Minoxidil for Hair Loss

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Minoxidil for Hair Loss treatment of androgenic alopecia in men and women explained by Dr. Gary Linkov, double-board certified facial plastic and hair, restoration surgeon.

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00:00 - Intro
01:00 - History of Minoxidil
02:03 - Mechanism of Action of Minoxidil
03:44 - Topical Formulation of Minoxidil
06:35 - Oral Formulation of Minoxidil
07:44 - Sublingual Formulation of Minoxidil
09:35 - Side Effects of Minoxidil
11:08 - Summary

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The content of this channel is for entertainment and educational purposes only. This content is not meant to provide any medical advice or treat any medical conditions. Patients must be evaluated by an appropriate healthcare provider on an individual basis and treatment must be tailored to meet that patient’s needs. Results and particular outcomes are not guaranteed.

[vidform]

Whoever finds the definitive cure for hair loss deserves a Nobel Prize in medicine and free groceries and healthcare for life.

[johncoe]

This dr. Is a rock star. So thorough. So talented, so informative. Blown away.

[krispyndc]

As someone who has been on the hair loss journey for about 15 years…minoxidil was my first solution for my diffused thinning hair. It absolutely regrew my hair and it took over 5 years before my hair started to get back to the same point it was in terms of noticeable thinning. I highly recommend jumping on it and waste no time. It is going to take a minimum of 3-6 months before you see a difference. If you are destined for hair loss it will not likely keep it forever but it will help a lot.

[cittaromap]

He is the most articulate doctor I have never seen. Right on point. Than you sir

[ntoTheAbyss]

I like how you keep everything real. I enjoy watching your videos. Keep doing the good work. ❤️

[FollicleBooster]

This is a fantastic video, Dr. Gary.
The only minor detail about Minoxidil's side effects is the difference between the recipe and medication. If you have irritation, dandruff, or itchiness, that is the recipe's fault, and if you have headaches or dizziness, that is from the medication.
Interestingly, the biggest Minoxidil brands are all manufacturing their product in the same facility in Israel using the EXACT SAME RECIPE.
The recipe has not been changed, improved, or revolutionized for the past 20 years, and that's a shame.
I suggest to my audience to order one bottle from 4-5 brands, test each for 4-5 days to see which one their skin likes the most, and only after that order for six months.
Thank you again, Dr. Gary, for your fantastic contribution to the industry. You provide MASSIVE free value to everyone that's struggling with hair loss.
With kind respect, Tudor. (TheHairLossDude)

[rexchance]

Thank you for making this kind of knowledge easy and convenient to find in a single place. I was dreading having to go looking on my own, finding a place to start as an outsider feels like the hardest part and an active professional's perspective on things is invaluable.
Skipping through the sea of related youtube content you clearly feel a lack of seriousness and an excess of opportunism. It's hard to trust information from such sources and so every claim made remains uncertain and every recommendation a potential empty promise or scam. Double checking everything yourself without a fundation of knowledge on the topic is so daunting, it makes you want to give up before you started. Really happy to have found your channel early on in my search for answers, guess the algorithm sometimes is good for something.

[Rebeccamunro]

I love this surgeon! ❤️ He takes his time to educate and try to help us, on the topic and result that he unfortunately can never achieve himself.
You rock the look sir! 👌🏾🥰

[sonsofcyrus]

All of your videos are very comprehensive and well-made. You're a breath of fresh air in a space filled with a lot of pseudoscience. Thank you Dr. Gary.

[Fromhershoulders]

I LOVE your informative and rational approach to teaching! Thank you!!

[chrisadamianou]

All of your videos are very comprehensive and well-made. Thank you Dr. Gary!

[Bonkonbase]

Just wanted to say your a great human. Please continue to make these videos!

[Paul-qgiw]

Always appreciate your videos on hair loss and strategies to optimise the approach to this. Happy new year from London England.

[dualscreengrant]

This is one of the best oral minoxidil videos on YouTube, both for patients and doctors. I think everyone should watch it because oral minoxidil is a good drug, but people don't know about it. Some doctors don't even know that oral minoxidil exists.

[sirarrowmen]

I grew a full beard with the use of minoxidil, took about a year to get the results I wanted, I think I could still take more to thicken it up a bit more, but overall I'm super impressed and I haven't taken minoxidil in years and my beard is still here, I love minoxidil its changed my life! I only could grow hair on my neck area, had almost no mustache, and no cheek hair, I'm rocking the full beard now I highly recommend this to guys that want to grow a full beard and cant! Minoxidil is super amazing I love it, 5% Kirkland foam is the stuff I used, I also used the 5% liquid but its a little more annoying to apply and also feels like your face is wet for about an hour, and it also did burn a bit after application, the foam is much better, what's interesting is I did notice hair growing in places I didn't really want, like the top of my hands and my ear lobes, and even had some sprouting on my nose a bit, but those were just vellus hairs and they all fell out once I stopped using minoxidil, as long as you apply it to the area that you want hair, it will grow, don't worry about the tiny hairs growing in other spots they will go away!

[oliveoil]

You’re just so attractive- how you look, act, speak, present and just your overall kind aura. A beautiful man!

[MatigoOoOoOL]

great content and delivered in a great fashion, keep it up 😁👍🏼

[chenfeili]

Always appreciate your video! Your voice is so soothing

[Kathleen-glwh]

Really like the educational aspect of this video, thorough with options, doses, etc.

[l]

Excellent information. I am a 57 year old post menopausal woman with genetic (both parents have hair loss) hair thinning. I use HRT including a fairly high dose of testosterone (helps with tons of things like muscle growth, energy, mental clarity and sex drive). But this increases my risk of hair thinning. I have found that a low dose of finesteride, oral prescription progesterone (the “pregnancy hormone” which most women know decreases hair loss) and minoxidil has made a big difference for me. I work 4 days a week and wash my hair about twice a week. I did find that the minoxidil caused greasy hair. So I don’t use it on the days that I don’t wash my hair. If I know that I am going to wash my hair the next morning, I use it that night. Then on weekends when I am not going anywhere or I can wear a hat or just don’t care if my hair looks oily, I use it twice a day. This ends up being that I use it about 8 - 9 times a week, on my 3 days off I use it twice daily. I use the 5% and have never had any side effects. I don’t have thick hair but I never have really. I can have it a little longer than shoulder length and it looks good. Just wanted to offer another experience because this can be very frustrating.