laser therapy

I am a 59 year old female with female pattern thinning, confined to the top, temples and areas of the crown that need comb overs. Mother has the same problem, so did maternal grandmother.

I had reactions to Minoxidil so I do not use it. My question concerns the use of the lasercomb. It appears to be endorsed by many hair replacement centers, however I never see any endorsements by hair transplant surgeons themselves.

I would like someone to comment on the use of laser hair combs. Thank You.
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I would LIKE to tell you that the reason you haven’t found any hair transplant doctors offering laser comb services is because such serious clinicians are averse to offering quack remedies and therefore shun “miracle machines”.

I would also like to tell you that all HT doctors are driven by reason and result, rather than misdirection and money.

But I can’t.

The truth is, there are plenty of HT docs offering magical laser treatments- and they really aren’t hard to find at all. Read the Story

I noticed the Hairmax Lasercomb has received FDA approval to treat hair loss. However when I try to find any information on the effectiveness of this treatment can not find information.

Do you have any opinions on Laser Comb treatments?

Thanks.
Michael

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The reason that you are having a difficult time gathering information about the laser comb for hair restoration is because it is not very good. Studies are few and far between, and reliable information is lacking.  In practice, I have not heard many good things about laser comb therapy. Based on what I have read and seen, I do not feel that the laser comb is a product worth buying.

If the laser comb therapy actually worked well, it would have already spread like wild fires.  In reality, the technology behind the comb has been around for decades.  This is why the device has FDA approval. Since the laser technology pre-dates when the FDA began its supervisory role, the technology was “grandfathered” into an FDA approval..  Therefore, this device did not have to pass through today’s stringent FDA approval process.

I’d like to start taking Propecia, but I heard that it can cause prostate cancer. Is this true and if so what else can I take to stop my hair loss?

To my knowledge there has never been any evidence linking the use of Propecia and the development of Prostate Cancer. There was a recent study that followed a large group of men taking Propecia for several years. The study showed that in addition to the slowing down of hair loss, men taking Propecia had a lower incidence of BPH (Benign Prostate Hypertrophy) and a lower rate of Prostate Cancer than the general population. However the few people who did develop Prostate Cancer had higher grades of Cancer. The authors reasoning for this is that Propecia helps to keep the Prostate gland smaller which in turn leads to a lower rate of Benign Prostate Hypertrophy (enlargement) converting to Prostate Cancer. For those patients whose predisposition for developing Cancer was so strong (higher grade of Cancer) the Propecia had no effect on them. Read the Story

Move over Magnet Therapy, here comes Low Laser Light Therapy. You all may not believe it, but the latest insult to the intelligence of the general public now comes from those who advocate the use of laser beams to re-grow hair.

The never ending effort to role back common sense in the pursuit of quick cash is ever present in this enterprise. Among it’s conspirators (witting and unwitting) are doctors, scientists, news reporters, and even the U.S. Government…the very people and groups whom the general public traditionally trusts and looks to for verification and validity.

What’s all the hubbub about? I’m embarrassed to say that its about the cute little laser pointer that you may have bought at your local toy store to entertain your kids or your pets. You know the one, the little cylinder you can put on your keychain to shine a small red dot on the wall across the room. That one. Read the Story