6) Another topical solution brought to market (i.e. Latisse). :cool: 7) Fewer frauds and quacks spamming the forums. :mad: 8) Fewer patients getting surgery with them. Edited January 1, 2012 by aaron1234 Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member TakingThePlunge Posted January 1, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted January 1, 2012 Aaron, Great wish list! There has been talk of developing mobile apps for this community but I don't know how if it's currently in development. I'll find out. David - Former Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant I am not a medical professional. All opinions are my own and my advice should not constitute as medical advice. View my Hair Loss Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member NEWHAIRPLEASE Posted January 2, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted January 2, 2012 Aaron Great list!! Are there still active list for dutasteride actually going on?? Newhairplease!! Dr Rahal in January 19, 2012:) 4808 FUT grafts- 941 singles, 2809 doubles, 1031 triples, 27 quads My Hairloss Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member StaggerLee123 Posted January 2, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted January 2, 2012 Great list Aaron! Happy New Year to you as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted January 2, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 2, 2012 Thanks guys. NHP, I actually think the most far fetched wish on my list was the dutasteride study. I believe there was an FDA study with the drug but it was discontinued because there were too many side effects to bring it to market for the treatment of hairless. I guess the best option we have now is anecdotal evidence from members on the forums. Thanks Plunge. Make it happen! Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member NEWHAIRPLEASE Posted January 2, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted January 2, 2012 Aaron I actually think they are still doing studies in Japan with dutasteride.. Newhairplease!! Dr Rahal in January 19, 2012:) 4808 FUT grafts- 941 singles, 2809 doubles, 1031 triples, 27 quads My Hairloss Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted January 2, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 2, 2012 Sweetness. I hope you're right! Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member N-6 Posted January 2, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted January 2, 2012 Good thread. Here's article about Latisse from May 2011, interesting. Also discusses cloning. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/05/fashion/05SKIN.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted January 3, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 3, 2012 Great link N-6. Makes me curious how my sensitive skin would react to Latisse. Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member orlhair1 Posted January 3, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted January 3, 2012 Great list and Happy New Year to you Aaron! Surgery - Dr. Ron Shapiro FUT 6/14/11 - 3048 grafts Surgery - Dr. Ron Shapiro FUE 1/28/13 & 1/29/13 - 1513 grafts http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/orlhair1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - Seemiller Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Aaron, Those sound like a nice wish list :-). I too am interested to see how the future of hair restoration unfolds. I suspect we'll continue to see great things in the future. Personally, I'm thankful to see just how much today's state of the art hair transplant surgery has improved. But maybe one day we'll all be lucky enough to have unlimited donor hair thanks to hair multiplication or hair duplication (auto cloning). Or perhaps the mystery of genetic baldness awill be discovered and a cure developed some time this decade. This year, we are also working on some changes/improvements to our forum and social community. This includes exploring the possibility of creating mobile friendly versions of our websites (including our forum and social community). Do note that our discussion forum is fully funtional from mobile devices now, however, navigation is a bit more difficult on a smaller screen. I've also noticed that nobody can send private messages via mobile devices via the social component of our community. This is something we're looking into as we consider various upgrades and mobile friendly software. We'll be sure to keep you posted. Best wishes for a very hairy and improved 2012 and beyond! Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted January 4, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 4, 2012 That's great news Bill. I think the activity on this forum will skyrocket if you have a mobile optimized page. Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aseda1979 Posted January 4, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted January 4, 2012 any updates aaron? http://www.hairtransplantnetwork.com/blog/home-page.asp?WebID=1989 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted January 4, 2012 Author Senior Member Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi aseda. Yes, in two days I'll be driving up to Bloomington, Minnesota for my six month checkup at SMG. Of course, I'll write a detailed account and post numerous pictures. Things are looking good. Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Janna Posted January 6, 2012 Senior Member Share Posted January 6, 2012 Really like your wish list. We'll take all the pics you need. Thanks for making the effort to come in. See you anytime now. Patient Care Services & UK Patient Advisor for Shapiro Medical Dr. Ron Shapiro, Dr. Paul Shapiro and Dr. David Josephitis are members of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians. http://shapiromedical.com/info@shapiromedical.com http://shapiromedical.com/contact/request-a-consultation/janna@shapiromedical.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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