How to Stop Hair Loss Before it's Too Late | Surgeon Reacts to  

Fact check/reaction content from trusted, licensed/practicing physicians is so valuable on social media. Too many high-impact media profiles go entirely unchecked. Thank you!

You are so respectful to other people’s videos. I admire men like you.

Great review, DR L. You specialize in this and have an important perspective

I love when you heard some wrong information you hopped on it and told us the correct knowledge 💯

Thrilled to see your facial hair making a comeback! It's inspiring to witness this positive evolution 👍🎉

Happy to see your eyebrows and facial hair gains. Looking good

I love this channel. Thanks, Dr. Linkov.

Excited to learn your products will be coming soon!

I was on Minoxidil and spironolactone for just over a year. My dermatologist diagnosed me with trichodynia. I also have hashimotos. After a year I stopped taking both. I had very little results. Some, but not the 60% hair growth she said I'd get back. Great videos

Thanks a bunch! After recovering from COVID, I noticed that my hair was falling out more than usual. To tackle this problem, I made some positive changes in my lifestyle. I focused on improving my diet, ensuring that I consumed more protein and vitamins. Additionally, I started taking daily walks for at least 20 minutes to stay physically active and engaged in 10 minutes of meditation daily for stress relief. As part of my hair care routine, I used littleextra cocoonion hair oil twice a week, leaving it on for 5 hours before washing it off with littleextra natural mild shampoo and conditioner. I also started drinking amla juice in the mornings. I also made the decision to limit smoking and drinking, indulging only once a month for socializing. All these efforts resulted in a significant reduction in my hair fall. Thank you all for your support and encouragement!

Such an entertains, enthusiastic creator 👏

Love you work lad!

Your facial hair recovery seems to be coming along nicely.

Love your vids Doc. I think you look excellent with the shaved head. Hope you keep this look Doc.

Thank you for this! Huberman’s video was way, way, way, way too long!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

You're right on IGF-1. I was on it last year and although I felt great and it made me a good bit stronger, I did also get a fair amount of hair loss.

To many people think Huberman is right about everything . He's just a good speaker . Finasteride and minox is the basics . Then he throws a bunch of bs in between

Dr. Gary ALWAYS has the accurate medical info to educate us with!

Eyebrows look great Doc!!

Thank you Doctor Gary 💜

Wow what an interesting video Thank you Dr Gary, greetings from Argentina!!:) 🇦🇷🇦🇷

Doc, you are fantastic.

Can we get a video on what is the gold standard of treatment for women losing hair? I know some of the stuff mentioned woman cant use because it could mess up our hormones or have negative side effects. Just wanting to know more of the differences between treating men vs. Women.

I hope we find more treatments that aren't DHT blockers. Finasteride gave me really bad anxiety.

Hello Dr. Linkov, could you make a reaction video about self-injected synthol bodybuilders? That would be very interesting, thank you! All the best!

U ARE EXTREMELY CORRECT about igf1 increasing dht levels. As a 17 year old I experienced it increasing igf1 naturally

Okay Doc 👀 eyebrows looking good!!! We see you!! 😊

I suffer from Acromegaly, diagnosed when I was in my early 20s. For those who are not aware, it's a condition caused by excess GH secretion, which affects (as it was pointed in the video) IGF-1 levels. I've undergone two surgeries and am currently taking Octreotide shots to control my GH levels. I used to have a full head of hair before my surgeries with very minimal hairloss. After my second surgery, my GH and consequently IGF-1 levels decreased significantly. All I know is that my hair thinned out completely in a matter of 4-6 months. Just some food for thought...high IGF-1 levels might have an impact in preventing the miniaturization of hair follicles.

On the website feelconfident it seems like generic finasteride is being sold, based on the price; however, in a previous video you clearly said that propecia is superior to generic finasteride. Has your view on this changed since then?

Understand the use of clips but the whole podcast is actually quite interesting.

This is very informative even for women.

Just a year ago i used to have extremely healthy hair, got compliments almost every time. But here I am now facing huge hair fall, I didn't use shampoo a year back and actually used soap. I did for some reason tie my hair after washing which i later stopped after noticing hairfall and then for some unknown reason bleached my hair which resulted in very heavy hair fall. Sad

Following pregnancy, I noticed my hairfall but I remained calm. I acted to to control it. I opted for a health-centered approach. I took care of my diet, having vitamin-packed foods, especially those high in Vitamin E and Protein. I worked out regularly and practiced meditation for stress management. I avoided styles that pull on my hair and stopped using heated hair tools to minimise hair damage. I even started using LittleExttra's Coconion shampoo, hair oil along with a neem wood comb. The outcome was hairfall control and the recovery of my confidence.

