How can laser help hair?
Laser and light-based hair therapies deliver specific wavelengths of energy to the scalp with the aim of stimulating the follicles and improving the scalp environment, to encourage healthier, stronger hair growth. The idea is to support the follicles you have — not to create new hair where follicles are gone. It's a non-invasive, comfortable approach, usually delivered as a course. See Fotona hair restoration.
What is Fotona hair restoration?
Fotona's laser technology can be applied to the scalp as part of a hair-restoration approach, aiming to stimulate the follicles and support the scalp. As with other laser treatments at the clinic, it's delivered by experienced practitioners with settings appropriate to you. It's typically used as part of a combination plan rather than in isolation.
What results are realistic?
Honest framing matters here: laser/light therapy aims to support hair quality and growth and may help in suitable cases — particularly earlier-stage thinning — but it is not a guaranteed cure, results vary, and it's most effective combined with other treatments and with addressing the underlying cause. It works best as a supporting player, not a sole solution. Anyone presenting laser as a standalone hair-loss cure is overstating it.
Who is it suited to?
It may suit people with earlier-stage thinning who want a non-invasive option, often as part of a plan that also includes PRP, medical treatment, or addressing causes like hormones and deficiencies. It's less useful for advanced loss where follicles are no longer active. A diagnosis determines whether — and where — it fits for you.
How does it fit with PRP and other treatments?
Like everything in hair restoration, it's rarely either/or. Laser/light therapy is often combined with PRP, medical treatment and causemanagement for a layered approach — each supporting the others. A dermatologist builds the right combination based on your diagnosis and stage, rather than relying on any single treatment. Individual results vary.