Efficacy and Safety of Laser Therapy and Phototherapy in Cicatricial and Non-Cicatricial Alopecia: A Systematic Review Study

    November 2024 in “ Health Science Reports ”
    Mahdi Jafari, Ghazal Bazgir, Fatemeh Sadat Hosseini‐Baharanchi … Azadeh Goodarzi
    Studysummary This systematic review found that light and laser therapies, including excimer and erbium-glass lasers, generally increase hair density and diameter in various types of alopecia, with particularly notable effects in androgenic alopecia but limited efficacy in telogen effluvium.
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