🧬Your brain. Your brand. Your patients.

🗂️ In This Edition

• 🧬 The science behind the hair cycle (and why it matters)

• 💊 Minoxidil, finasteride, and what’s actually working

• 🌿 Supplement or scam? Where integrative care draws the line

• 🎧 A podcast episode on personalized treatment strategies

• 🧴 Our top course pick: Real PRP protocol for hair regrowth

• 🤔 Did you know?

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Understanding Hair Regrowth: A Medical Overview

Hair follicles undergo a dynamic cycle with three core stages:

• Anagen (growth): the active phase, lasting years

• Catagen (transition): a brief period of regression

• Telogen (resting): when shedding occurs

Disruptions in this cycle — triggered by stress, hormonal shifts, or chronic inflammation — can lead to androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium, or diffuse thinning. Recent research has reaffirmed that identifying which stage predominates is crucial for tailoring interventions.

Interventions like PRP therapy and low-level laser therapy (LLLT) show enhanced outcomes when aligned with the patient’s follicle cycle and root cause. Moreover, while biotin and other supplements are widely used, their efficacy is still debated. As highlighted in Women's Health Magazine, overuse without proper clinical oversight may offer minimal benefit and even pose risks.

Practical Tip: Map out the hair cycle stage before initiating treatment. Combine diagnostics (pull test, trichoscopy, hormonal panel) with medical history.
Who’s it for: Physicians treating hormonal alopecia, post-partum shedding, or long-COVID hair loss.

🔗 ScienceDaily – Hair Growth and Loss
🔗 Women’s Health – Are Hair Loss Supplements Safe?

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Current Treatment Modalities: Efficacy and Safety in Focus

The modern toolkit for hair loss is more nuanced than ever.

• Topicals like minoxidil: effective in ~60% of users after 6 months

• Oral finasteride: ~80% efficacy in men, but side effects (libido, mood) remain a concern

• Supplements: Widely adopted but poorly regulated. While patients perceive them as “natural,” studies point to variable safety profiles and questionable benefit.

Despite the rise of procedures, it’s essential to educate patients on evidence-based expectations. As seen with the growing popularity of root cover-ups in mass media, some patients may seek cosmetic fixes while overlooking underlying pathology.

On the procedural side, hair transplants have evolved but still carry surgical risks and are often pursued as a last resort. The growing interest in regenerative solutions — PRP, exosomes, peptides — shows a shift toward preventive and non-invasive restoration.

Takeaway: Stay informed. Treatment efficacy is not just clinical — it’s also about how patients perceive, adhere to, and respond to your protocol design.

🔗 Women’s Health – Are Hair Loss Supplements Safe?
🔗 Shape – Root Concealers and Market Trends

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Traditional + Alternative: The Synergy Model

Patients today want holistic results — and the data backs it up.
A recent CNN Health report highlights that structured physical activity (150–300 minutes/week) can reduce cancer recurrence by up to 28%. Now apply that mindset to hair restoration: treating systemic inflammation, improving insulin sensitivity, reducing cortisol — these matter as much as topical solutions.

In parallel, gut microbiome research shows that metabolic health influences follicular health. A BioSpace publication demonstrated how metabolomic profiling can guide treatment in Type 2 diabetes — and the same tools are now entering aesthetics and longevity clinics.

Why it matters for you: Integrating lifestyle coaching, anti-inflammatory nutrition, and safe supplements into your hair loss protocol can enhance adherence and long-term results.

🔗 CNN – Exercise Reduces Cancer Risk
🔗 BioSpace – Gut Microbiome & Metabolomics

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🎙️Peter Attia, MD — The Drive

Start with this: an episode on hair loss, hormones, and individualized medicine. Dr. Attia’s approach brings clarity to complex biological systems and is ideal for providers looking to sharpen their frameworks.

🔗 Listen to the podcast

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🔬 PRP for Hair Loss — Training with Dr. Suneel Chilukuri

A physician-to-physician training designed for clinics looking to upgrade their hair protocols. Learn how to:
✔️ Customize PRP for different alopecia types
✔️ Use microneedling and LLLT in synergy
✔️ Improve patient satisfaction with better diagnostics

💡 Includes full procedure video + downloadable protocol.

🔗 Explore the course on PRP Science MD

🤔 Did You Know?

Scalp skin is more responsive to PRP than facial skin.
That’s due to its richer vascular network and high cellular turnover in hair follicles — making it the ideal target for growth factor stimulation.