March 7 2006, 10:30 am PT | Posted in: Hair Cloning
hey doc, thanks for answering my previous question.
Now I gotta question about hair cloning. Lets say that this becomes possible in the next 10 years or so. Don’t you think that due to the ethical issues it will raise, this procedure might be introduced as a cosmetic procedure first before it is used as a body part/organ replacement option? Or maybe, 10 years from now, due to the desentisizing of society by mass media and the acceptance of change, this advancement of mankind may be welcomed with open arms.
The FDA will take a very long time to approved any cloning issues. Add up to 5-10 years after the breakthroughs are in hand. My five year estimate is based on the drug cures that are expedited through the FDA when human lives may end before the ‘cures’ are processed, not something as unimportant as hair cloning. I say unimportant in terms of a comparison for saving or extending lives, or reducing pain and suffering. This is a count backward assessment, for one must now add a solid set of breakthrough to the calculation. At this time I have seen no such breakthroughs introduced into this industry.
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Dear Doc,
I was wondering if there are any treats for hair loss beginning in the very front and the temples. Seems like every drug I see is only for the top of the head. Also, is any progress being made on cloning hair cells? From interviews I read a few years ago I heard it was not known how to grow the hair in a dish or whether the hair could regrow if it falls out. I heard Bosley will be offering this in 2008 but I’m curious as to how much of an improvement will it be compared to current treatments.
thanks