Is The Hairmax Laser Comb A Scientific Answer, Technological Advancement Or A Marketing Rip-off?
I want to grow my hair back naturally. I am not totally bald. I have slightly thin hair around my hair line and top of my head in that awful male pattern shape. I think it's reasonable to see notable results from holistic hair treatments and devices. That being my point of view, and natural treatments being so desirable, a product such as the HairMax Laser Comb was especially interesting. In my initial search, the HairMax stood out as a leader among other laser devices available. However, in retrospect, that may be a result of their huge marketing engine. In case you think there's going to be a happy ending and this is yet one more advertising piece in favor of the HairMax, it is not.
The HairMax first caught my eye while seeking an alternative hair growth treatment. I found other laser devices: The Erchonia THL-1, Nutreve 1700, Spencer Forrest X5, Sunetics Laser Brush, Hair Rejuvenator Laser Comb 7, etc. but none of them asserted the powerful assertions that they had been approved by the FDA to treat thinning hair. When I saw 'Approved by the FDA,' it made me think the HairMax was able to show, with convincing evidence, that it may effectively grow for hair suffering from hair loss. Based on the strength of the so-called data driven promise to treat thinning hair, coupled with my desire for a product to work, I paid about $500 to buy the HairMax Laser Comb. I know, that's a significant investment; yet, if the Laser Comb was able to encourage hair growth and reduce thinning hair, as it claims, I would pay $500 every year without question.
I bought the Hairmax and followed the directions: 3 uses each week for twenty minutes each time. I monitored my hair changes with photographs. My expectation was that my growth would be similar to the growth HairMax shows on their website presenting a man's head at point A then 12 weeks later the same head with denser hair. I hoped to see measurable growth, so I kept my hair cut short. After two months, I saw no new hair growth. Perplexed, I started searching for legitimate consumer reviews about the HairMax. The reviews were tough to substantiate. A few people asserted that they had improvement, while others bad mouthed the HairMax as a in effective piece of trash. In my search, I discovered something more - the report from the FDA about LLLT, produced for HairMax.
If you are considering the HairMax, you shouldn't rely on my word, you should read the FDA report yourself. It is my belief that, the HairMax is using deceptive advertising strategies to convince men, who just want to grow hair, that the product has the backing of the FDA to grow hair. The truth is that the HairMax is permitted to be advertised as a product intended to grow hair. However, the FDA made this approval based on the fact that the HairMax is similar to a product sold in the 1970's for a similar goal. As such, the HairMax has not produced research that a government agency, like the FDA analyzed and passed as a result of the accuracy of the results. Rather, the HairMax is approved as a product that may be promoted to treat thinning hair but any other device on the internet could apply for the same 'approval' and the FDA would undoubtedly offer the same rights.
Having said all this, I believe Low Level Laser Therapy is able to to stimulate hair growth. My investigation makes me trust that there is an ideal amount of energy required for cellular regeneration. According to laser advocates the required amount is 3-6 joules per/ cm2. This amount of energy cannot be achieved during a twenty min. use of using the HairMax. This amount of laser energy could only be achieved with current technology by having the lasers targeted on a specific space for twenty minutes. Therefore a product that offered more coverage for a sustained period would have the capacity to encourage hair re-growth. The HairMax Laser Comb does not have the capacity to achieve that, meaning its capacity to stimulate hair growth is restricted.
The HairMax first caught my eye while seeking an alternative hair growth treatment. I found other laser devices: The Erchonia THL-1, Nutreve 1700, Spencer Forrest X5, Sunetics Laser Brush, Hair Rejuvenator Laser Comb 7, etc. but none of them asserted the powerful assertions that they had been approved by the FDA to treat thinning hair. When I saw 'Approved by the FDA,' it made me think the HairMax was able to show, with convincing evidence, that it may effectively grow for hair suffering from hair loss. Based on the strength of the so-called data driven promise to treat thinning hair, coupled with my desire for a product to work, I paid about $500 to buy the HairMax Laser Comb. I know, that's a significant investment; yet, if the Laser Comb was able to encourage hair growth and reduce thinning hair, as it claims, I would pay $500 every year without question.
I bought the Hairmax and followed the directions: 3 uses each week for twenty minutes each time. I monitored my hair changes with photographs. My expectation was that my growth would be similar to the growth HairMax shows on their website presenting a man's head at point A then 12 weeks later the same head with denser hair. I hoped to see measurable growth, so I kept my hair cut short. After two months, I saw no new hair growth. Perplexed, I started searching for legitimate consumer reviews about the HairMax. The reviews were tough to substantiate. A few people asserted that they had improvement, while others bad mouthed the HairMax as a in effective piece of trash. In my search, I discovered something more - the report from the FDA about LLLT, produced for HairMax.
If you are considering the HairMax, you shouldn't rely on my word, you should read the FDA report yourself. It is my belief that, the HairMax is using deceptive advertising strategies to convince men, who just want to grow hair, that the product has the backing of the FDA to grow hair. The truth is that the HairMax is permitted to be advertised as a product intended to grow hair. However, the FDA made this approval based on the fact that the HairMax is similar to a product sold in the 1970's for a similar goal. As such, the HairMax has not produced research that a government agency, like the FDA analyzed and passed as a result of the accuracy of the results. Rather, the HairMax is approved as a product that may be promoted to treat thinning hair but any other device on the internet could apply for the same 'approval' and the FDA would undoubtedly offer the same rights.
Having said all this, I believe Low Level Laser Therapy is able to to stimulate hair growth. My investigation makes me trust that there is an ideal amount of energy required for cellular regeneration. According to laser advocates the required amount is 3-6 joules per/ cm2. This amount of energy cannot be achieved during a twenty min. use of using the HairMax. This amount of laser energy could only be achieved with current technology by having the lasers targeted on a specific space for twenty minutes. Therefore a product that offered more coverage for a sustained period would have the capacity to encourage hair re-growth. The HairMax Laser Comb does not have the capacity to achieve that, meaning its capacity to stimulate hair growth is restricted.
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