This is fire. Are there other doctor breakdowns of Huberman anybody can share?

Dr. Linkov, how does the DHT-lowering effect of finasteride compare to the effects from being on progesterone and estrogen-based HRT? If you're on the latter, does that make finasteride redundant?

Now I know why I’ve lost hair. I recently under this summer break lost a lot of weight and even before that lost a little weight too, I was obese. Then when I started to lose weight I started to lose hair. I didnt realize that was why until now..

Hi Gary. I would just like to let you know that I am the patient in one of your review videos 9 months ago. You wondered how the FUE scaring would look after my repair. It’s pretty much invisible.

I am going bald so rapidly at 19. I have lost all my sidelines, I keep using hair black to fade my look. I am looking forward to getting a consultation anda great solution. This video was helpful.

Dr may you please do a video about “Regenera” or “Stem cells” for hair growth?

Doc, I've came across a couple of your vidoes now and personally I'm always missing one thing; You don't mention negative side effects. Finasteride is no joke.

When I took finasteride I experienced prostate inflammation and ED. It did help with hairloss but there were too many side effects. When I took minoxidil my scalp was itching like crazy. It grew hair but the itching was too much.

There are TikTok videos circulating online promoting applying onion juice on scalp that regrows the hair! Could you please have a video talking about that? Thanks

How the heck you grow your eyebrows back? Outstanding!

Gary ❤ hugs from Barcelona

Hi Doctor, I am a New Zealander and wanting to study to become a hairloss Surgeon. What degree and post grad study would I need to do? Your help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers

hey Doctor, any updates on hair cloning? I feel like that's the only option that would offer a true full set of hair forever!

Thank you Dr. Gary! I’ve gone over to your website and signed up. My profile picture is recent, 3 days ago…but the top of my head??? Balding terribly. May be the MS, may be all of the meds I take to maintain myself due to my MS symptoms. I have no idea. I do have a fairly long scar as well, from my craniotomy (parasagittal meningioma, benign) that the hair does not grow on. It’s so frustrating, and it’s the ONLY reason I’m glad to be disabled and unable to work outside of my home, because it embarrasses me. It might be vanity, but I deal with so many other physical indignities, I don’t want to lose my hair on top of all of the rest of it.

Would love to see a video on your full thoughts on topical finasteride

I’m 22 and used to wear very tight pony tails for many years and now I have hair loss around the top corners of my face. I’m very insecure about it because I have very thick hair but it’s very thin in that area. I’m looking to fix it without medication because it’s very small right now, and I’m glad your channel is here to help me understand this topic!

Once you've lost the hair, without an actual transplant, can someone ever actually regrow or get that hair back on their own once the hair has fallen out? I can totally see how going thru a transplant basically reseeds the loss hair but if someone has lost or is loosing a good chunk of their hair, meaning it's already gone, can it ever be grown back or at best without surgery they will just work to limit future hair loss? Also more people should and need to recognize hair loss early before alot of it is gone, and then they could put in place preventative measures to help maintain the hair they have to try and avoid loosing that hair, so many guys have clearly lost hair over the years and then wake up and have lost it and then decide to take action but that's after the fact that hair has already fallen out, try your best to keep what you have.

I was hoping to get a statement in video on Huberman's claim that 0.1mg of Finasterid also has shown to have good positive effects on hair loss. Never had heard anywhere before.

Hi Doctor! Im a subscriber to your Feel Confident treatments (Finesteride and oral minoxidil) Couple of questions: will you start offering Duesteride as well? Also, your eyes look amazing no wrinkles or lines, is there a treatment for that? I have crows feet from years of sun worshipping

Regaine (Minixidil) increased hair grow on my chest. Which was quite scary when I stopped taking it (on my head only) and my chest hair fell out.

I am a 37 yr old female with significant thinning hair on the crown of my head (I just found this out). I feel hopeless with my situation. I got the topical Minoxidil treatment. It makes me incredibly sad that I will need to use this every day for the rest of my life.

What worked with me was saw palmetto. It totally stoped hair loss 15 years ago with 2500mg daily. I am now over a year on oral minoxidil 5mg and finasteride 1mg . They work just fine. No hair loss. I can see also marginal improvement in hair thickness.

