- HairMax LaserComb
The HairMax LaserComb is a Laser Photo Therapy (LPT), medical device to treat
androgenetic alopecia in males. The developing company, Lexington International, LLC., is located in Boca Raton, Florida.The HairMax LaserComb was designed in Australia in the late 1990s. The developmental goal for the device was to provide laser therapy for hair loss and thinning hair for users in the convenience of their own home. Before its introduction, Laser Therapy was commonly delivered using large devices called Laser Hoods that utilized very large arrays of lasers. These devices limited users seeking laser hair treatments to visit a doctor’s office or laser clinic.
Product
The HairMax LaserComb utilizes 655nM lasers to stimulate the scalp and energize
hair follicle s. The primary science behind this process is known as PhotoBioStimulation. It is hypothesized that the HairMax LaserComb’s red laser energy is absorbed by chromophores inside cells of the hair follicle leading to an increase in cellular metabolism. This in turn leads to an increase in cell replication in epithelial portions of the hair follicle.By promoting an increase in cell proliferation within the hair matrix, a new anagen phase is initiated. This new anagen phase causes premature shedding of Catagen and Telogen hairs. These hairs are subsequently replaced by a healthier, thicker new anagen hair.
FDA clearance
The HairMax LaserComb is the first and only medical device to achieve FDA Clearance for men with certain classes of male pattern baldness. The HairMax LaserComb received FDA Clearance in January 2007. [" [http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/pdf6/K060305.pdf 501(k) Summary - Lexington International, LLC LaserComb] ",
U.S. Food and Drug Administration .] A formal announcement of the clearance was made on CNBC’s “The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch” by the company’s COO.Source needed|date=October 2008 Studies have been completed on the use of the HairMax LaserComb in females and an FDA filing will occur shortly to gain clearance to market the device for females with androgenetic alopecia.Update after|2008|8|29 [Dong Ngo (August 29, 2008). " [http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10029077-1.html HairMax LaserComb: Comb your hair up, hopefully] ",CNET.com .]Media and press
In 2000, the HairMax Lasercomb was named one of Time Magazine’s “Inventions of the Year.” [cite web |url=http://www.dermalogix.net/news/times.html |title=HairMax LaserComb - Times magazine Invention of the Year 2000 |publisher=DermaLogix Cosmedics |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070602181446/http://www.dermalogix.net/news/times.html |archivedate=2007-06-02] VC|date=October 2008 Other publications such as The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, the Chicago Tribune and Good Housekeeping Magazine and MSNBCAssociated Press (February 15, 2007). " [http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/17176591/ Device combs hair into your comb-over] ". MSNBC.com.] have all featured articles on the HairMax Lasercomb. [" [http://www.hairmax.com/IntheNews.aspx HairMax in The News] ". HairMax.] VC|date=October 2008
Following the FDA clearance of the HairMax LaserComb, the device gained international prominence and was featured on television and in print publications around the world.
See also
Baldness treatments References
External links
* [http://www.hairmax.com HairMax LaserComb]
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