Alopecia affects millions of men and women around the world. We know that there is no single cause for it, but that it can be due to multiple factors: genetic inheritance, stress, aging, autoimmune diseases …

The treatments and hair solutions, after a correct diagnosis, are also many: Capillary Biostimulation, Capilaxis with Minoxidil, BioDermia, Micrograft and capillary laser. On the latter, we have also repeatedly commented on its great advantages and effectiveness, especially when it comes to reactivating and regenerating the scalp, favoring the growth of new hair. There are even recent studies that demonstrate its efficacy, especially in patients whose diagnosis is Amphrogenetic Alopecia (both male and female).

In fact, one of the latest research on the subject shows the effectiveness and safety of the Low Frequency Laser (LLLT, from the English Low- Level Laser Therapy) for the treatment of AGA and FAGA.

32 patients (21 women and 11 men) participated in this study. Of all of them, 8 showed a significant improvement, in 20 it was moderate and 4 did not show any improvement. The improvements seen were observed both in monotherapy and in multitherapy, and the results began to be seen 3 months after starting treatment (observation was maintained for a maximum of 24 months). No adverse effects were recorded in any of the patients who participated in the study.

This is just one of the studies that shows the effectiveness of the capillary laser as a treatment against Androgenetic Alopecia, and in Capilárea we bet on it, both in monotherapy and in combined treatments (what we call Multitherapy), due to the good results it offers.

But what if it was a treatment that we could apply from home? Would it be feasible? At the moment this possibility does not exist, although progress is being made in this regard.

A team of researchers has developed a flexible and portable photostimulator that works on hair growth in mice.

How do they do it? The action of the laser in one of the mouse’s hairless areas stimulates the hair follicles, which are reactivated and favor the development and growth of new hair.

This new device is the size of a postage stamp and uses almost 1,000 times less energy per unit area than a conventional laser. When tested in mice, the researchers found that those treated with this μLED patch for 15 minutes a day (for 20 days) showed faster hair growth (and longer hairs) than mice not treated or treated with Minoxidil injections alone. . According to its creators, the chip did not get hot enough during its application to cause damage to the skin of the mouse (and not the human one).

According to “There are already some types of laser for home use that support and complete the treatment performed on the patient in the clinic. In Capilárea, for example, we have the Laser Comb (which we commercialize) as a treatment Complementary from home for the patient. Obviously, it is a laser with an effectiveness and intensity that is very far from that offered by equipment in the clinic, it cannot be compared “.

Now, the next step for and his colleagues will be to test this photostimulator on human skin, in this case, on the scalp.

We will have to wait even a little longer to find out if this portable hair laser is really effective and safe.