Brotzu Update: Alopecia Areata Presentation

I wanted to give everyone a quick update on one of the hottest topics in the hair growth treatment world, the Brotzu lotion. Dr. Giovanni (John) Brotzu made a presentation last weekend at an Italian Alopecia Areata Association meeting. The presentation contains a few interesting new tidbits and is completely in Italian, but is somewhat entertaining for non-Italian speakers like myself (Avanti!).

Dr. Brotzu was at the meeting to discuss his hair growth lotion discovery and also showed one photographic example of a baby with alopecia areata totalis who used the treatment and has some nice hair growing about one year later (see below.) This treatment has very high credibility in my opinion. I really look forward to the pharmaceutical company producing the lotion (Fidia) releasing more information about their initial trial for the Brotzu lotion.

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And here’s the video (Dr. Brotzu speaking around 4:45) :

46 Comments

  1. Beth on May 13, 2016 at 4:44 am

    Yay!! An update!! Thank you, Joseph!
    I wish you to know I am still working on a plan.
    Your effort and updates are deeply appreciated.

    By the way, I am a member of alopeciaworld, and alopecia sufferers are discussing and comparing their treatments and progress with jak inhibitors.
    Thanks again,
    Beth



    • Rich drop on May 20, 2016 at 5:53 pm

      When will it be available



    • Follicle Thought on May 26, 2016 at 2:22 am

      Thanks Beth, get in touch and let me know how things are going.

      Best
      Joseph



  2. Darkprince on May 13, 2016 at 7:27 am

    Im so happy for that kid.. Yay!!



    • Follicle Thought on May 13, 2016 at 2:37 pm

      🙂



  3. İsimsiz on May 13, 2016 at 9:06 am

    AGA treatable. important AA



  4. Cris on May 13, 2016 at 11:08 am

    Great post Admin

    how long to hit the market?



    • Follicle Thought on May 13, 2016 at 1:44 pm

      Thanks Cris,
      We never know beforehand how long it takes. But it could definitely be out next year.



  5. anonymous scientist working on a cure on May 13, 2016 at 4:01 pm

    Thanks, I love this blog. All the scientists do, they just hate to admit it.

    I don’t speak italian, but this appears to be a child with alopecia areata totalis. Worth note as its a severe but rare type of the autoimmune variety, and in peds hormone levels are generally low, so may have less impact on androgenic in adults. But a definite wow result after a year in this kid.

    And the secret ingredient appears to be gamma linoleic acid, formulated for topical delivery using cationic liposomes and inhibiting the underlying immune response. Not exactly new or high tech active agents, so I am staying hopeful but skeptical here.



  6. Aman on May 13, 2016 at 4:34 pm

    Very happy for that child, VANISH BALDNESS



  7. Ares on May 14, 2016 at 6:43 am

    I can’t help but wonder if this lotion just has jak inhibitor in it, which is already known to be effective for AA. I hope Dr.Brotzu release photos of mpb recoveries as well. I’m not dismissing the importance of possible AA treatments but this certainly wasn’t what many people were waiting to see and the doc would know that.



    • İsimsiz on May 14, 2016 at 11:05 am

      Is that enough for you to get out of treatment products? Will there be hair like old will was strong hair? Which approaching it the most? patience was no longer a moment ago should CPL. I think there is such a formula ..



  8. Sheila Mizrahi on May 15, 2016 at 10:47 pm

    Is this only for slope is areata? Or also for adrogenetic?



    • Follicle Thought on May 15, 2016 at 11:20 pm

      Hi Sheila,
      It is for both AA and androgenic as well.



  9. Dazlakkel on May 15, 2016 at 11:11 pm

    It should baldness bit longer. This year should end. you think does not it?



    • Follicle Thought on May 15, 2016 at 11:19 pm

      Good treatments coming over the next 3 years. I don’t know if it ends this year, that’s hard to say.



      • Dazlakkel on May 15, 2016 at 11:29 pm

        Whichever ? Will be a final solution? Kellik expires completely? As will be healthy ? Say which ?



        • Follicle Thought on May 15, 2016 at 11:37 pm

          Hi,
          Between Replicel, Histogen, Brotzu lotion, Kelopesia, Bimatoprost, Follica,
          etc. It may be a combination of them that will product the best results. It
          will most likely take more than one treatment to cure all.



  10. İsimsiz on May 16, 2016 at 12:06 pm

    Admin, now new news. interview someone for baldness. if I were in America I used to follow every day research. this is our expectations and forward them to us. let me know how much it is in demand. the first company to bring the final solution ultimately wins all the money. now in the market does not take drugs that don’t work. ‘don’t trust anyone. be done with baldness.
    I’m sorry, I’m uncomfortable constantly, but I’m in a pickle



    • Follicle Thought on May 16, 2016 at 2:23 pm

      You’ll have to be patient here. The news comes as it comes. I hope things go well for you and you can find comfort looking ahead. Trying to force things will not work.



