Laser Hair Comb Reports & Studies

There are many studies that have been performed on Laser Hair Therapy. Below are a few studies, along with links to other websites.

HairMax LaserComb



The HairMax LaserComb is FDA approved laser device for the promotion of hair growth in males. There have been over 3,500 positive scientific studies of Laser PhotoTherapy (Low Level Laser Therapy) published internationally to date. In 2003, an independent report by the Hair and Scalp Clinic of Clearwater, Florida was published in a peer reviewed medical journal. This landmark study demonstrated the correlation between LaserComb use and positive benefits to users.

FDA Clinical Study

Study Objectives:

The study was designed to support a 510K submission to the FDA and was subjected to an IRB approval and conducted in accordance with GCP (Good Clinical Practices) as outlined by the FDA. The objectives of the study in males were to assess the following:

Clinical Results:

Subjects in the HairMax LaserComb® treatment group had significantly greater increase in mean terminal hair density (19.80 cm2) than subjects in the sham group (-7.60 cm2) (p<0.0001). Subjects in the HairMax LaserComb® group also had significantly better subjective assessments of overall hair regrowth than subjects in the sham group (p=0.010). No subject experienced a serious adverse event and the adverse event profiles were similar between the two treatment groups.

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HEALTHY AGING
Fighting Hair Loss- By David P. Melamed, MD, MSc

Many men with hair loss have dreamed of the "magic bullet," the special vitamin or treatment that will reverse hair loss. Surgical hair treatments, such as hair transplantation, scalp reduction, flaps and tissue expansion, are available. So is medication, such as Minoxidil and Propecia. However, most treatments have been disappointing, usually saving the hair that's already there, but doing little to grow back the hair that's already lost.

For obvious reasons, most men are skeptical of treatments that promise to reverse hair loss. But a new era of hair restoration technology, using "cold" laser hair therapy (LHT), offers hope for those who don't have advanced hair loss. LHT alone and in combination with topical and/or oral medications has produced excellent results for men and women.

LHT is effective in treating androgenetic alopecia and telogen effluvium. Based on the experience in my practice, 80 percent of patients with androgenetic alopecia report increased hair density after the first three to six months of treatment. Nearly all of my patients with telogen effluvium report complete cessation of shedding. The hair growth continues while patients complete the full one year of LHT and will taper after 12 months. Most patients will require monthly follow-up treatments to maintain their results. All patients who take oral or topical medications are encouraged
to continue on those as well.

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Laser Hair Loss Treatment and Restoration

Laser, light or phototherapy has a long history of being effective in the treatment of many diseases including post surgery healing. Laser hair loss treatment is slowly gaining popularity in many men and women from across the globe.

How does hair restoration of this type help in problems such as hair thinning?

Hair thinning may be due to a lot of factors, such as genetic characteristic, illness or stress. Arresting the cause may reverse hair thinning, however for any other case light therapy may be helpful, and laser hair loss treatment might be a great option for your thinning hair if the loss is still early in diagnosis.

As a result, light therapy will induce the growth of new and healthy hair. The result of light therapy is avoidance of thinning hair and the growth of new and healthy hair. Although referred to often as laser hair replacement, this procedure does not replace hair at all - in fact it simply improves the conditions on the scalp for current follicles.

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Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy

THE CURRENT ROLE OF LASER/LIGHT SOURCE IN THE TREATMENT OF MALE AND FEMALE PATTERN HAIR LOSS
Over the past several years there has been great interest in the potential role of laser/light-based treatments for male and female pattern hair loss. Despite aggressive marketing and centers claiming great success in the treatment of hair loss there is little scientific data supporting laser/light sources in hair loss. This paper is a consensus of hair loss experts on the current scientific data, mechanisms of action, safety, protocols and recommendations regarding laser/light treatment for hair loss. The authors believe that, while seemingly safe, there are no controlled, peer-reviewed studies validating current devices for hair loss and that all patients should be medically evaluated for any hair loss by a physician specialist to rule out other underlying medical conditions or the etiology of hair loss.

Opinion of Authors:

There have been no peer-reviewed blinded studies published on hair loss/hair growth. Therefore, the success or lack of success of laser/light sources to treat hair loss is unknown. There is a consensus among the authors of this paper that current laser/light devices are safe if used properly. The majority also believe there has been a positive impact in the majority of their patients with male and female pattern hair loss as a stand-alone or adjunctive therapy. Most report a change in the texture and quality of hair in patients even if there is no regrowth. All believe maintenance treatments are necessary after the initial 6-12-month treatment protocol. The majority of authors believe there is a reduced risk of post-surgical telogen effluvium and an earlier regrowth of transplanted hair in patients that used laser/light sources during the pre- and cost-surgical period.

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Harvard Medical School - Associated Professor
MECHANISMS OF LASER-INDUCED HAIR REGROWTH by Michael R. Hamblin, PhD

The use of lasers and LEDs as light sources was the next step in the technological development of light therapy, which is now applied to many thousands of people worldwide each day. In LLLT (low light laser therapy) the question is no longer whether light has biological effects but rather how energy from therapeutic lasers and LEDs works at the cellular and organism levels and what the optimal light parameters are for different uses of these light sources.

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