The current role of laser/light sources in the treatment of male and female pattern hair loss. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • 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.

publication date

  • March 1, 2007

Research

keywords

  • Alopecia
  • Low-Level Light Therapy
  • Phototherapy

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 34147222876

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1080/14764170601134479

PubMed ID

  • 17457763

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 9

issue

  • 1