P.S. I do agree about the use of Finasteride, though I only use each product for 4-months every 2 years; so no daily treatments most of the time.

Finasteride made me depressed and gave me su1c1de thoughts, I felt like I was not myself. Once stopped taking it I felt better.

So I've been using intellogent minoxidil for a month and on the instructions, it says that it's not meant for frontal baldness/receding hairline. Im not sure what to do about tht. Would it be fine to still use the minixidil on my hairline? Cuz i dont think it'll make it any worse. I do plan on using a micro needler and maybe even finasteride.

thanks, good video

Finally Minoxidil is not a sliding scale. 1mg suppresses approximately 60% but 1/2 mg suppresses about 50% and 1/4 mg suppresses about 46%. It's better to start with 1/4mg a day and titrate UP and than make a mess and try to dial it back. FURTHERMORE since Minoxidil takes several weeks to clear your system, unless you have aggressive hair loss in your 20's, you can absolutely take it every other day, further reducing possible side effects.

Is Minoxidil also effective when I use it once a day and not twice?

Thank you doctor

This is the difference between a general practitioner and specialist

Is the hair loss associated with stress on the body from rapid weight loss only temporary once you stop over excising or is it gone forever?

Insulin resistance is caused by intramyocellular fat. That is oil and fat in your muscle cells from ingesting saturated fat. It basically turns off your insulin receptors. You do not need to take meds or supplements to lower insulin resistance.

Robert Romanus has had quite the career. Seriously! From his famous role in Fast Times At Ridgemont High, to now being a famous hair doctor on RU-vid. I'm guessing Robert Romanus was his stage name, but props to this guy. I can't believe how well he's aged, too. Looks the same as he did back then, just missing the hair. Good job, man!

Hey Dr. Gary does your shampoo with saw palmetto go into the scalp?

Hi Doctor! If you had to choose either an LED helmet or Nutrafol, which is best? And does hair block the red LED light from reaching the scalp?? Ty!

As someone who spent years researching hair loss treatments, has had a hair transplant - I can assure you, if you’re serious about stopping hair loss you will take finasteride or dutasteride. I started with fin. Then moved to dut and I take 2.5 mg a day for the last 6 years. My hair is better then ever.

Are there benefits of Finasteride over Dutasteride or is the preference of prescribers to Finasteride due to mostly worries of PFS?

I am a SMP designer. I strongly recommend smp because it is the ultimate remedy for hair loss.

When I experienced hair fall, I followed all these to effectively reduce it: Incorporate scalp massage into your routine. Do not use hot water when rinsing your hair. Shield your hair from excessive sweat. Use a wide tooth neem wood comb to brush out wet hair. Decrease your sugar and processed food consumption. Use natural anti hair fall shampoo and hair oil like littleeextra coccconion. Maintain a positive mindset for general well being.

Hi Dr Linkov, I'm 23. I started noticing thinning of my hair near my crown area and receding of my hairline in about the past 3 months. Last August, I switched to a tea tree oil shampoo to aid in my greasy hair and decrease dandruff. On top of that, I've also been using Selsun Blue medicated dandruff shampoo for the past 7 years. Is there any way that any of these shampoos have caused my early hair loss? Thank you so much.

Three questions: 1. What about natural anti androgenics (plants and natural compounds)? 2. Does Dr Linkov have hair? 3. Do Finasteride, Dutasteride and Minoxidil increase pubic and facial hair?

My doctor put me on 1mg Dutasteride daily along with vitamins as Fin wasn't working but still no significant effect on hair fall 😭😭 Additionally, my hair now looks very dry, dull, and lifeless Even with so much advancement in modern medicines we don't have cure for MPB 😢

I am not a fan of Minox, because when I began losing my hair in my late twenties, I actually created wrinkles under my eyes (whatever studies may say about collagen depletion, I know it happened to me) it also caused significant bloating of my face (all over puffiness) to the point that I didn't even look like myself anymore. That stuff is toxic for me and I wish I had never touched it.

Do you recommend checking DHT levels?

I’m a 22 year old woman and have more recently been losing a lot of hair, it’s the one thing I’ve become insecure about

Thanks. Huberman is the alpha bro-scientist, good to see someone who actually knows what they are talking about.

