October 20 2005, 8:28 am PT | Posted in: Hair Products
I just turned 20 years old and for a year now my hairline has receeded and started to thin dramaticly. Which I am very self-conscious of. I have been taking a natural suppliment called Procerin and using a daily treatment called Curetage for a little over a month and a half, but have noticed no difference. Do external treatments work, and pills work? Or are they just a waste of time? I also heard that hair transplants can’t be done on young men, is this true? Is there anything else i can do to make my hair grow back?
I have written about Procerin before (see past blog entries: Procerin and Procerin Info). The only topical treatment that seems to work is Minoxidil. Many add compounds to Minoxidil to try to make it more effective (e.g. Retin-A, which adds irritation to the skin and some burn to it as well) or combine it with other ‘magical’ formulations to sell it at a high price to take advantage of the value of its marketing label. The best and only real treatment for you is Propecia. There are many things done for hair loss and many people making money from the panic of hair loss victims. ‘Curetage’ sounds like one of them.
Stick with what works and do not risk permanent hair loss to go outside the known effective treatments that are available. Get a good doctor to work with you.
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why do you think that curetage sounds like a product that does not work? do you know of any horror stories?
I am a 48 y.o. woman with very long hair and have had very good results with Curetage, so much so that I have recommended it to others. The hair loss has dramatically diminished, and I have definitely had significant regrowth. The overall quality and thickness of my hair has also improved.
You mentioned that you have only been on Curetage for a month and a half. If you will call the company, they will tell you how long it normally takes before you notice new hair growth. I believe it is about 8 - 12 weeks. I noticed significant growth by about 8 wks. or so.
Stick with it, and be sure to use the product exactly as directed.When I ran out of the conditioner the first time and began using another product to condition my hair, my hair seemed to start falling out again. Now that I have been on the product for over 5 months, that doesn’t seem to have quite as negative an effect. Be patient…don’t give up on it yet!
You mentioned that there is no scientific data out there that proves that Curetage will grow hair or prevent hair loss. Have you read the scientific data reported on their website? I have personally had very good results with their products and have been diligently using them for approx. 5 1/2 months and am extremely pleased. Please see the two postings I made this past week in response to other’s questions.
I hope you examine their website thoroughly and consider some of the testimonials about their product, including mine, before you discourage anymore individuals from trying the product. As I’m sure you well know, hair loss can be devastating, and I am excited to have found something that actually works and would like others to be blessed by this product as well!!
Respectfully,
Julie Bacile
Hi Julie Bacile,
I looked for your testimonial on the Curetage website but did not come across it. When did you post it? You say that Curetage works? Are you a client or employee of the company?
I just turned 51 and have some thinning in the middle front of my head (around where a center part would be) and just want to strengthen the hair folicles. The rest of my hair is pretty thick and long. I realize that some hair loss is normal but when I see scalp where there used to be a lot of hair I begin to wonder. I can’t afford to spend a lot of money so I am searching for something that will work. Curetage looks pretty good to me but I don’t want to waste any money that I do have.
Regards,
Linda
Curetage is FANTASTIC! My hair began to thin dramatically 5 years ago due to hormonal changes. It was falling out in the shower. My stylist could not put a comb through it without having clumps of it fall out. I started using Curetage. It took about 3 to 5 months for improvement, but now my hair is beautiful. I wouldn’t use anything else on my hair. I have terrific shine and no breakage.
Regards,
Rachel
i’ve used curetage and it seems to work for me!
To save myself time, I am copying a response posted in the forum with the topic of just simply “Curetage” I am extremely happy to read what the forum has to say! Thank you all!
My name is Lee Ann Caviness. My father, Mr. Wayne Morris, started the Curetage company 17 years ago. Anyone interested in learning about the curetage products can call to speak with me personally at 800-273-4246. I would like to respond to a few comments.
-Julie Bacile has been a wonderful customer. Thanks for letting me know about this site!
