Laser Hair Therapy

About Laser Hair Therapy

In a nutshell, Laser Hair Therapy is a program that treats hair loss and regrows hair by stimulating the scalp, increasing blood flow and blocking the harmful hair loss effects of Dihydrotestoterone, also known as DHT. DHT causes hair follicles to stop producing the thick, healthy hair we once had. View before & after pictures. Laser Hair Therapy is exclusively available in Coronado by Dr. Schafer at CosMedical Spa and Laser Center. To find out more about this exciting new hair loss treatment, email us.

Unlike your typical lasers that are used in surgery that cut tissue, Low Level Lasers are referred to as "cold" lasers, because they do not have the thermal component to cut, burn or vaporize tissue. Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) is based on the scientific principal of photo-biotherapy. Photo-biotherapy occurs when laser light is absorbed by cells, which causes stimulation of cell metabolism and improved blood flow. So, this laser is classified as a IIIA cosmetic laser, safe for human cosmetic use.

Does Laser Hair Therapy really work?

Low Level Lasers have been used to treat hair loss throughout Europe for over a decade as an alternative to hair transplantation and medications. Their use in the United States has been well documented. Studies with this particular equipment show significant hair grown – overall average growth for all subjects was 37.79%. Laser Hair Therapy has been featured on television news broadcast throughout the United States. Read our Frequently Asked Questions to find out more about this hair renewal system.

Laser Hair Therapy at a glance

Desired Results
  • Stoppage of hair loss and re-growth of lost hair without surgery or drugs
Candidate
  • Men or women experiencing hair loss due to nutritional, medical or genetic causes
  • Men or women suffering from scalp psoriasis
  • Men or women afflicted with alopecia areata
  • Men or women looking for an alternative to painful or unnatural-looking hair transplants or potentially harmful prescription medications
Procedure Overview
  • 23-30 minutes sessions
  • There is no down-time. You can schedule your procedure for your lunch break.
  • It is a 6-12 month program, tailored to fit your individual progress. You will maintain results with simple monthly maintenance. Read more.
  • There is no pain associated with any aspect of the program. A tingling sensation of the scalp is often noticed during use due to an increase in blood flow in the scalp and hair follicles.
Results
  • There are no short or long term side effects with the Laser Hair Therapy class IIIA laser unit; it is FDA approved for cosmetic use, as is the topical solution.
  • In two to four months you will begin to see noticeable improvement.
  • Each person’s response varies depending on their personal hair loss history.
  • The program is clinically proven to stop hair loss in more than 85% of the people who follow it. Read more.
  • Results are maintained with monthly maintenance treatments.
Risks
  • In studies performed to about effects of the treatments, there were no headaches, pruritus, erythema, burning or tingling sensations observed by the interviewer or reported by any subjects.

An Interesting Discovery

The free-standing laser hair therapy machineLow Level Laser light was first used to treat lower extremity ulcers in diabetics with poor blood supply. The lasers improved blood flow and at the same time an astonishing side effect was noticed: body hair located within the radius of the laser beam grew thicker and longer than the surrounding hair. In clinical studies, laser light is proven to stimulate cellular metabolism, protein synthesis, and tissue and cartilage regeneration, while dramatically increasing blood supply to the targeted area.

Causes of balding: Cycles of the scalp

The cause of balding lies within the hair follicle, a microscopic pocket in the skin. Hair sprouts from this pocket, journeying through four distinct seasons — growth, regression, rest and shedding.

In the growth phase, the hair shaft lengthens. Then the follicle begins to shrink; this is the regression phase. Next comes the rest phase. The remains of the follicle hang on to the dead hair. Finally, it sheds the old hair in preparation for growing a new one. Hairs on the scalp may stay in the growth phase for years before moving through regression, rest and shedding, which is why hairs can grow so long. They grow, at least, until testosterone kicks in. Men appreciate most of testosterone's effects: the beard, bulging biceps, square manly jaw. The gleaming bald dome is less well-liked.

The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates noted the link between testosterone and hair loss. He observed that castrated men, who don't make the hormone, didn't go bald.

Then in the 1940s, anatomist James Hamilton proved the link by injecting castrated men with testosterone and observing that their hair — thick and full up to this point — began falling out.

Later studies showed that the true hair-loss culprit isn't testosterone but its byproduct known as DHT, which for some reason only affects the hairs on the top of the head, not those on the back. (Hence the "pattern" of male pattern baldness.) The irony is that those shiny bald spots aren't actually bald. The hairs are still there, but instead of the thick, lush hair of shampoo advertisements, clear "peach fuzz" hairs are sprouting out of tiny, miniaturized follicles.

The Laser Hair Therapy program treats hair loss and regrows hair by stimulating the scalp, increasing blood flow and blocking the harmful hair loss effects of this DHT. You can regrown your own thick, healthy hair again.

Types of hair loss

Although male pattern baldness is by far the most well-known type of hair loss, various other types exist. Here are some, and their causes:

Male pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia)

  • Whom it affects: Men
  • Pattern: Balding on crown and temporal regions of the scalp
  • Origins: Hair follicles sensitive to DHT in scalp

Female pattern hair loss (also referred to as androgenetic alopecia)

  • Whom it affects: Women, particularly after menopause
  • Pattern: Diffuse thinning all over the scalp
  • Origins: Unknown; possibly DHT-related

Chemotherapy-induced alopecia

  • Whom it affects: Cancer patients
  • Pattern: Varies depending on chemotherapy drug
  • Origins: Chemotherapy drugs attack hair follicles

Alopecia areata

  • Whom it affects: Anyone, including children
  • Pattern: From patchy bald spots to complete loss of hair
  • Origins: Autoimmune disorder

Telogen effluvium

  • Whom it affects: Anyone after physically traumatic events, particularly women post-childbirth
  • Pattern: Synchronized shedding of large amounts of hair
  • Origins: Physical stress or nutrient deficiency causes hair follicles to release hair shaft

Traction alopecia; central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia

  • Whom it affects: Primarily African American women
  • Pattern: Scarring and hair loss on crown of the scalp
  • Origins: Chemical or thermal hair straightening; tightly gathered hair styles such as cornrows

Laser Hair Therapy is exclusively available in San Diego by Dr. Schafer.

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