Laser hair therapy has only been recently developed for the treatment of hair loss. Various medical procedures have made significant use of lasers for many decades. However, low light lasers (also called cool lasers) have only been in use since around ten years. They were approved by the FDA only a few years ago, for use in America. Since it is a new product, some people haven't been too sure about its effectiveness. However, the studies and observations about laser hair therapy have assured us that it is a very effective and safe treatment for hair loss.

To be able to understand how laser hair therapy works, we need to understand why hair loss occurs in the first place. A major role in pattern hair loss, both for males and females, is played by genetics, age and hormones. The excess of a hormone known as DHT (dihydrotestosterone) is caused by age and genetics. This begins to weaken hair by targeting the hair follicles, at the roots. This causes malnourishment of the roots, causing the nutrients responsible for growth and regrowth to dry up. Our hair follows a natural cycle of shedding and growing back. However, the occurrence of excess DHT causes the hair to grow back weaker. The hair gradually decreases in thickness and health, till the follicle ultimately stops functioning, and the root dies. This is a permanent event, and hair cannot grow back again at the spot. As this occurs over a full hairline, the affected person starts balding.

There are topical treatments like Rogaine, which create a balance in DHT levels by inhibiting it. This definitely stops hair loss, but does nothing to help it grow back. And as soon as one stops the use of Rogaine, the hair loss will start again.

Therefore, we need a better, more effective and lasting solution - which is where laser hair therapy comes in.

Laser hair therapy, which is approved by the FDA, involves bathing of the scalp with low level laser light for 30 minute sessions. The changes are at a molecular level, and the patient does not feel anything at all. The laser beams penetrate the scalp and target the follicles with laser energy. This increases the blood circulation in that area, thus increasing the nourishment of the roots. Like a plant that has been devoid of sunlight for long, but is exposed to it again, your hair starts growing back. Not only does the hair loss stop, the hair grows back faster, thicker and stronger.

This therapy is equally effective for men as well as women. The treatment is painless as well as non-invasive, which is why the application is quick and easy. Though treatments are available at hair replacement clinics, the FDA has recently approved the better solution available - Portable hand held laser brushes. Though the laser light is not as strong as its counterpart found at the hair clinics, the device is at the patients' disposal. They choose the time and the place to use it, and the results have been proved at a substantial 90% rate.

Laser hair therapy is in fact a natural treatment - There are no supplements or chemicals involved. Better yet, no surgery is required at all; those who are unsure of hair transplant through surgery need not worry any more. Laser hair therapy solves all of that by merely stimulating the natural process of hair regrowth through the application of energy.

If you are experience hair thinning or hair loss, and you are looking for a more natural alternative to hair regrowth, go for laser hair therapy. It restores your hair, but more importantly, repairs your self esteem.