TY - CHAP
T1 - Photobiomodulation for Alopecia
T2 - Mechanisms of Action
AU - Hamblin, Michael R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Photobiomodulation (PBM) or low-level laser therapy was discovered over 50 years ago, when Mester in Hungary observed regrowth of hair in mice when irradiated with a ruby laser. At the present time, several different PBM devices are marketed to assist with hair regrowth in alopecia patients. This review covers the three main types of alopecia (androgenetic, areata, and chemotherapy-induced), and discusses the mechanism of action of PBM for each disease. The different devices used (mostly low powered red laser diodes), dosimetry, animal models, and clinical trials are summarized.
AB - Photobiomodulation (PBM) or low-level laser therapy was discovered over 50 years ago, when Mester in Hungary observed regrowth of hair in mice when irradiated with a ruby laser. At the present time, several different PBM devices are marketed to assist with hair regrowth in alopecia patients. This review covers the three main types of alopecia (androgenetic, areata, and chemotherapy-induced), and discusses the mechanism of action of PBM for each disease. The different devices used (mostly low powered red laser diodes), dosimetry, animal models, and clinical trials are summarized.
KW - Alopecia areata
KW - Androgenetic alopecia
KW - Chemotherapy-induced alopecia
KW - Hair follicles
KW - Photobiomodulation therapy
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105033191801
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-74314-6_4
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-74314-6_4
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:105033191801
T3 - Updates in Clinical Dermatology
SP - 53
EP - 64
BT - Updates in Clinical Dermatology
PB - Springer International Publishing
ER -