Comparison of the effects of 665 nm low level diode Laser Hat versus and a combination of 665 nm and 808nm low level diode Laser Scanner of hair growth in androgenic alopecia

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a combined set of low level diode laser scanner (665 nm and 808nm) on hair growth, and assessment of safety and effectiveness of a new laser scanner on hair growth treatment procedure in androgenic alopecia.

Methods: 90 patients (18 to 70 years) with androgenic alopecia were randomized into three groups. The first group (n=30) received 655 nm red light using laser hat, the second group (n=30) received 655 nm red laser plus 808 nm infrared laser using a laser scanner of hair growth device (with the patent number: 77733) and the third group (n=30) received no laser as the control group.

Results: Patients in laser scanner group had better results and showed a higher increase in terminal hair density compared with laser hat group (mean of 9.61 versus 9.16 per cm²). We found significant decrease in terminal hair density from baseline in control group (mean -1.8 per cm², p<0.0001).

Conclusion: Results showed a statistically significant improvement in the laser scanner of the hair growth group compared with laser hat and the control group. The study showed that treatment with new laser devise had a promising result without any observable adverse effects.

Key words:

• Androgenic alopecia
• alopecia
• Low-level laser therapy

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Acknowledgments

We sincerely thank Dr. Mahammad Reza Razaghi, chief of Laser Application in Medical Sciences Research Center affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences; and Dr. Mohammadreza Hanteh zadeh as an Assistance in Plasma Physics Reaserch Center, Science and Research Campus affiliated to Islamic Azad University in Tehran city.