27 citations
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November 2010 in “JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft” This review discusses recent advancements in dermatological laser therapy, highlighting its growing applications but noting gaps in data on long-term effects and side effects.
May 2026 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This meta-analysis found that fractional laser therapy significantly improved hair density in patients with androgenetic alopecia and exhibited a favorable safety profile, with mild to moderate adverse events. Combination therapy with laser and other treatments was more effective than other treatments alone.
35 citations
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October 2003 in “Dermatologic clinics” This article discusses the lack of national credentialing for laser therapy practitioners and emphasizes the need for rigorous self-assessment and expertise, particularly when treating patients with darker skin, without presenting new research results.
10 citations
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August 2020 in “Dermatologic Surgery” In this study, human ADSC-CM treatment following nonablative fractional laser significantly increased hair density and volume in patients with androgenetic alopecia without any reported adverse effects.
January 2019 in “Clinical Dermatology Open Access Journal” This report describes two cases of extensive alopecia areata successfully treated with a combination of intralesional corticosteroids and fractionated laser, suggesting the potential of laser treatment to promote hair regrowth.
1 citations
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April 2022 in “The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine ” This review evaluates laser therapy for alopecia areata, noting that fractional lasers facilitate hair growth and drug delivery, but reports no new clinical results.
January 2025 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This study found that nonablative Er:YAG laser therapy effectively improved hair appearance for patients with androgenetic alopecia, with most participants reporting increased satisfaction and no adverse reactions, following six biweekly sessions.
June 2025 in “Medical alphabet” The authors concluded that combining fractional lasers with topical therapy may be a promising and effective approach for treating androgenetic alopecia, offering high safety and tolerability.
April 2024 in “Lasers in medical science” This study reviews the use of lasers and light therapies as treatment options for managing the two most common types of alopecia—androegenetic alopecia and alopecia areata—highlighting that existing FDA-approved drugs like minoxidil and finasteride are partially effective, necessitating additional therapeutic approaches.
March 2020 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” In this study, eight Chinese patients with alopecia areata showed hair regrowth following combination therapy with a nonablative laser and topical minoxidil, with most patients not experiencing relapse after one year, suggesting a promising alternative treatment without significant side effects.
64 citations
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October 2020 in “Journal of lasers in medical sciences” This review discusses the benefits and drawbacks of low-level laser therapy for various non-surgical conditions based on existing literature, but reports no new clinical findings and suggests further research is needed.
16 citations
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July 2007 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” This article reviews approaches to facial aging in Asian patients, discussing cultural perspectives and proposing a new paradigm of youthful appearance, but provides no new clinical results.
July 2025 in “Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)” This review evaluated various physical treatments for androgenetic alopecia and highlighted that low-level laser therapy is well-supported by evidence. However, nonablative laser and multimodal approaches like PEMF-LLLT appear promising and warrant further investigation.
August 2024 in “Journal of Clinical Medicine” 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.
This review discusses various physical therapies for androgenetic alopecia, reporting that low-level laser therapy has the most evidence but highlighting other promising treatments, such as non-ablative lasers and multimodal approaches, that warrant further investigation.
December 2018 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” This special issue reviews various advances in laser and light-based technologies for dermatological treatments, emphasizing improvements for diverse skin types, but reports no new empirical results.
15 citations
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February 2018 in “Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy” This study observed hair regrowth and increased density in four cases of androgenetic alopecia treated with a non-ablative erbium glass fractional laser and topical finasteride, with no significant side effects reported.
8 citations
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June 2019 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” This study observed that combining nonablative fractional laser treatment with topical minoxidil led to hair regrowth in Chinese alopecia areata patients, noting complete regrowth in some patients and no relapse in the majority at a one-year follow-up, without reported side effects.
20 citations
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December 2016 in “American Journal of Clinical Dermatology” This review discusses the most popular non-surgical cosmetic procedures for men and highlights the importance of considering sex-specific factors for optimal treatment, but reports no new clinical results.
17 citations
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December 2015 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” This review discusses the effectiveness of non-thermal, non-ablative devices like light-emitting diodes in treating various skin and hair conditions but reports no new clinical findings.
53 citations
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February 2020 in “Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy” This review discusses pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments for androgenetic alopecia, noting that current medications like finasteride and minoxidil can slow hair loss but only partially restore hair growth, with early treatment offering better outcomes.
1 citations
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March 2019 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” This article contains the late-breaking abstracts from the 39th Annual Conference of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery and does not present new research results.
4 citations
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December 2016 in “Medical lasers” This review article discusses the use of various laser treatments in dermatology, including excimer lasers, fractional non-ablative photothermolysis lasers, and low-level laser therapy, highlighting their applications in enhancing drug delivery and addressing different skin conditions. Results are not reported.
33 citations
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September 2016 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” In this review, the authors report that fractional resurfacing can be a safe and effective technique for treating scars and promoting photorejuvenation in Asian skin, though it requires cautious use to minimize risks like post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation and rebound melasma.
January 2017 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” This article introduces a special issue of "Lasers in Surgery and Medicine" focused on dermatology and plastic surgery, but it presents no new research findings.
18 citations
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February 2024 in “Skin Research and Technology” Combining different treatments often works best for acne scars, but see a dermatologist first.
9 citations
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January 2023 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This review discusses the use of aesthetic treatments for medical purposes and their therapeutic potential but provides no new clinical results.
4 citations
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February 2014 in “Proceedings of SPIE” This review discusses the diverse applications of low-level laser therapy in aesthetic dermatology, especially for managing alopecia, but notes that comprehensive literature on its effectiveness is lacking.
1 citations
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April 2018 in “Lasers in Surgery and Medicine” This review summarizes late-breaking abstracts from the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, 2018, and reports no new clinical findings.
46 citations
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March 2013 in “Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy” This study found that non-ablative and/or ablative fractional lasers promoted hair growth in patients with certain uncommon hair disorders, though effectiveness varied among different conditions.