Physical Treatments and Therapies for Androgenetic Alopecia

    August 2024 in “ Journal of Clinical Medicine ”
    Siddhi Bianca Camila Lama, Luis Alfonso Pérez-González, Mehmet A. Kosoglu … ­Daniel ­Ortega‐Quijano
    Studysummary This review concludes that low-level laser therapy is the most supported physical treatment for androgenetic alopecia, but other therapies like nonablative laser treatments and combinations including PEMF may also be promising.
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