New laser could spark hair regrowth in balding patients

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy males and females, ≥ 18 years of age at time of informed consent, seeking treatment for hair loss * Subject must voluntarily sign and date an IRB approved informed consent form * Subjects with diagnosis of biopsy proven androgenetic alopecia or scarring alopecia with hair loss recorded over the past 6 months * Subjects must have a stable hair loss treatment regimen with a plateau in results for at least 3 months * Able to read, understand and voluntarily provide written informed consent * Subject is determined to be healthy, non-smoker who agrees not to make any changes to their daily hair treatment regimen during the study * Subjects able and willing to comply with the treatment protocol and follow-up schedule and requirements * Understands and accepts the obligation not to undergo any other procedures in the areas to be treated through the follow-up period Exclusion Criteria: * Subject does not have the capacity to consent to the study * Subject has other types of alopecia of the scalp like alopecia areata * History of intralesional steroid injections to the scalp in the last 12 months * Pregnant women * Any medical condition that in the consideration of the investigator, would present an increased risk of a photosensitivity reaction to the subject * Any previous surgical procedure in the treatment area in the past 12 months, or major surgery in the last 6 months * Allergy or history of prior reaction to lidocaine * History of immunosuppression/immune deficiency disorders (including AIDS and HIV infection), and/or any history of systemic chemotherapy for prior 12 months * History or current use of the following prescription medications: i. Immunosuppressive medications/biologics, 6 months prior to and during the study ii. Accutane or other systemic retinoids within the past twelve months * Smoking or vaping in the past 12 months * History of uncontrolled hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, hepatitis, or bleeding disorders * History of major depressive disorders or endocrine disorders including but not limited to; hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, or hyperthyroidism