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How Hair Grows?

Our DNA determines the number of hair follicles that we are born with and it is impossible to increase the number of follicles on the scalp as we grow older.

Hair growth is regulated by the dermal papilla, a structure located at the base of the hair follicle. The dermal papilla regulates which phase of the growth cycle a follicle is in at any one time. During the growth phase, rapid cell division takes place above the dermal papilla at the matrix. The dividing cells are pushed upwards from the follicle's base where they harden and undergo pigmentation, a process known as keratinisation. Keratinised cells form the hair shaft and exit the epidermis, appearing to the naked eye as hair.

Follicular Miniaturisation

Hair will grow thick and strong up to puberty, when levels of testosterone in the body increase. At this time, hair is the thickest and strongest that it will ever be. Testosterone is converted into Dihydratestosterone (DHT) by an enzyme called 5-alpha-reductase. DHT that is not required by the sex organs for normal function may bind to DHT receptors located on the dermal papillae on the crown of the head. This process disrupts the hair growth cycle, resulting inthe reduction of cell division in the matrix and a decrease in the production of

75% of men and 35% of women are affected by hair-loss.

Hair-loss skin diagram

keratinised cells, which in turn produces a shorter, thinner hair shaft. Consequently the hair follicle miniaturises and shifts back into the resting phase, giving rise to the term 'male and female pattern hair loss' - a condition referred to by medics as Androgenetic Alopecia.

The Laser uses 171 APC Controlled 5mW, 650 nm laser diodes exactly in line with the 2007 FDA Clinical Trial specification. The laser beam penetrates the hair follicle to the dermal papillae. The ensuing cascade of events helps kick start the mitochondria into converting ADP to ATP, providing energy for renewed cell division in the matrix. In this way, laser therapy stimulates cellular metabolism whilst drastically increases circulation which reverses the cycle of follicular miniaturisation.
The outcome of this process is an increase in the production keratinised cells, thus an increase in the thickness and strength of the hair shaft.

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