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I am a 77 year old woman who was experiencing thinning hair. My mother had hair loss in her later years to the extent that she had to resort to wigs for nearly 20 years. They were very expensive and troublesome so I was looking for an alternative solution for myself. I read the reviews for this laser therapy and though it was expensive I decided to give it a try. I have been using it for almost a year now and it has worked wonderfully. Though I still lose hair, new hair has grown in to compensate for the loss and my hair feels full again. The only area where my hair is still thin are my bangs and I really don’t mind that. I’ve lost the stress I was feeling over possibly going bald. It is so easy to use. Just a 25 minute session every other day. I sit and do a jigsaw puzzle on my computer and it shuts off automatically when it’s done. I actually look forward to that quiet time to myself. Although it is an expensive purchase it would be far more costly to have to buy new wigs every few months. I hope this continues to work for a long time, but if it does wear out eventually, I will buy another one.

I have tried many remedies to improve my thinning hair over the years. Here is my story that describes what worked and what didn't work for me. Bottom line about the laser cap: it works! - in combination with other treatments, as I will report. I am a female, mid 70s, never had thick hair, but it started thinning severely after menopause. Several years ago, when my hair loss became really noticeable I decided to go for hair transplant surgery. I knew it would take 12 to 18 months for the hair to grow back in, but I got impatient within a couple months and started using minoxidil (5% foam) once a day in the area on top of my head where thinning was worst. After about a year the results were looking pretty good. For several more years I continued using minoxidil, but eventually it was clear I was once again losing hair. Obviously the hair transplant worked initially but did not give permanent improvement, and the minoxidil was not sufficient to prevent hair loss. I lost faith in minoxidil at this point, and switched to the popularly advertised supplement Viviscal. I used Viviscal faithfully for a full year (stopping minoxidil). I saw that my hair loss got much worse over this time. I was seeing severe bald spots on top of my head and was pretty desperate. My conclusion about Viviscal is that it had absolutely no beneficial result in my experience. Based on my experience so far, I concluded that the surgery worked, but the results were not permanent. My underlying condition caused me to still lose hair. I believe minoxidil probably slowed the rate of hair loss somewhat. I reached that conclusion since after I stopped minoxidil completely and switched to Vivisical, the rate of hair loss became much worse. After that year using Viviscal I was pretty desperate and decided to try the laser cap. This was 6 months ago. I stopped Viviscal, went back to using minoxidil same way as before (5% foam once a day), and started using the laser cap as instructed, 25 minutes every other day. I also started taking a biotin supplement (5 mg per day) at the same time. The way I gauge hair loss is by "combing" my wet hair with my fingers every morning and checking how much hair comes out on my fingers. During the Viviscal days, my daily hair loss was significant. Within a few weeks of starting the laser cap/ minoxidil/ biotin hair loss dropped a lot, and within a few months it dropped to virtually zero. I will say that I found the minoxidil led to pretty significant dandruff and scalp itching within about a month's time. I switched to a popular dandruff shampoo and increased my hair-washing frequency to 4-5 times a week. The dandruff & itching came under control pretty quickly and has not been a problem since then. After about 3 months of using the laser cap I started to feel a little fuzziness under my fingertips when I rubbed the top of my head and thought it might be a sign of new hair growth. I started to see gray hairs emerging and had to color my hair a little more quickly than I normally would. But that was a good thing! After 6 months, I am definitely seeing good hair growth on top of my head. Other people, including my doctor, have also commented that my hair is looking better. However – and this is interesting – I realized my hair is quite thin in the upper back of my head, where I was not using minoxidil (even though the laser cap does hit that region). I also notice some other thin hair areas in spots where I was not applying minoxidil. This leads me to believe it is the combination of the laser cap and minoxidil that gives the good result. I am now using minoxidil over a larger area. I hope to see improvements in these other thinning areas over the next several months and will update this review. I feel like there is a farming analogy here – when you are farming you have to first prepare the soil by tilling or aerating or something like that. You also need fertilizer. I see the laser cap as "preparing the soil" and the minoxidil as the "fertilizer". Not sure about the biotin contribution but I continue to use it. I plan to keep using the laser cap indefinitely but probably after I feel I have reached my personal best for hair growth I will cut back on minoxidil. If hair loss starts to become apparent I think I will notice it right away and can increase the minoxidil. One complaint I have about the laser cap is that it does not stay in place during use unless I keep my face pointed slightly downward (which is awkward). If I face forward, the cap tends to slip to the back and fall off unless I hold it in place. There should be a better way of keeping the cap from slipping backward when the user is facing forward. I also have a concern about the power cord. No matter how careful I am with it, the cord forms "kinks" which I have to carefully untwist every time. So far this has not caused a problem but I think that eventually this could be a failure mechanism. I would suggest either a different type of wire that does not kink so easily, or else change the design so the wire can be easily replaced if it becomes necessary. I am very pleased with my hair growth using the laser cap.

