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What's the Deal with Laser Hair Regrowth?- Monday, February 01, 2010

Question:

What is the deal with Laser hair regrowth? Does it work as well as the topical hair loss solutions? How does this differ from Rogaine or Caproxen?

Answer:

Whether or not laser therapy is an effective hair loss treatment has been heavily debated on our hair loss disussion forum. There are some hair restoration physicians who would say that laser therapy is as effective as proven topical treatments such as Rogaine 2% while others believe that it won't provide any real benefit. After a lot of research and speaking with several leading hair restoration physicians who regularly use laser therapy as a part of their practice, I tend to believe that laser therapy may help prevent further thinning and may increase the number of terminal hairs on the scalp. In my opinion, laser therapy may have marginal benefit in some patients, especially when combined with other proven treatments. In other patients however, laser hair loss treatment may have absolutely no effect.

Best wishes,

Bill Seemiller (Falceros) - Managing Publisher of the Hair Transplant Network, the Coalition Hair Loss Learning Center, and the Hair Loss Q & A Blog.
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