LaserComb

[EasyEd]

Hello Everyone, I'm fairly new here and have a few questions regarding the LaserComb. I basically know nothing about it and glanced at their site for a sec but it looks like something out of an infomercial. What's this thing all about? How does it work? What does it do to your hair? I'm 24 and not balding yet but have been getting a little thinner. Am I a good candidate? When will this product become available? Answers to any of these questions as well as other helpful info would be helpful because I literally know nothing about the product. Thanks everyone.

 

[Boru]

Hi
I use the lasercomb for 15 minutes every day, along with everything else which makes sense to me, and all I can say is that it hasn't stopped my new hair growth. Increasing the oxygen supply to the microcapillaries as well as combating DHT is essential. I was shiny bald for 20 years, and have about 15-20% new hair at the temples and front, with lots of new vellus gradually turning into small terminal hairs. There are other hand held laser machines on the market, but I don't know if they are approved by the American FDA. It is expensive, so the choice is yours. The company was rather arrogant about its claims when I asked for technical info, but maybe they thought I was a spy!
There is alot to learn about this subject, so look through the old posts and you will be both enlightened and baffled, the science is not definitive and different guys here have opposing views on key subjects. Good luck.
Boru

 

[lithebod]

After hours of forum searches on the lasercomb and reading various websites here is my summary

For:

Lasercomb is approved as a medical device in Canada
The infamous Dateline NBC segement that showed a guy who used it for a year as having good results with it
The small scale study that showed an average of 93% regrowth I beleive (check the main GourmetStyleWellness site for the PDF)
They have concluded a clincal trial and submitted data to the FDA however no evidence of this exists outside of Lexingtons own press statements - so I cant help but be dubious
Some positive feedback on forums (albiet some from rather suspect sources)
has received good editorial in a number of magazines

Against

Lots of lacklustre feedback from apparent users on forums
The FDA approval for cosmetic use is not true as stated by Lexington taken from About.com 12 March 2005

According to a Hairmax spokesperson, "At this point in time, the HairMax LaserComb has not yet received its FDA clearance for the medical claims of hair regrowth, stimulation of follicles and reduction of hair loss. Nor has it received clearance as a cosmetic device for thicker, fuller, healthier hair"

so perhaps gourmetstylewellness.com should remove the statement that it is FDA approved for cosmetic thickening from the main site to avoid confusion?

Its quite a steep price tag (unless it works of course)

I use Revivogen and that gets alot of bad feeback on forums but has actually done alright for me so all you can do is weigh things up and come to your own conclusions.

 

[Justlooking]

I think that the new addition of the laser comb/nizoral/tricomin are adding some small thin little dark hairs along my hairline. Too soon to tell really only 2 months in.. but it does appear it might be some regrowth.

*crosses fingers*

 

[Boru]

I think that the new addition of the laser comb/nizoral/tricomin are adding some small thin little dark hairs along my hairline. Too soon to tell really only 2 months in.. but it does appear it might be some regrowth.

*crosses fingers*

Are you not using finasteride and minoxidil as well? I have been using the laser comb amongst everything else for 17 months now, and the most noticible growth is similar to what you describe, ie. along the front and temple hairline. It may be that some intermediate/terminal dark hairs will spontaneously grow, without the vellus phase, in two months, but usually it takes a year or two to go through the cycles. Keep at it religiously.
Boru

 

[johnny1290]

After hours of forum searches on the lasercomb and reading various websites here is my summary

Just wanted to say thanks for the summary and all your hard work. Appreciate it!

 

[Justlooking]

I think that the new addition of the laser comb/nizoral/tricomin are adding some small thin little dark hairs along my hairline. Too soon to tell really only 2 months in.. but it does appear it might be some regrowth.

*crosses fingers*

Are you not using finasteride and minoxidil as well? I have been using the laser comb amongst everything else for 17 months now, and the most noticible growth is similar to what you describe, ie. along the front and temple hairline. It may be that some intermediate/terminal dark hairs will spontaneously grow, without the vellus phase, in two months, but usually it takes a year or two to go through the cycles. Keep at it religiously.
Boru

If you look at my regimine you'll notice I have been using both for quite some time now. However, this appears to be new growth that I dont think would spontaneously come after 3 or so years without the recent additions

 

[Britannia]

LaserComb = Waste of time.

 

[Steve4263]

Well there is always this and it is cheaper than that $600+ laser comb. http://www.amazinglasercomb.com/

 

[Boru]

Well there is always this and it is cheaper than that $600+ laser comb. http://www.amazinglasercomb.com/

Welcome Steve and thanks for the interesting link.
I daresay Harimax will threatten to sue this innovator. I wonder if Hairmax really have total control of the market, or maybe just big loud lawyers? I bought a lasercomb from Hairmax, and I think it is helping to regrow my hair, along with the other therapies, finasteride, minoxidil etc.. However, if this new comb is virtually the same technology, Hairmax is really cashing in. Also, when you ask for service, their staff are rude.
Keep in touch.
Boru

 

[Steve4263]

I heard hairmax is having trouble getting fda approval. I read about here in this forum. http://www.hairlosshelp.com/forums/mess ... SGDBTABLE=
which also talks about making your own laser brush.

 

[emery]

i tried lasercomb i dont think it is effective at all...
if you are very rich and still have cash left after spending money on the big3, some good shampoo, driving a nice car, owning a big house, etc etc, then you can consider getting yourself a laser comb...

 

[Boru]

i tried lasercomb i dont think it is effective at all...
if you are very rich and still have cash left after spending money on the big3, some good shampoo, driving a nice car, owning a big house, etc etc, then you can consider getting yourself a laser comb...