  11. Sam on May 17, 2016 at 10:15 pm

    Joseph are they already trialing this? Thought I was going to be released to in 2017? Is it still going to be a cosmetic



    • Follicle Thought on May 18, 2016 at 4:24 pm

      The last I heard was there was a trial going on this year (around now), unless something changed I believe it still to be true.



  12. Dazlakkel on May 18, 2016 at 6:36 pm

    this link introduces the drug in which the company



    • Darkprince on May 19, 2016 at 5:36 am

      What link?



  13. Abdullah on May 20, 2016 at 9:57 am

    Dear All I have one question I would be glad if you answer it.

    My wife and her Mother are only in their family who are suffering from hair loss.

    How can I identify either it is Alopesia androgenetic or Alopesia areata.



  14. srinu on May 21, 2016 at 2:26 pm

    HI Joseph, my name is srinu am from india. I sincearly appriciate the hard work and effort you put to bring the latest updates in the world of hair regeneration, thank you, god bless you. now follicle thought become soo much famous on internet, now i guess millions of people are waiting for your update which will less the pain of going or being bald,one request more updates about histogen or replicel please… let us all bald people come togeather through this site and let the front line Companies know our pain.atleast god.. thank you joseph.. eagerly waiting for next good update which make millions of people happy….



    • Follicle Thought on May 21, 2016 at 10:44 pm

      Thank you very much Srinu. As soon as there is an update for Histogen or Replicel I will let you know.

      Cheers
      Joseph



      • srinu on May 22, 2016 at 3:25 pm

        Thank you Joseph.



  15. James Behl on May 23, 2016 at 2:41 pm

    Hello Joseph,

    As one who has suffered from Alopecia-Areata Totalis for 30 years, I am always hopeful there is something that would be developed that might reverse and enable the regrowth of hair. I read the news about BMD-2341 and the patent awarded to BiologicsMD in Fayetteville. This is very exciting and I would love to participate in such trials if at all possible. How would one go about investigating in a program?

    Kindest regards,
    Jim



    • Follicle Thought on May 23, 2016 at 3:07 pm

      Hi Jim,

      I’m not quite sure if BioMD is ready for their human trials yet, but I bet they would put you on a waiting list or something similar. I believe contacting the company is the best option. Best of luck!

      Joseph



    • hlsccc on June 6, 2016 at 5:17 pm

      hello, please check thealopeciaexperiment instagram account, it’s a girl with alopecia areata who had full hair reversal during 5 months of taking xeljanz… but lost the hair when she stopped taking it, it’s a jak inhibitor



  16. Aman on May 24, 2016 at 8:15 pm

    Sir when will alexey terskikh start their clinical trials



  17. aiml pasha on May 28, 2016 at 10:47 am

    If you need a hair loss treatment , so you are at the right place my friend there are of hair loss treatment products but few of them give satisfactory result .



  18. Tiago Jesus on July 7, 2016 at 11:01 am

    Hello there Joseph, is there any updates when it comes to photos?



    • Follicle Thought on July 8, 2016 at 2:02 am

      Hi Tiago,

      No, not yet.



  19. Said bold on July 8, 2016 at 12:19 am

    It looks like the little child on the photo just let the hair she initially had grow over and comb over her had. I don’t really see much of an improvement. Just look at the angle the first pic was taken. It masks the amount of hair she initially had and let grow after. And you look at the second pic, there is no hair in her temples or front area, just the same hair from the first pic but much longer.



    • Mpcios on July 8, 2016 at 2:56 am

      It’s not her hair… it’s the hair of the person behind her (probably her father).



      • Follicle Thought on July 8, 2016 at 2:52 pm

        Well said.



  20. korry floyd on March 16, 2017 at 11:01 am

    I am very interested in your product as I am suffering with male pattern baldness and don’t want to do a surgical procedure. Please keep me posted on your progress and possible treatment.
    Thanks!



  21. domenico greco on January 16, 2018 at 11:38 am

    Hi is your lotion ready and how can I get the lotion I am in Canada



    • Follicle Thought on January 16, 2018 at 1:40 pm

      Hi,
      Not available yet



      • Jay on January 31, 2018 at 8:02 pm

        what is the estimated time frame now



        • Follicle Thought on January 31, 2018 at 10:11 pm

          Jay as you may know it’s typically a guessing game.

          The timeframe I anticipate is to hear from Fidia before the end of the year. This could be to announce a product release or just another update. Hang in there.



  22. Hasan Ars on July 28, 2020 at 6:53 pm

    Still no cure for baldness yet



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