Hair Treatment for Hair Loss: The Marvels of Phototherapy

Predominately, hair loss is congenital. This illness is called androgenetic alopecia or pattern baldness which is chronic. As the name suggests, this condition tends to pass on from one generation to another. In men, it is characterized through a recession of the front hairline together with the thinning of the hair in the crown. Female pattern hair loss is associated with diffuse thinning so it only occurs at the top of the head. While men may experience total baldness, women rarely do.

Treatments for pattern baldness vary. Some of these treatments are growth stimulators such as phototherapy.

What Is Phototherapy?

Phototherapy is a centuries-old therapeutic concept. But little is known about its wonders as a hair treatment for hair loss. This is because only a few completely understand the concepts of photobiology.

Phototherapy is the application of light from any source (be it natural or artificial) to serve a therapeutic purpose. The specific light sources commonly used in treating hair loss are low level laser and light emitting diodes.

Low Level Laser

Low level laser is a coherent light which yields several benefits t0 the living cells. LLL causes photo-biostimulation, a natural process comparable to photosynthesis. During photo-biostimulation, light energy becomes cellular energy. With increased cellular energy, the cell becomes more productive.

Low level laser therapy does not put anyone at any significant risk. It has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to be a safe and effective hair treatment for hair loss for both men and women.

Light Emitting Diodes

Aside from helping improve the blood circulation in the scalp, LED is a growth stimulator. A light-emitting diode is a low-power infrared light source that works deep into the hair follicles to stimulate hair regrowth.

How Is Phototherapy Conducted?

There are no stern rules in administering phototherapy. Although the factors that need consideration are the phototherapy units, types of wavelength, or the amount of exposed skin. But the convenience matters more all the same than the effectiveness.

A patient must commit himself/herself to phototherapy because androgenetic alopecia is a chronic problem. Balding tends to resume if such therapy stops.

 

Is Phototherapy Safe?

In the scheme of things, phototherapy is safe. While it may not be effective for severe cases of androgenetic alopecia, it is very safe to the general public (yes, even to children, pregnant and/or nursing women). More so, it has no reported side-effects.

Phototherapy is not a mere alternative hair treatment for hair loss, it especially does marvels imperceptible to the naked eye.