-Cheryl, Curetage can be ordered from the web site http://www.curetage.com or over the telephone at the number above. Curetage ships to anyone anywhere.
-M. Thomas, good things come to those who wait, LOL. The product does not work over night, that is true, but when used properly Curetage is quite effective; BEST results are usually beginning to be seen at around 6 months.
-Johnny Kinge, The hair growth seen by Curetage does not produce temporary hair growth first. I have to say I have honestly never heard of anything like that. Curetage does help repair and thicken existing hairs, but Curetage also increases circulation in the scalp with natural vasodilators to send a surge of nutrient rich blood to the papilla so that it can start secreting a hair strand again. Curetage also helps remove DHT filled sebum from the scalp and hair follicles; your body is still producing DHT and your sebaceous glands are still secreting DHT, so we recommend taking the Saw Palmetto herb to aid the reduction of DHT production.
-Toni, please keep in mind that Curetage is only treating a symptom of an underlying condition that is causing your hair loss. That is true of any and all products on the market. When you use a product that contains minoxodil, you must continue to apply the minoxodil for the rest of your life or the hair you have grown will fall back out, rapidly! Curetage does not contain minoxodil as it is an all natural product containing absolutely no drugs. If you stop using all of the curetage products, the symptom of hair loss will reoccur because you still have the underlying condition that is causing it. However, once you have gotten the results you’re looking for, you can use just the Cleanser for maintenance. The Curetage Cleanser does help to increase circulation and contains many of our active ingredients but at a lower percentage.
Caroly, I need to completely and personally apologize to you. I am not aware of your specific issue, but would love to have known and been able to help at the time. We are a very small, family owned business. In March, we had two employees other than myself and my partially retired father. I had just given birth to a beautiful son in the prior July and was 2 months pregnant again. I did not have a healthy nor comfortable pregnancy and have been out of the office 99% of the time since then until this week. I’m back from maternity leave and feeling better than ever. We had a daughter in November. The two employees were, and still are, Joy and Frances. I have heard complaints about one of these in the past and have had discussions with her. She has been an employee off and on since the start of the business and knows so much about the product that replacing her at this point would be very difficult. I do assure you that although I have heard complaints from both customers and the other employee, I have never witnessed that sort of behavior from her myself. My point being, I am back at work now, and things will not be like that again! Our claim about adverse reactions is relevent to the many health risks involved in using a drug based product. There are no permanent negative effects from using the Curetage system. I am sorry that it did not agree with your hair and scalp. Some customers have actually had the opposite effect of their hair becoming more oily and needing to wash it more often. Everyone is different with different body chemistry. About the FDA letter. We did receive a warning letter from them concerning a phrase we were using in our advertising. “Curetage is the Cure, not just the Prevention”. This was illegal for us to say as our product has not been FDA approved to treat hair loss. UpJohn corporation spent 80 million dollars in research and studies to have minoxodil approved by the FDA many years ago. We simply don’t have anywhere remotely near that amount of capital to fund such an endeavor. The issue with the FDA was resolved promptly and the phrase was removed. We have had to add a disclaimer to our site and marketing materials. It is the same disclaimer you will see on almost every single natural based product designed to help a medical condition. That statement is: “these statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose,treat,…” and so on. One last thing, taking supplements to help with hair growth is always a good idea. As I mentioned, saw palmetto will help with DHT. We also recommend taking a good quality multi-herb and vitamin complex designed to help with hair growth. We do not product either of these things. Curetage seems to work quite well for most people on its on, others need that added benefit of this supplementation, and then others are not successful at all. That is that way it is with any product. We are fortunate that our Curetage has a much higher percentage of satisfied customers than not. But, as with anything in life, it must been done properly to be effective. you can visit our web site to see what our locally produced clinical study showed.
I just want to wish you all luck on your search for the ultimate good hair day. The key to success from any product that is worth its weight is patience. We live in a “quick fix” society today. Everything is at our fingertips the moment we want it. That just simply isn’t the way growing new hair is going to happen. Happy New Year!
-Lee Ann