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 — what the evidence actually shows and who is the ideal candidate

— 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