Q: When should I start having laser treatment?
A: If
you are concerned about your hair the earlier you start laser treatment the
better. There's nothing more ageing or detrimental to a person's appearance than
thinning, lifeless hair. And the later you try to do something about it the less
chance there is of reversing the problem.
Once you start
using your HairMax LaserComb, you may feel better about your appearance, and
with an added sense of self confidence.
Q: Does LaserComb work for everyone?
A: Put simply, just as fresh air and exercise is "good" for the
body, laser is good for the hair. So whether it's a matter of boosting and
thickening your hair, laser "works" on virtually everyone. The only
question is how much.
Q: How do we lose hair?
A: To understand this you need to know the basics about the hair
shedding/replacement cycle.
Actually,
every single hair on one's head grows for up to a number of years and then falls
out. The root that grew it then rests for some weeks before it starts to replace
the fallen hair with a new one from the same root *.
This ongoing cycle continues throughout our lives. But, in the case of many
people, progressively (or regressively?) as we age, less hairs are replaced than
are shed. They are replaced progressively finer and lighter in shade, so that
hair thinning occurs.
Q:
Is it safe?
A: The HairMAX LaserComb complies with the USA FDA CDRH laser product safety
standard, section 21.
'Cold-beam' laser technology of
the type used in HairMAX has been internationally in salons use and hair clinics
for many years in a broad range of hair care applications.
The
power level of the HairMAX is so low that it is virtually a mere vibration, one
that is completely harmless yet effective.
And rather than
having negative "side effects", low level laser has been in use for
many years by scientists and physicians for beneficial purposes (see section
below: "How does general laser work?")
Q: What about visual safety?
A: The HairMax Laser Comb has been specially designed using low power
requirements, for maximum attention to visual safety. (refer to warning
label on product)
One should not
stare at the laser beams, although that is hardly possible, due to blink
aversion response.
Q: How do I use it? And how often?
A: HairMax has been precision-engineered into a compact device. You just run
through your hair once or twice a week for about ten minutes for optimal
results.
Q:
How long does it take to see results?
A: Maximum average is between 5 to 10 weeks. Sometimes in only a few
treatments. After that the hair gradually becomes thicker. Of course everybody
is different and results differ between individuals.
Q:
Does
it work on the whole scalp or only the back?
A:
LaserComb's energy works on the whole scalp: back, front, top and sides.
Q: Can I use it with other treatments?
A: Yes. LaserComb can replace messy, twice-a-day lotions- all of which have
high on-going costs.
If you wish to
continue using these treatments, you can. Laser may complement their
effectiveness, although it's also a stand-alone option.
Q: How does low-level laser work?
A: There are theories on how low-level laser works. Soft tissue and fluids
in our bodies vibrate at a similar frequency to that of cold-beam, red-light
laser. One of many scientific theories*
is that cells are largely dependant for healthy function on an exchange of
energy and 'information' with surrounding cells.
This is achieved via individual
wave systems by which cells 'communicate' through inter-connective plasma.
A cell is in an
unhealthy state when its vibrations become irregular or out-of-step with this
common communications system. However, it may be brought back into harmony by
being irradiated with low level laser working at quantum level.
*
Wolbarsht ML. Ed: Clinical aspects of laser research.
Plenum Press New York p116 1977
The
effects of laser on cell frequency
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Cell
oscillation before
laser treatment
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Cell
brought into "harmony"
after laser treatment
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Symbolic
diagram
According
to the scientist Popp*all living
tissue, at cellular level, emits ultra-weak photons (light) that originate from
an electromagnetic field with a surprisingly high degree of coherence
characteristic of laser, .
Popp,
in one of his many seminal works, postulated that when cells are in a
"sick" or pathological state they are characterized by being actually
"light starved".
When these cells are irradiated with low level laser
in the correct frequency range they become once again "light
restored".
*
Popp FA. On the coherence of ultraweak photon emission from living tissues.
Kilmister CW (ed), Disequilibrium
and Self-Organisation, 207-230. 1986 Reidel
