About Colin Hayes, MD

I'm Dr. Colin Hayes, a board-certified dermatologist and certified trichologist with over 15 years of experience in hair and scalp health. After completing my dermatology residency at Northwestern and advanced fellowship training in hair restoration, I've treated over 3,000 patients struggling with every type of hair loss imaginable.

My practice focuses on evidence-based, non-surgical approaches to hair restoration. I've published research on micro-infusion delivery systems and peptide absorption, but more importantly, I've seen what actually works in real patients' lives.

Why I Started This Blog

I'll be blunt: the hair loss industry pisses me off.

Every day, I see patients who've spent thousands on garbage. Snake oil supplements with zero evidence. Shampoos that claim to "block DHT" (spoiler: they can't). Instagram ads promising to regrow a full head of hair with essential oils and prayer.

Meanwhile, legitimate treatments that could actually help get buried under mountains of marketing BS and nonsense written by people who've never seen a hair follicle under a microscope.

Here's what finally pushed me over the edge: A patient came in last month after spending $4,000 on a "hair restoration system" that was literally just biotin pills and coconut oil. Four. Thousand. Dollars. While proven treatments that actually work sat unused because some influencer said they were "full of chemicals."

Enough.

This blog exists to give you what I give my patients: straight talk about what works, what doesn't, and what the actual science says. No affiliate links. No sponsored posts. No miracle cures.

Just a dermatologist who's tired of watching good people get scammed.