How to Spot a Hair Loss Scam
Learn the marketing patterns, fake claims and pressure tactics common to hair loss scams, and how to check a product or clinic before you spend money.
What treatment categories exist, how they are meant to work, and what to ask a clinician.
Learn the marketing patterns, fake claims and pressure tactics common to hair loss scams, and how to check a product or clinic before you spend money.
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A plain-language look at what hair growth shampoos are designed to do, what they can’t do, and how they fit alongside other treatment options.
A plain-language look at what minoxidil is, how it’s used, and the questions worth asking a doctor before starting it.
A plain guide to what actually happens at a dermatologist appointment for hair loss, from history questions to scalp exams and tests.
A plain-language breakdown of the main categories of hair loss treatment, from topical products to surgery, with no promises attached.
About what you read here. Everything on Balds is general information and our own editorial opinion. We research carefully and we say when the evidence is unclear, but we can be wrong, things change, and no article can know your particular situation. Please do your own research and make your own judgement rather than treating anything here as the final word. This is not medical advice, not a diagnosis, and not a substitute for speaking to a doctor or a dermatologist about your own hair loss and thinning. We are writers and researchers, not clinicians. We do not recommend prescription treatments or give doses. If something is painful, getting worse, or worrying you, please talk to a professional — going early is not an overreaction.