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Byline: JANCEE DUNN
Leading experts turn a sharp eye on four promising remedies.
FEKKAI MORE
CLAIM: This four-step hair-care system includes Niaplex, a nighttime follicle-boosting treatment that releases niacin (vitamin B3) onto the scalp.
BOTTOM LINE: "There's some science to this," says Paul Yamauchi, M.D., Ph.D., a dermatologist in Santa Monica, citing a 2005 study on topically applied niacin. "It's not the same thing as Fekkai, but it's the same principle."
THE McANDREWS METHOD
CLAIM: The full-day hair-transplant process was pioneered by dermatologist Paul McAndrews, M.D., who uses a stereoscopic microscope to separate individual hair follicles before implanting.