According to the article posted earlier, it wasn't even Bayer's idea to test it for hair loss. Xiao already had a collaboration with Bayer through the NHP center, and when they noticed hair growth in mice while testing for endometriosis they decided to test in primates at the NHP. Xiao and Bayer were both very excited by the results, but Bayer isn't focused on alopecia so Xiao formed HopeMed solely to develop it because of the macaque study. It says a lot that they formed the entire company just for this one drug and only for hair loss, any other indications are secondary. They then quickly completed multiple, large funding rounds based almost entirely on the success of this one treatment for alopecia. There are no red flags here
I wasn't aware of the history, that's for sure. I wasn't even implying there was a red flag with the drug, I even said when the series A was announced that this was a massive fund raise so there must be some very big hype behind the scenes. The issue for me was that I still see Bayer doubting the profit potential, not the efficacy.
Exactly, but curing complex conditions is not easy.
I will, those who have been overly pessimistic shouldn't try these futuristic treatments. They should stay in a dark basement somewhere in Romania in a castle biting their nails saying "No, no, no this can't be possible. 10 more years minimum."
They'll move on to the next problem forum and wont be here to read it.
Definitely not a call out of anyone, but you just know there is a certain percentage of people on forums like this that use hairloss as a scapegoat for every single problem they have in life. Once hairloss is solved they'll complain about how it's unaffordable or just move on to the next issue when nothing changes for them, or sit there and complain about how their youth was wasted and how it's too late now even though they're like 31 years old.
but they are right - when you balding early this waste your youth
If you waste your youth, that's solely on you not your hair. You're doing exactly what I'm describing right now lol, scapegoating.
I think what he means is that your life experiences are hindered greatly due to hair loss. I'm mostly referring to those who first notice it under 20 years old. Their self esteem takes a major hit during what is supposed to be the best years of your life and yeah people say to just own it and grow up but if you are 18 years old you are still very young and hair loss is a tough thing to deal with. At 18 you are not nearly as mature as someone who is 30. It also doesn't help that at 18 it is stigmatized. Can you make the most of it? Sure, but I am thankful that I didn't have to worry about it until my early 30s.
No one is saying that it shouldn't matter or that it's something easy to go through, but if you allow it to control and limit your experiences at literally any age then you're only doing yourself a major disservice. There are people with debilitating life illnesses who are able to make the most out of life, live normally within the confines of their conditions and more importantly, be happy. If you're telling me you can't do the same because you're hair is imperfect I'm going to call bullshit everytime.
Honestly. Seeing that makes me realize how important hair is. You look at logan paul right now. He is in much better shape and, no homo, he looks a lot more attractive. His potential is a lot higher with his hair. Without his hair I doubt he would be famous.
He literally became famous with that hair, it's only in the last 1-2 years that he has his transplant. His entire rise to fame and peak fame before the Japan video was with aggressive hairloss. Maybe his ceiling is higher but he was a lot more famous with that hair then he was probably until right now with the Mayweather fight.
Are you STILL not understanding that hair loss only takes a hit on your life between like Norwood 2.8-3.5 depending on your fringemaxxing skills, head shape and sh*t like that. As long as you „have hair“ your life isn’t affected to the point you would need to post in impact except for your own coping with your hairloss.
Cope, i get eyefucked by teenagers on the daily when I’m hatmaxxed, and I’m 30 soon. My life will be tutorial mode with hair
I'm comparing an imagined slick bald logan paul vs him with hair.