Weight Medicine with Dr. Meghan MD's video: Dr Meghan: Biotin for Hair and Nails

We've heard a lot about biotin to improve hair and nail health, but does it really work? REFERENCES: Frigg M, Schulze J, Volker L. Clinical study on the effect of biotin on skin conditions in dogs. Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd. 1989;131(10):621-5. Hochman LG1, Scher RK, Meyerson MS. Brittle nails: response to daily biotin supplementation. Cutis. 1993 Apr;51(4):303-5. Lipner SR, Scher RK. Biotin for the treatment of nail disease: what is the evidence? J Dermatolog Treat. 2017 Nov 9:1-4. Patel DP, Swink SM, Castelo-Soccio L. A Review of the Use of Biotin for Hair Loss. Skin Appendage Disord. 2017 Aug;3(3):166-169. Pazirandeh S, Burns DL. Overview of water soluble vitamins. In: UpToDate, Post TW (Ed), UpToDate, Waltham, MA. (Accessed on February 4, 2018.) Scheinfeld N, Dahdah MJ, Scher R. Vitamins and minerals: their role in nail health and disease. J Drugs Dermatol. 2007 Aug;6(8):782-7. Soleymani T, Lo Sicco K, Shapiro J. The Infatuation With Biotin Supplementation: Is There Truth Behind Its Rising Popularity? A Comparative Analysis of Clinical Efficacy versus Social Popularity. J Drugs Dermatol. 2017 May 1;16(5):496-500. Please note that research is constantly changing. Every effort has been made to include the most current studies, however, since this publication there may be new research that was unable to be included in this video.