Laser Therapy ...an alternative ?

[Robinson90]

Hey guys sorry for a questions to be my first post but just wondering is anyone has tried LLLT? Laser therapy… I’ve tried a few different things but am curious about this. I’ve been reading http://www.laserhairgrowthfacts.com/How-It-Actually-Works.html and it presents some good arguments but I don’t want to pay for anything until I have some unbiased thoughts on this?

[Lain]

Hey Robinson90 and welcome to the forum,

Well Dr Rassman has written fairly often about LLLT on the blog before. You can read some good posts following these links:

http://www.baldingblog.com/2008/05/02/reader-adds-to-the-lasercomb-fda-debate/
http://www.baldingblog.com/2009/05/22/take-one-more-objective-look-at-lllt/
http://www.baldingblog.com/2009/01/28/what-does-a-laser-comb-actually-do/

If you are a lazy reader I can also sum it up for you: Till now there is no real scientific evidence that this laser actually works. Dr Rassman had a laser in his office and he offered its use to patients for free. However in his opinion it did not work.

The laser is FDA approved. However it is approved for safety not that it actually regrows/ maintains hair.

There are some people on the internet who claim that the laser did good for them. However people claim a lot of things in the world wide web. The information you sometimes gather is very unreliable.

Minoxidil and Finasteride remain the only two products which have been approved by the FDA for safety and efficiency in terms of treating hair loss.

If you have unlimited money and unlimited life time you could go for the laser otherwise I would rather refrain from its use.

[Mark]

Hey guys sorry for a questions to be my first post but just wondering is anyone has tried LLLT? Laser therapy… I’ve tried a few different things but am curious about this. I’ve been reading http://www.laserhairgrowthfacts.com/How-It-Actually-Works.html and it presents some good arguments but I don’t want to pay for anything until I have some unbiased thoughts on this?

Hi Robinson,

The short answer (Lain did a great job as usual) is that there really isn't any evidence that LLLT does anything at all. We had a machine in our old office for quite a while and saw absolutely no positive results from it.

It's modern day snake oil. The thing that bothers me the most about LLLT companies is that they always tout that their products are FDA approved, implying that they are proven by the FDA to regrwo hair. But that's not true. The FDA has only said that they will not harm you.

Hope that helps your decision.

-Mark

[LAZERFISH]

I would like to know what laser machine Dr. Rassman had in his office, the total power of said machine and the treatment protocol for each patient who decided to use it.

Although I am not a fan of the Hairmax lasercomb, it was FDA cleared for the promotion of hair growth.
Meaning that Hairmax can actuallly say that it grows hair without getting busted by the FDA.

As you know, other products can't say that without getting in trouble by the FDA.

Dr. Rassman is fond of saying that he only believes FDA approved/cleared treatments are effective and yet he disagrees with the FDA that laser therpay can be used to promote hair regrowth.....kinda strange don't ya think? LOL!

[LAZERFISH]

This is the second device to be cleared for hairloss by the FDA.
The MEP-90 Hair Growth Stimulation System -an LLLT device gets cleared for the treatment of FPB.

Both this Device and the Hairmax were cleared not only for safety, but for EFFICACY~~~ meaning they WORK to grow hair.

I wonder what Dr. Rassman has to say about that?

Since my post wasn't answered by either moderator, I'll just assume that there really wasn't any protocol for use of the LLLT unit in Dr. Rassman's office.

My thinking is that whenever a patient 'Just happened' to be in the office, they would do a treatment. It's like applying minoxidil once a week. Basically useless unless the proper protocol is followed.

Now, LLLT is no miracle treatment. Moderately effective in my opinion. But the FDA must be taking LLLT as a viable treatment seriously for them to Clear another device.