title: Utilizing electromagnetic radiation for hair growth: a critical review of phototrichogenesis.
abstract: Hair loss has a high prevalence in the general population and can have significant medical and psychological sequelae. Pattern hair loss and alopecia areata represent the major reasons patients present to dermatologists in relation to hair loss. Because conventional treatment options are generally incompletely effective, novel methods for hair grown induction are being developed. The role of using electromagnetic radiation, including low-level laser therapy for the management of hair loss through phototrichogenesis, is reviewed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, University of British Columbia, and Photomedicine Institute, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, BC. sunil.kalia@vch.ca
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalia
authors.forename: Harvey
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lui
mesh_terms: D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D060733:Electromagnetic Radiation; D006197:Hair / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006801:Humans; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome