Erbium YAG Laser in the Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Fatima V. Azimova, Rustam R. Zakirov, Iroda B. Nurmatova

 
International Journal of Biomedicine. 2022;12(2):269-272.
DOI: 10.21103/Article12(2)_OA12
Originally published June 5, 2022

Abstract: 

The article presents data on the effectiveness of the 2940 nm wavelength erbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet laser (Er:YAG) in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia (AA) in 85 men. All AA patients underwent a video trichodermatoscopy examination of the scalp using an Aramo-SG video camera (Korea) with ×60 and ×200 lenses, and the Trichoscience diagnostic program. The results of the study were evaluated by videotrichodermatoscopy by the presence of atrophied HF before and after 3 months of laser therapy. A 3-month erbium laser treatment using a 2940-nm Er:YAG laser along with the conventional therapy showed a high efficiency, which was expressed in a decrease in microfibrosis around the hair follicles and an increase in hair growth in the anagen stage.

Keywords: 
androgenetic alopecia • erbium laser • microfibrosis • trichoscopy
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Received March 23, 2022.
Accepted May 11, 2022.
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