What is “Buyer Beware”?

Hello, my questions is about your terminology of “buyer beware”. That is you often say all these over the counter medicines are “buyer beware” does that indicate that you believe there are some non FDA approved supplements etc. that actually do work on an extremely small percentage of people. In essences have you ever seen someone benefit from any non FDA approved treatment?

The best example of an herbal that is popular for treating hair loss is saw palmetto. There is a suggestion that there are some positive hair effects, but without clinical studies you will not see me endorse it. I’d need to see the proof beyond isolated reports by anonymous people on the internet. I’ve yet to see a patient here that had positive hair loss treatment results from an over the counter supplement.

Expectations are everything and you don’t want to have your time wasted by trying new approaches over and over again with no value as you continue to lose your hair forever. Readers of this site and of course my own patients expect me to be straightforward and not point them in a direction that could be a waste of time when there are proven safe and effective medications. Hair loss is a progressive process and every man who has it and does not take proven medication is destined to be balder and balder over time. Safety is another issue and from time to time we see the FDA take a stand and get some product pulled from the market for safety reasons.

“Buyer beware” is just a reminder to be smart about what you’re buying. It’s a notice to folks to use common sense and be more cautious before wasting your money on some truly obvious scams. If some product claims 100% success in regrowing hair, don’t you think everyone would know about it? I’d have no reason for this site if just one of these garbage products had the 100% results that are claimed, because there would be your hair loss cure.