About 55 million American men have some degree of hair loss, thus creating a potentially big market for an effective at-home treatment. The average increase in hair density was 19 hairs per square centimeter — roughly a 20 percent improvement in someone with thinning hair. The device may be best suited for men who are serious about hair regrowth, such as those who undergo hair transplantation and want to augment the result at home, he says. Other laser hair regrowth devices are on the market but haven’t received FDA clearance to make claims of effectiveness. Sunetics, which sells the Laser Hair Brush, is applying for FDA clearance, says John Carullo, the company’s marketing director. read more

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