Taking Min daily, also Min mixed with duteseridium twice per week topical, with zync, biotin and fish oil. Been 6 months and can feel new tiny hair growth on crown, lets see in another 6 months how it will be

💇‍♂ Drhuberman discusses ways to slow or reverse hair loss and the anxiety it causes. 00:26 By age 50, around 50% of men and women will have experienced significant hair loss. Stress can contribute to hair loss, and minoxidil can help reverse hair loss to some degree. Minoxidil mainly affects the dynamic between terminal and Villas hair, which are finer hairs. 💡 Caffeine may promote hair growth when ingested or applied topically, and products containing caffeine will be available in 2023. 02:50 Caffeine can be used to increase hair growth and maintain existing hair. Increasing IGF-1 levels can also promote hair growth. Supplements containing growth hormone may contribute to hair loss. 💇‍♀ Ketoconazole and finasteride are effective in promoting hair growth and reducing hair loss. 05:47 Ketoconazole, also known as Nizoral, has been shown to increase hair number and diameter. Finasteride can reduce hair loss in 90% of people and increase hair count by up to 20%. Topical finasteride is available in 1% solution or ointment form.

Woww, so interesting issue

A bunch of doctors on social media yesterday were dunking on Huberman for his takes on ADHD and the meds for adhd.

Have you looked into chaga mushrooms in comparison to minoxidil? There has been a study that shows it may be more effective.

Here’s what I do for my hair growth: I start my day with yoga. For breakfast, I have eggs, almonds, and idlis. When I return back from work, I gently massage my hair. At night, I apply a few drops of liitllexttra reactivate serum to my hair. Just following these steps has helped my hair grow nicely.

Dr. Gary keep up with these videos they really help. Im 30 years old and been suffering from AA. Would stopping minoxidil after years of use make all the hair you have gained fall back again and make it even worse than before?

I’ve seen a probably 50% reduction in the size of my crown thinning spot with ketoconazole and oral saw palmetto. I’ve been taking the saw palmetto for about three months and using ketoconazole shampoo longer the combination seems to really work for me.

Hi Doctor Linkov

Metformin almost killed my dad a few months ago. He was recently diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic and first week of metformin put him into the hospital with acidic blood. Thankfully he pulled though but it was very scary.

So putting my old coffee ☕ grinds on my head will help my hair? LoL

I have pretty severe hair loss. Hair on crown is pretty much gone save for some fuzz. I have to get a buzz cut to make it less noticeable... I've heard finasteride can have side effects on your libido or ED. Has anyone else experienced these? Also is there anything else that you don't have to take every day for the rest of your life or something that can reverse hair loss?

I suffer from very bad skin side effect from finasteride, dry skin, flakiness, rash etc? Any idea how to fix this while keep taking Finasteride? Please

Ive been using minoxidil for about a year (Rogain) . But I recently just started the “hims” finasteride and minoxidil combo spray on. For an extra kick. Also use the derma stamp least once a week . Hopefully this will help… I usually just buzz my hair but want to grow it out been yearssssss since i grew my hair.. another good video thanks!

Excellent video thanks for clarifying the points Dr. Huber man made and correcting some of them as well. I have been taking finasteride (oral) and minoxidil (topical) for about 6 months now. The results after 4 months were fantastic but I have noticed a major regression in some spots which were always the bad spots. Should I lower the finasteride dosage to 0.5 mg a day or 1 mg every other day as I think it might be that scalp testosterone took the place of DHT?

I’m on oral minoxidil for over 2 months and the shed is crazy so idk if the finasteride is still working or not been on it for a year. I do remember it filling in my crown in a mere 2 months and I only take 0.5mg a day. Definitely works. I did 1mg for 4 months but I had endless shedding. I was shedding 100-200 hairs in the shower it was devastating. It was a lot of shitty thin hairs so it proves that fin works even better at 1mg than 0.5mg. But I’m staying at 0.5mg because 1mg thin out my beard badly and body hair. Thankfully oral minoxidil plus once a day topical on my face brought it back really quick and then some.

Hi. Hello there. Are able to maintain the new growth of hair from the maintenance of minoxidil. With red light therapy and nourishing treatments like castor oil and/or hair masks for strengthening?

Doctor did foligain trioxidil bring a better result compare to minoxidil + finasteride result?. Did finasteride can be take together with trioxidil?.

One of your best videos. Keep fact checking others please.

Does the hair supplement grows even your body hair not just the hair on your head ?that’s something I’m wondering about? Because I definitely do not want more body hair 😅😂

Hello, today i went for my hair tranplant and they could not complete it because i'm having a sort of eczema on my donor area. Does this often occur?