LAS VEGAS — Can you use lasers to regrow hair?
The folks at HairMax are at CES 2016 to show that yes, it is totally possible to stimulate hair follicles to regrow your skimpy, thinning head of hair into a thick, furry mane. However, there is a catch: You have to have the right type of baldness.
The LaserBand 82 brings laser revitalization to the home with its 82 medical-grade lasers that provide a full treatment for hair loss in 90 seconds. Cult of Mac caught up with HairMax at CES, the largest orgy of tech gadgetry in the world, to get a heads-on look at the funky futuristic headgear.
Going from balding to a thicker head of hair will take about 12 weeks using the hands-free hair treatment. It’ll set you back $795, but if your greatest fear is looking like Mr. Clean, it might be worth a try.
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Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
3 responses to “This weird-looking headband uses lasers to fight balding”
“This weird-looking headband uses lasers to fight balding”
Riiiiiight. And then there’s the perpetual motion machine. And the gizmo that turns sea water into gold.
As P.T. Barnum said, “There’s a sucker born every minute.” In the internet age, that time has shrunk to milliseconds.
These have been around for years. This one is using laser diodes instead of LEDs at 655nm. There are numerous clinical studies showing that these work, but the results are limited. Once you start treating you can’t stop or else you will begin losing hair again after a few weeks. Once the follicles are completely clogged or closed it doesn’t work at all. That’s why she said it wont work for Buster as his hair is already too far gone.
The perpetual machine works as well, as long as it has a battery. And gold from seawater is entirely successful, as long as an equal amount of gold is introduced as one wishes to extract. But I take your point that this gizmo has success, albeit in limited cases and only if the “treatment” is never stopped.
Magic elixirs and miraculous hair tonics have been around for centuries. Most had the success of soothing a muscle… or more often numbing the brain. However, since buster and I are in the same situation—hair-wise—I suspect neither of us will be taking this new “cure.” :)