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Researchers find stem cells for hair regeneration

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Re: Researchers find stem cells for hair regeneration

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Post by abraxas »

bichiliad wrote: post #2

I'm overlooking the "teeth" part of this story to share a bit of an anecdote here. I'm a guy, and I lost my hair when I was about 21. I spent a while trying every medication (many of which have sexual health side effects), but I don't think I was ever actually happy until I just accepted that I was bald and that was just part of how I looked. Don't get me wrong — I would love having hair again, but it doesn't bother…

Lots of people have anxiety about their head shape. I know I do. I'm not looking forward to the time when I have to buzz cut my hair. There is definitely a lot of flatness on the back of my head.

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Post by dj_mc_merlin »

Excuse me for the slight off-topic, but in regards to hair: has anyone noticed that people are shaving their heads randomly more during the pandemic? Maybe just boredom. Or a desire to self-actualize during the lockdown. What a weird way for humanity to react to a crisis. I did it too.

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Post by pyrophane »

It sounds like the approach here is to take some hair from your head, use it to culture new hair follicles, and then implant those.

Also of note, they haven't started clinical research yet, so that would be the next step. If that pans out, then presumably there would be trials, which means this probably would not practically be available for many more years.

As an aside, this kind of thing seems quite common in the area of hair loss, where early research or hypothetical treatments are hyped up. I'm not sure if it is just a function of popular media sensationalizing the situation or researchers hustling for money to do research.

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Post by [deleted] »

hn_throwaway_99 wrote: post #8
bichiliad wrote: post #2

I'm overlooking the "teeth" part of this story to share a bit of an anecdote here. I'm a guy, and I lost my hair when I was about 21. I spent a while trying every medication (many of which have sexual health side effects), but I don't think I was ever actually happy until I just accepted that I was bald and that was just part of how I looked. Don't get me wrong — I would love having hair again, but it doesn't bother…

> If it helps anyone else out there: no one else thinks about your hair besides you. I mean, kinda. Sure, nobody is probably stressing about how many centimeters your scalp is receding, but you can bet lots of people will be more attracted to someone who looks young with a full head of hair compared to someone who has typical male pattern baldness. Just google "male hair restoration before and after" for some example…

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Post by dominotw »

DanBC wrote: post #18
dominotw wrote: post #10

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yes same. I accepted it and moved on in my 30s. Now i like my buzzed look, i think i look better than ever. I think bladness needs an equivalent of 'fat acceptance'. When somone is in their 20's. Its hard to accept your lower value as a potential mate for something that's totally out of their control.

There's a Youtube Channel called Bald Cafe where men are interviewed about their hair loss, and they shave their heads. https://www.youtube.com/c/Baldcafe/videos It's easy to see that for some people it's a big deal, and it's a bit tricky for them to come to terms with. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfxZvMydPYQ

> and they shave their heads.

I think this a harmful trend too. Ironically, Pepetuates the same concept that something natural like balding is something to hide.

Being bald without completely shaven look is a ok, normal and attractive too.

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Post by gns24 »

airhead969 wrote: post #4

Can we get a cure for graying hair too (restore melanocyte function)? ;) Btw, dry ice can be used to make patches of hair permanently white (selectively kills melanocytes).

My hair recently went significantly less white - a significant fraction of the hairs that I vainly plucked because they were white at the tips were dark at the roots. It correlated with a significant change in diet to eat more healthily, but I've noticed it happen before so it may also be seasonal or related to some other factor such as how stressed I am or how well I am sleeping.

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Post by mc32 »

bichiliad wrote: post #2

I'm overlooking the "teeth" part of this story to share a bit of an anecdote here. I'm a guy, and I lost my hair when I was about 21. I spent a while trying every medication (many of which have sexual health side effects), but I don't think I was ever actually happy until I just accepted that I was bald and that was just part of how I looked. Don't get me wrong — I would love having hair again, but it doesn't bother…

If it comforts anyone, Prince William went through the same anxiety and realized he was best served embracing the characteristic. I think that’s the best approach.

Unfortunately you have Hollywood and other lifestyle influence setting the tone for men and women. Sometimes in the guise of helping, they hurt people “accept being obese” for example.

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Post by ljf »

dj_mc_merlin wrote: post #14
hn_throwaway_99 wrote: post #8

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> If it helps anyone else out there: no one else thinks about your hair besides you. I mean, kinda. Sure, nobody is probably stressing about how many centimeters your scalp is receding, but you can bet lots of people will be more attracted to someone who looks young with a full head of hair compared to someone who has typical male pattern baldness. Just google "male hair restoration before and after" for some example…

Has it ever been not socially acceptable to shave your head as a male? I have a feeling the "shave it all off" has been a strategy ever since we've had razors sharp enough. edit: a comment below mentions that it is unacceptable nowadays in some East Asian cultures.

Only anecdotal, but my father always tells that the original skin heads when he was a young man were so transgressive as the hair cut was usually one of weakness. It was the cut of prisoners, insane asylum inmates, prisoners of war etc.

At the time it was in no way considered manly or even threatening. It was truly a statement that we likely can't imagine now.

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Post by moosebear847 »

0xffff2 wrote: post #11
Waterluvian wrote: post #5

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There are so many good bald looks these days. Even just shaving your entire dome looks pretty awesome. I’ve never had a “hah that guy’s bald” moment. But I’ve had many, “damn, kinda jealous of that style...” moments.

As a guy who's been shaving my head since I realized my hair wasn't getting any thicker when I was ~20 (13 years ago), I'm curious what other "bald looks" there are besides shaving the whole thing?

Muscles underneath. Lots, of muscles.
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