Well, hello, hello, guys, you're listening to Beauty Bites with Dr. K. Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon, and it's time for a five-minute Friday.

Today we're going to talk about hair loss and the role of oral monoxidil for hair loss.

You guys, this is trending, and actually it's been trending for almost a year now, so I thought I'd dive deep into it.

I'm going through my own hair treatment with platelet-rich plasma injections,

trying to improve hairfall that happened during COVID.

And one of the things I had previously used was Rogaine Topical Solution.

You guys know about Rogaine. Men use it for hair loss.

Women can use it as well. It's a liquid solution that you apply to the scalp to improve hair

thickness. Rogain is not that convenient. It takes like four months to see results. You have to use

it reliably, regularly every day for four months before you can even tell

if it's working. And then if you stop using it, it actually will cause hair shedding. And so it's

difficult to use. It's not so difficult. Many people do it. But, you know, you do have to play

a liquid to your scalp. It can affect hairling. Some people get itchy in the scalp. Sometimes

people get scalp irritation, contact dermatitis can change your hair styling and texture issues.

So it's not the most fun. Having used it, I think a much better alternative or something you can

also add to your armamentarium is oral monocidal.

Maybe you guys have heard of this.

Monoxidil is a medication that's been used typically for hypertension patients.

But interestingly, doctors prescribing this medication for their high blood pressure patients

found that they were developing thick and nice, luscious hair and excessive

hair growth. Hairiness, a little hairiness is a side effect. You can get excessive facial hairs

and hair all over will start to grow. But based on that observation came the recommendation

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