is Dr. Lee legit?

[guitar66]

I was interested in trying out a few of his products, seeing as how I don't want to take oral finasteride, and becuase spironolactone cream is out of stock on this website. I've heard mixed reviews on his products on this site.. some say his stuff works others say its a complete waste of time.

all things aside- I was browsing his website and I noticed all of the links in the micellaneous section of the FAQ.. At the bottom is " Having little or nothing to do with hair loss or hair regrowth are the sites below. We do not endorse these websites. However, readers may find something of potential value in them"

what follows is a list of links to bogus websites ranging from tendonitis to teeth whitening to acai berries to mesothelioma..

http://www.minoxidil.com/subpages/faqs/faq_miscellaneous.html

the links are at the bottom

Am I wrong in assuming that he recieves money everytime someone is linked to those sites from his site? My concern is similar to a guilty by association thing: alot of those sights are nonsense money hungry links (online university etc)... It makes me question his overall motives, and also takes some faith out of his products.

any thoughts?

 

[mykal_P]

Dr. lee is legit, I and many others on here use his products, some for years now. I don't know what the deal is with the links, but the products are solid.

 

[Cassin]

He's legit

 

[guitar66]

He's legit

thanks, figured as much. I'll probably be ordering soon.

For diffuse thinning with hardly any temple recession, which of his products do you think is the best bet? I'm more interested in maintaining, with possibly a little thickening.

 

[Risugo]

He is more than legit, he is one of the top world experts in the business

 

[OverMachoGrande]

Indeed, he is not only legit but well respected and knowledgeable as well.

 

[Bryan]

Dr. Lee is "legit" in a certain loose sense of the word, but I still think he does a disservice to the hairloss community by continuing to promote/hype his Xandrox products. The science behind those products is very weak, in my opinion, but he continues to sell them. I'm sure he laughs all the way to the bank.

 

[Bryan]

He is more than legit, he is one of the top world experts in the business

uke:

 

[timbo]

Bryan, what is your take on the efficacy of azelaic acid in the treatment of hairloss. I know of at least one study that shows azelaic acid will inhibit 5alpha reductase in vitro. Do you think it doesn't absorb into the scalp? ...or do you just not believe there are enough facts to support it?

 

[Bryan]

I don't think that azelaic acid works as a topical 5a-reductase inhibitor. I know of only that one study by Stamatiadis (sp?) showing that it works in vitro, and none at all that have ever shown that it works in vivo. In fact, there is even some indirect evidence that seems to show that it does NOT reduce DHT: the majority of studies which looked at the effect of topical azelaic acid on human skin (they were interested in its effect on acne) showed that it had no effect on sebum production. If it were really able to reduce DHT by 98% where applied as Dr. Lee claims, one would reasonably expect it to reduce sebum; the fact that there was no effect at all on sebum in most of those studies seems to imply that it doesn't affect DHT.

 

[timbo]

Perhaps I am being ignorant here, but why would a lack of DHT in the sebaceous glands reduce sebum production?

 

[Bryan]

DHT is the most powerful androgen in sebaceous glands, just like it is in hair follicles.