Regenerative Biotechnologies in Plastic Surgery: A Multicentric, Retrospective, Case-Series Study on the Use of Microneedling with Low-Level Light/Laser Therapy as a Hair Growth Boost in Patients Affected by Androgenetic Alopecia

    December 2021 in “ Applied sciences ”
    Pietro Gentile, Simone Garcovich, Soo-Jung Lee, Sangbum Han
    Studysummary This study observed that a combination of micro-needling and low-level light/laser therapy significantly increased hair density in patients with mild to moderate androgenic alopecia, showing an increase of 12 hairs/cm² after 16 weeks, compared to baseline.
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