Getbig.com: American Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure
Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Lartinos on August 29, 2026, 07:00:55 PM
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Drugmakers found a promising cure for the obesity epidemic and their stocks were rewarded for it. Now, investors are salivating over a new crop of companies tackling a more purely aesthetic problem: baldness.
Pattern hair loss affects an estimated 50 million men and 30 million women in the US, but there have been no new approved drugs since the late 1990s. The promise of novel treatments has sent shares of Veradermics Inc., which trades as “MANE,” up nearly 500% since the company went public in February, while Absci Corp.’s stock has more than doubled so far in 2026. Cosmo NV also had positive results for an experimental male hair-loss treatment, though its Zurich-listed shares have been weighed down by the success of US competitors.
Those who are ineligible for hair transplant surgery — or can’t afford it — are left with two main options: over-the-counter topical minoxidil, the active ingredient in Rogaine, or prescription finasteride, branded as Propecia. They can come with some debilitating side effects; minoxidil is linked to heart palpitations while finasteride is known to lower sex drive. Wall Street sees new treatments as an untapped goldmine, full of consumers who are willing to pay out-of-pocket for better options, reminiscent of the boom in GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.
“People will fly all the way to Turkey to have some hair moved around on their head,” said Needham analyst Gil Blum, who rates Absci a buy. “Can you imagine if you could do that without getting a hair transplant?”
Drugmakers and investors alike are hoping for a repeat of the successes of the weight-loss drugs that vaulted Eli Lilly & Co.’s market value across the $1 trillion threshold and made Novo Nordisk A/S, briefly, the most valuable company in Europe.
https://dnyuz.com/2026/08/29/forget-glp-1-stocks-baldness-drugs-are-wall-streets-next-goldmine/
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Today's men need hair on their chests not their heads.
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I shave my Balls
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*bhanks has entered the chat*
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This market has been oversaturated with gimmicks and stuff for a while. Red light caps, pills, oils, etc.... though the hair transplant seems to be the most ideal. I have read that people say the pain afterwards is awful for a couple weeks though.
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If they really had a miracle drug that would regrow hair on George costanza, they might have something. Otherwise it’s basically been a solved problem - finasteride/minoxidil to keep what you have, transplants to restore what you’ve lost.
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If I was balding now I would get on oral minoxidil and .5mg dutasteride twice weekly or a much lower than common dose of finasteride.
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If I was balding now I would get on oral minoxidil and .5mg dutasteride twice weekly or a much lower than common dose of finasteride.
Might be better to try the topical first to see if that works then do the oral if the topical doesn't have the effect that you want. The oral will lower BP but could also create a collection of fluid around your heart.