The clinical problem

Hair loss and skin aging affect confidence and wellbeing, and they are areas crowded with products and promises of widely varying honesty. It can be genuinely difficult to tell evidence-based care from marketing.

The UroLongevity approach

Hair, skin, and aesthetic care here are held to the same standard as the rest of the practice: understand the underlying biology, apply approaches with reasonable evidence behind them, and be candid about what results are realistic. Appearance is treated as a real part of healthspan — without overpromising.

◆ Dr. Shusterman’s take

Aesthetic medicine is not vanity, and it is not the centre of longevity medicine either. It earns its place when it is held to the same evidence standard as everything else — and most of the industry does not hold it there.

What’s involved

At a high level, evaluation and intervention may include:

  • Evaluation of hair loss — identifying the pattern and underlying contributors
  • Evidence-based hair-restoration options, discussed with realistic expectations
  • Skin-health assessment in the context of overall aging
  • Aesthetic interventions with reasonable supporting evidence
  • Honest guidance on what will help, what will not, and what is simply marketing
On dosing Specific dosing and protocols are individualized to your clinical picture and decided in consultation. They are not published here, because one-size guidance is not good medicine.

Honest expectations

Aesthetic medicine can produce real improvements, but results vary by individual and by the specific concern. The most valuable thing this practice offers here may be candour — a clear-eyed account of what a given approach can and cannot do, in a field that often lacks it.