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Hair loss

Keep the hair you have. Regrow what you can.

Hair loss is progressive: the earlier it's treated, the more there is to keep. Describe what you're seeing to a licensed provider, who prescribes a plan for your pattern if treatment is right for you. What's prescribed here is a compounded formula, which is not FDA-approved.

Choose how to start

Taken it before? Go straight to the medications

Already on finasteride or minoxidil? Choose it; a provider confirms it's still right for you.

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First time? A few questions check it suits you

Not sure? A few questions about your pattern, history and state point to the options a provider would consider.

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What a visit covers

  • Male pattern hair loss
  • Thinning and shedding
  • Prevention plans for early-stage loss

How finasteride works

Male pattern hair loss is driven by a hormone acting on follicles that are genetically sensitive to it. Treatment targets the hormone, not the hair.

  1. An enzyme converts testosterone

    5-alpha-reductase converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone — DHT — throughout the body, including the scalp.

  2. DHT miniaturises the follicle

    In follicles that are genetically susceptible, DHT shortens each growth cycle. The follicle produces a finer, shorter hair each time around.

  3. The conversion is inhibited

    Finasteride inhibits that enzyme, lowering DHT and easing the pressure that drives miniaturisation.

  4. Which is why timing matters

    Treatment defends follicles that are still cycling. It cannot bring back a follicle that has stopped — so the earlier a provider reviews it, the more there is to work with.

A simplified explanation, not a treatment plan. Individual response varies, and whether any of this applies to you is a decision your provider makes after reviewing your health.

Questions

How long until I see results?

Hair cycles are slow. Providers set expectations in months, not weeks, and shedding can briefly increase before improvement.

What if treatment isn't appropriate for me?

Some patterns and causes of hair loss need in-person evaluation. If that's your situation, your provider says so and nothing is prescribed. The medication portion stands only if prescribed, so it is refunded; the $32 consultation is not.

Is hair loss care available in every state?

Not in Arkansas or Minnesota. None of the hair-loss medications we list can be bought there, so hair loss care isn't available in those states. Where we operate lists every state we serve and every medication's exceptions.

Where we operate

Prices are if prescribed. If nothing is prescribed, the medication portion is refunded; the $32 consultation is not.

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