Blue Light-Emitting Diodes in Hair Regrowth: The First Prospective Study

    June 2021 in “ Lasers in Medical Science ”
    Giuseppe Lodi, M. Sannino, Giovanni Cannarozzo … Steven Paul Nisticò
    Studysummary In this study, blue light therapy at a specific wavelength increased hair density and shaft width in 90% of patients with androgenetic alopecia after 10 weeks.
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