The Truth About Hair Loss After Menopause - #147
Over 50% of postmenopausal women experience significant hair loss. Most are dismissed. Most are spending money on products that don't work. And most have never had a proper hair loss workup from a provider who actually specializes in this. That changes today.
Dr. Omer Ibrahim is a board-certified dermatologist and one of the most clinically sophisticated hair loss specialists in the country. This is the most comprehensive hair loss conversation you will hear, full of evidence-based treatments, action steps to take, and myths busted. Dr. Ibrahim treats hair loss every single day and understands the postmenopausal picture specifically. He is here to give you the truth.
In this episode, we cover:
— The biology of hair loss at menopause
— What is actually happening hormonally and why postmenopausal women are uniquely vulnerable
— The specific types of hair loss and how the diagnosis changes everything about treatment
— DHT and why estrogen loss amplifies its effect on your follicles
— The complete lab panel every woman with hair loss should be requesting
— When to get a scalp biopsy and what it tells you that labs cannot
— In-office treatments — PRP, exosomes, Alma TED, and low-level laser therapy
— Medications — oral minoxidil, finasteride, dutasteride, spironolactone, and how HRT intersects with hair loss treatment
— Topicals — Rogaine, compounded formulas 82M, 82F, and 82D, the iPSC exosome topical formula, and rosemary oil
— The social media overwhelm — scalp serums, caffeine shampoos, Nizoral, Kérastase, The Ordinary, Neutrogena, OneSkin OS-Hair, and the Hers minoxidil gummy
— What to do this week if you have been losing hair for years and have no answers
I share my own 30-year hair loss journey, and the equation I have built that works. If you have been told your hair loss is just aging and there is nothing to do, this episode will change everything for you.
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By listening to this podcast, you agree not to use this podcast as medical advice or to make any lifestyle changes to treat any medical condition in yourself or others. Consult your own physician for any medical issues that you may be having. This entire disclaimer also applies to any of my guests on my podcast.
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