Viviscal® on Dateline NBC, The Follicle Five: Battle
Against Baldness
November 2004
“Hector R., 38 is married with two children and works for IBM in computer tech support. His job requires taking a lot of training classes, but his learning often takes a back seat to his hair. He would try to sit in the back of the class or the back of elevators so he doesn’t have to worry about people staring at his balding head. And he hopes his wife will be understanding about his taking on this Dateline hair challenge.”
After six months :
“Hector, our computer support technician is taking Viviscal®, the fish-based product imported from Finland. He had said his expectations were low [before the project started].
Hector feels he has had some success, because his hair has stopped falling out. It also has stopped drying out.
Hector: "I think it's worth it. If it helps you maintain what you have, I think it's definitely worth it."
The company that makes Viviscal® says people who are in the early stages of hair loss "are likely to benefit most" from using their product. Hector has been losing his hair for more than 10 years. “
