Does a Laser Comb Stimulate Hair Growth?

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Lasers can giveth hair, and can just as easily taketh it away.

One of the newest and most gee-whiz products to hit the beauty market in recent years is the LaserComb. Though derided by many as a gimmick, laser hair stimulation is actually based on sound science, and is known to return some impressive results. Does this Spark an idea?

  1. History

    • The LaserComb is is essentially a down-powered hair removal laser. The concept of laser stimulation was pursued when it was observed that hair follicles which received only part of a removal-laser's full power actually grew back faster and stronger than before.

    Principle

    • When tissues like hair and muscle receive only slight but regular damage, the body sends its repair resources to cause the affected tissues to grow back bigger and stronger.

    Company Survey

    • In a study conducted by the LaserComb developers, 93 percent of men and women who used the product experienced an average increase in hair count of 19 hairs per square cm of scalp.

    News Reports

    • NBC ran an independent study which showed the participants using the LaserComb experienced "significant" growth over a six-month period.

    Warnings

    • Some tinkerers have reasoned that increasing the input voltage of the LaserComb or its frequency of usage would increase hair growth. These pioneers found out quickly exactly where the LaserComb concept came from.

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