Sunday, July 26, 2009

Laser Hair Restoration

The main cause of hair loss in men is male pattern baldness. This condition is in action whenever you see a man with patchy hair loss at the front of his head or on the crown. In both instances the hair is dying because the blood flow to the hair follicle has been interrupted. This is known as Androgenetic Alopecia. Although this is fairly common in men it can also be found in women. It is a genetic condition that, unlike the old wives tale, can be passed down from the mother's or father's side of the family. The method of laser hair restoration attacks this condition and helps the hair follicles to start manufacturing hair material again.
The laser brush is a tool designed to counter act the symptoms of this condition which include hair loss in patches usually at the front of the scalp or on the crown. It is claimed that the mechanism for laser hair regrowth is that the heat from the low level light source increases blood flow which in turn counteracts the affects of the male pattern baldness.
This may make sense as the MPB is cause by a build up of DHT at the root of the hair where the blood supply connects. This DHT is a metabolite of testosterone. Although men have more of this hormone than women it can affect both sexes. In fact, when present in women it is called Female Pattern Baldness.
The Titan laser is one such tool and the hair max laser comb is another. The manufacturers of both of these appliances claim that they will help to regrow hair on baldspts or over the entire head. The US FDA has not tested the affectiveness of the devices. They have certified that they laser hair restoration brush and comb will not cause more damage but they have not done any studies that prove the laser tools actually improve hair growth.
Hair laser loss treatments have not been around all that long so long term studies have not had a chance to be done. What studies there have been seem to be inconclusive. I suggest doing a lot of research by visiting manufacturer sites and doing all you can to find out whether they would work for you.

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