Laser hair treatment for hair loss
Hair loss can be slowed down and to some extent turned by frequently exposing the scalp to laser, a precision steered light with a certain wave length. Laser hair treatment with so called hair laser is performed at special salons.
A laser hair treatment takes approx. 20 minutes and should be performed about once a week throughout the first year of treatment. Thereafter maintenance treatments are needed at least once a month.
There are also different types of “home products” that look like lasercombs and hair brushes with which one can perform a laser treatment.
Effects are difficult to prove, but 8 out of 10 are not dissatisfied with their laser treatment
How effective the laser hair treatment is to the hair loss is much debated even among physicians specialised in hair loss the opinions differ. Laser treatment with hair laser can however, with the right criteria, be used as a prevent treatment in early stages of hair loss. The method is risk free and now also a certified medical treatment by the American FDA.
The effect of a hair laser treatment against hair loss is hard to prove scientifically, as one does when proving the effect of medication. Neither is the exact mechanism for how these special wave lengths can stimulate the hair follicles known.
A hair laser treatment is often combined with medication, which obviously further obstructs the assessment of how effective the laser treatment has been towards the combined result. But even with these conditions, experiences in Britain show that 8 out of 10 correctly chosen patients would not be dissatisfied with their laser hair treatment at the one year summary.
Cost for laser hair treatment
The cost for laser treatment against hair loss lands somewhere between £2100 – £3400 for the first year (depending on local competition). That includes 40-50, 20 minute treatments. Thereafter maintenance treatments 10-15 times a year are necessary which today cost £220 – £350 per year.
Financing your laser hair treatment
There are several companies that have specialised in different types of financing for cosmetic treatments which can offer you loans for your hair laser treatment. However, before taking a loan make sure you are aware of the terms and conditions for loaning money from that financing company and what the interest rate is.
You can read more about loans for cosmetic treatments at the information page about financing beauty treatments ».
