RT Book, Section
A1 Tannous, Zeina
A1 Avram, Mathew M.
A1 Tsao, Sandy
A1 Avram, Marc R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1175822257
T1 Low Level Light Therapy (LLLT) and Hair Loss
T2 Color Atlas of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071635035
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175822257
RD 2024/04/19
AB Low  level  light  laser  therapy  (LLLT)  has  been  used  to  treat  a  variety  of  medical  disorders  from  ulcers  to  musculoskeletal  disorders.  In  2007,  a  low  level  light  device  was  approved  by  the  U.S.  Food  and  Drug  Administration  (FDA)  to  treat  male  pattern  hair  loss  (Fig.  21.1;  Hairmax,  Boca  Raton,  Florida).  The  laser  comb  is  a  handheld  device  that  was  approved  as  a  device  which  has  a  different  standard  for  FDA  approval  than  a  medication.  The  device  is  sold  over  the  counter  without  physician  prescription  or  physician  monitoring.  There  are  various  other  manufacturers  of  light  therapy  devices  that  are  sold  to  physicians’  offices  that  are  not  handheld,  such  as  the  Sunetics  device  (Figs.  21.2  and  21.3;  Sunetics  International,  Las  Vegas  NV).