EEverything You Need to Know About Low-Level Laser Therapy for Hair Loss
Low-level laser light therapy (LLLT) is a safe, non-surgical, and effective treatment for thinning hair. It stimulates follicles and promotes thicker, healthier hair growth.
It can be used on its own or in combination with PRP treatments to maximize results. Schedule a consultation for your personalized treatment plan today!
How Does It Work?
Low Level Laser Therapy for Hair Loss (LLLT), also known as red light therapy, cold laser therapy, and photobiostimulation, is a natural alternative clinically proven to stimulate follicle growth and increase hair volume. Este clients see results from this powerful non-surgical treatment for male pattern baldness, female pattern baldness, receding hairline, and thinning hair.
It’s a non-invasive treatment that can help restore hair and thinning areas in men and women with genetic alopecia, traction alopecia, scarring alopecia, and telogen effluvium. It can also be used with other hair loss treatments such as PRP, minoxidil, and finasteride to maximize the effectiveness of your regimen.
Skin-safe laser lights at a low level are emitted through a cap or comb and absorbed by weak cells on the scalp to stimulate the hair follicles to grow. In addition to stimulating follicles, this treatment increases blood flow to the scalp, which helps deliver nutrients and oxygen to the hair follicles. This encourages healthy hair growth and a quicker hair growth cycle. This treatment is FDA-approved and safe for most patients.
What Are the Side Effects?
Laser hair therapy has generated a lot of buzz and claims that it can regrow hair, stop balding, and give you thicker and healthier hair. However, it can be challenging to sort the hype from the facts regarding this treatment.
Low-level laser light therapy, also known as photobiostimulation or LLLT, is a non-invasive and completely safe treatment for thinning hair in both men & women. It uses red and near-infrared laser light to stimulate your scalp’s hair follicles to promote new and healthy hair growth.
During an in-clinic LLLT session, you will sit under a machine that looks like a hooded dryer and has 272 laser diodes that emit a specific wavelength of light. These diodes are positioned around the scalp to ensure that all hair follicles receive treatment.
The LLLT treatment increases blood circulation to your hair follicles, boosting energy and preventing DHT molecules from adhering to your hair follicles. Additionally, LLLT can cause dormant hair follicles to become active again. A study by Dr. Endre Mester in the 1960s found that a ruby laser (with a frequency of 694 nm) could stimulate the follicles of shaved mice and encourage regrowth.
How Long Will It Take?
There’s been a lot of buzz about LLLT hair loss treatment lately, with claims that it can stop hair loss and even regrow new hair. While some of these claims may sound too good to be true, they are backed by science and research. LLLT is an effective treatment for genetic hair loss in both men and women.
It works by triggering the hair follicles to release the hormone anagen. It also decreases dihydrotestosterone (DHT) levels, interfering with hair follicle growth. This makes it an ideal treatment for male and female pattern balding, receding hairlines, thinning hair, and more.
Unlike other hair loss treatments, such as minoxidil and finasteride, LLLT doesn’t work on dead or dormant hair follicles. It only stimulates follicles in the anagen phase and sometimes triggers hair growth.
LLLT is a safe, non-invasive treatment that doesn’t require any downtime. It can be used independently or paired with PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) treatments to maximize results.
Can It Be Used in Combination With Other Treatments?
LLLT can be used independently but also works well with other treatments. In particular, it can be combined with PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) treatments for hair loss. These treatments reduce your scalp’s DHT levels and provide the nutrients your hair follicles need to grow new, thicker, fuller, healthier hair.
Several products are available that emit low-level laser light at wavelengths that have been shown to stimulate hair growth, including caps and combs. These devices look like a helmet and can be worn at home. While the science behind these devices is unclear, they may be effective for hair growth if used consistently over a long period.
LLLT is an excellent treatment for pattern balding, androgenetic alopecia, receding hairline, and general hair thinning in both men and women. It is safe and effective, with over 80% success rate. It can be paired with other treatments to enhance the effects, such as minoxidil or finasteride, or it can work with hair transplants.
Can It Be Used at Home?
LLLT has been proven to work in treating androgenetic alopecia. It can be used independently or as part of a hair restoration program with minoxidil, finasteride, PRP, and a hair transplant. It is also likely to be beneficial for chemotherapy-induced alopecia as well as alopecia areata.
Various low-level laser regrowth devices are available, including a cap, band, or comb, that emit red light and stimulate the scalp to encourage new growth. These devices range from around $1,000 for a cap to upwards of $2,400 for a device that uses a more significant number of lasers in a helmet.
Este Medical Group has a proven track record of using laser hair growth treatments to promote hair restoration in male and female pattern balding, traction alopecia, scarring alopecia, and telogen effluvium. We can use LLLT independently or as part of a combination therapy program to achieve even better results. LLLT can be paired with PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) treatments to reduce DHT levels and give your hair all the nutrients it needs to grow thicker.
