Hair Restart
WHAT IS THE REASON FOR HAIR LOSS AND WHAT IS HAIR RESTART?
Hair loss is caused by a variety of factors including age, stress, heredity, hormonal fluctuations, and nutritional deficiencies. It can also be caused by certain medical conditions such as alopecia, thyroid disease, lichen planopilaris, scalp infections, and some medications.
Hair restart with laser treatments is a hair restoration procedure. It is a fairly new therapeutic technique that makes use of low-level laser light to stimulate the scalp and encourage hair regrowth. Laser treatments are used to increase scalp circulation which helps to stimulate hair follicles and lead to new hair growth.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
A hair restart treatment with laser can be used to help regrow hair by stimulating hair growth by delivering low-level laser energy to the scalp to improve the biological processes that lead to healthy hair growth. This energy triggers the body to produce thicker, fuller hair and can also help reduce thinning hair.
WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT DURING THE TREATMENT?
During a hair restart treatment, the scalp is exposed to a red light laser for a period of time. Patients may feel a slight warmth and tingling while the light energy is being applied to the scalp, but the experience is generally described as comfortable and relaxing. Most treatments are completed in less than one hour.
AFTER THE TREATMENT
The healing process after laser hair restoration treatment varies from person to person. Generally, you can expect some redness and swelling immediately after treatment. Any discomfort should diminish within the first few days. You may also experience some shedding of treated hairs in the first few weeks. Within a few months, you can expect to see some new hair growth.
HOW MANY SESSIONS
The number of laser treatments recommended for hair restoration varies and depends on the individual’s hair loss pattern and degree of hair loss. Generally, most people have between 8 to 10 treatments for optimal results.
MANAGING ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA
In her latest article, Dr. Iva Talaber explains the science behind Fotona’s HairRestart therapy and the amazing results that can be achieved.
Androgenetic alopecia is the most prevalent hair-loss disorder in men. It can exert a profoundly negative eff ect on identity and self-image. With different pharmacological, surgical, light-based, and nutraceutical treatments available, selecting the most suitable therapy can be challenging.
What is HAIRestart®?
Fotona’s HAIRestart® laser hair growth stimulation using the unique Fotona SMOOTH® mode has proven to be an effective method for treating hair loss disorders. The Fotona SMOOTH® laser modality operates at the optimal infrared Er:YAG wavelength (2.94 μm) that coincides with the maximal absorption in the skin. The innovative feature of this patented technology is the ability to act in a non-ablative manner, producing mild, precisely engineered thermal pulses. This ensures that the laser light delivers therapeutic temporal and spatial temperature profiles to the scalp tissue gently, safely and efficiently.
Proposed mechanism of action
Studies show that laser thermal pulsing of the scalp during HAIRestart® treatment activates signaling pathways inside the skin, resulting in the production of growth factors and new extracellular matrix proteins that trigger the regeneration process. The hair cycle is promoted by faster telogen to anagen transitions, resulting in an increase in hair density and thickness. Laser therapy also increases vasodilation and neoangiogenesis, thus blood flow is increased at the dermal papilla
Results
• Improved blood supply of hair follicles
• Stimulation of the hair cycle
• Increase in hair density and thickness
• Prevention of further hair loss