So, is minoxidil working for you, and how long did you try the lasercomb for? Some have a problem with propecia/finasteride, but I attribute my new regrowth to a complex combination including finasteride/proscar.
You seem to be fairly new to this subject, so enjoy the research you can do here, and keep an open mind.
Boru

 

[Steve4263]

Well as soon as my laser diodes and power supply come in, i'm gonna build my laserbrush. I have done some research on it. Have to have a open mind to new things. Some ppl won't try something because it is'nt proven. So to each his own. :hairy:

 

[Boru]

Well as soon as my laser diodes and power supply come in, i'm gonna build my laserbrush. I have done some research on it. Have to have a open mind to new things. Some ppl won't try something because it is'nt proven. So to each his own. :hairy:

Good luck in your enterprise Steve. Let us know how you get on with your self-build laser device. When I was a traineee holographer at the Royal Photographic Society in the 1980's I enjoyed the precision of splitting helium-neon laser beams, whilst my hair began to receed fast, never thinking that the same technology could help to reverse male pattern baldness. If I only had known then what I think I know now, I wouldn't have made holograms, I would have built a laser splitting helmet. My suggestion to you is not necessarily to build a laser comb, take it one step further and build a helmet. It would be a lot less manual work, moving the comb all over the scalp, which is giving me tennis/laser elbow. I rub emu oil on my elbow as well as my scalp now!! What do you think? I haven't got time to make such a device at present.
Boru

 

[Aplunk1]

Innovative.

 

[Steve4263]

Well as soon as my laser diodes and power supply come in, i'm gonna build my laserbrush. I have done some research on it. Have to have a open mind to new things. Some ppl won't try something because it is'nt proven. So to each his own. :hairy:

Good luck in your enterprise Steve. Let us know how you get on with your self-build laser device. When I was a traineee holographer at the Royal Photographic Society in the 1980's I enjoyed the precision of splitting helium-neon laser beams, whilst my hair began to receed fast, never thinking that the same technology could help to reverse male pattern baldness. If I only had known then what I think I know now, I wouldn't have made holograms, I would have built a laser splitting helmet. My suggestion to you is not necessarily to build a laser comb, take it one step further and build a helmet. It would be a lot less manual work, moving the comb all over the scalp, which is giving me tennis/laser elbow. I rub emu oil on my elbow as well as my scalp now!! What do you think? I haven't got time to make such a device at present.
Boru

Heard that emu oil is great. It's like brylcream a little dab will do yeah. Need to put a helmet on your head if you use the emu oil before you go to bed though. :lol: Stuff will get into your pillow. :freaked2: Someone said wear a shower cap.

 

[Steve4263]

Well just got the laser diodes today and power supply. I already had the wooden brush drilled out with eight holes for the eight diodes. Looks like a mad scienetist creation or something. The diodes are shooting light all over the place. Should have adjusted them. First time at making a laser brush though. Should'nt really matter since the brush is sitting on the top of your head anyway. Would be hard to get right anyway. Since you are using a hot glue gun to keep the lasers in place. I'll let you know in june what this brush does or does'nt do. I'm justing starting on propecia as well. Been taking minoxidil for at least 10 years off and on. Did'nt like how minoxidil was making my scalp itch. So I would use it on and then off again. I don't really know what inspired me to look at other venues for my male pattern baldness. Must have been that NBC Dateline story about male pattern baldness. Since my minoxidil results are less than spectacular I needed some new outlook to my male pattern baldness. So somehow I made it here and then I
found out about laser brushes here at this web site http://www.hairlosshelp.com/forums/mess ... SGDBTABLE=

 

[michael barry]

Steve,
Ive researched the hell outta hairloss man. Gotta be honest with ya'. The laser light might stimulate keratinocytes for a time (about anything thats an irritant can get keraticocytes to increase production and thicken hair shafts for a while-----like capascin, rubbing the scalp, etc.), but the underlying degenerative process of baldness and the the damage done by male hormones and the immuno-response is still damaging the structure of your follicles. Look for a topical anti-androgen and a superoxide dismutase product man. spironolactone, fluridil, flutamide (unless you experience bad sides from it) can be bought at genhair.com or lipoxidil.com or hairsite.com. The leading SOD's are tricomin, folligen, American Crew, Prox-N........they attempt to counter the immuno-damage done to the follicles. There is topical finasteride and dutasteride for sale now too. The SOD"s will really help counter the minoxidil scaly side effect and dry scalp.

Plain ol' Nizoral, used only every third day is a weak anti-androgen also (dont use it every day.....more harm than good).

I have a 600$ laser comb. The NBC story, the FOX news story, the USA today ads (which used a guy with alopecia areata-----thats usually a temporary loss of hair that comes back and was blatantly dishonest) got me to try the damn thing. That and the fact that lots of hair transplant mills use them to lure in the unsespecting marks,,,,er, I mean, potential clients. The comb wont work for you but for about a year---18 months....and then you'll start to receed again. Journalists can be suckered by sales professionals when they push products like this because your average journalist with a nice head of hair doesnt know squat about the histopathology of hairloss in humans (which is much more complicated than in animals because of the immuno componet thereof). Research the library here at gourmetstylewellness.com to find out more about hair loss and the evaluate the treatments section man...

"we wont get fooled again" ----the WHO

 

[Steve4263]

Wow that's wealth of information thanks. I kinda had my doubts about it. But for the money it cost me, I said what the hell, I'll give a it shot. I'll have to read the information you posted in your message closely. Looks like you really did some research on it. Thanks