I've been slowly losing my hair for a number of years. As a woman, this has been very hard for me. I've been to the dermatologist, who did the blood tests and determined my hair loss is genetic. When I showed her a picture of my mother who has great hair at 20 years older than me, she suggested I was adopted but hadn't been told. My mother refutes that statement. The dermatologist recommended minoxidil every night for the rest of my life. As a person with many allergies including contact dermatitis/eczema, this didn't seem like a good option for me. So I left it alone and just hoped it would get better. It did not. It got worse. Now at 54, I'm basically doing an obvious comb over in the front. I've changed my part from the left side to the right side, to the middle but it's all thin in the front... Regardless of how I part, I've got way too much scalp showing. This has been emotionally very devastating for me. So I decided I had to act or take up wearing a hat/scarf every time I leave home or have company for the rest of my life... That's how I discovered iRestore. The FDA approval makes me feel better about the device. First, realize that it is intended to use regularly for the rest of your life. And that's what you are signing up for with it as it states stopping using it, "may result in the progression of hair loss." There are other drawbacks. The first is the initial cost without knowing what/if any results it will produce. The company states that it should last for 5 years minimum with regular usage. However, the warranty is only for 1 year. As someone with so many allergies, the possibility of being allergic to the light wavelength is much higher for me than with someone with no allergies. Then there is the initial shedding period of 3 months or more. I'm terrified I'm going to end up more balding in the front than I already am and then have no regrowth.... Only time will tell. I've been using it every other day as directed for about 2 weeks now. So far, I can't tell if there is any shedding or not. I don't seem to be allergic to the light wavelength. However, it does seem to dry out my already dry scalp and hair. I've had itching which I have been addressing with hyaluronic acid serum after each use which seems to help. It is comfortable to wear and easy to use. As someone who wears glasses, I am a bit concerned about the red light reflecting off them into my eyes. The device came with an offer of a free supplement consisting of saw pimento and dht blocker. As a post-menopausal woman, simple research revealed that saw pimento is believed to lower estrogen levels which would be very negative for me. As such, the offer seems to be for men only. It would be great if the company acknowledged that some of their clients are women and offered an alternative for us. Additionally, when registering the warranty, the company offers 1 free bottle of their hair loss minimizing shampoo. As someone who is allergic to fragrance, this is another offer that excludes me. I am going to get it anyway for my brother who is also losing his hair. (Really close to tears) I took before photos to see what shedding/regrowth results I experience. I will update this review when shedding/hair regrowth results are known. If this doesn't help/work, I will be a loveless hermit for the rest of my life so fingers crossed!!! Best to you,

Seems quite effective. The balding patch has recovered

Its too early to write..using for one month.I am 30+...can not say whether new hair is growing...but hair fall has definitely reduced and getting under controlled..greying of hair has significantly reduced..and overall hair quality has improved...important to note that I am not under any other type of medication for hair...will keep posting...

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Recién llevo un mes usándolo y no puedo afirmar que los resultados sean solo por el casco, ya que también uso varios tónicos pero la realidad es que ya no se me cae ningún cabello, noto que se está engrosando y hasta tiene más brillo. Iré actualizando mi reseña cada dos meses.

I’m a 37 year old female who has been noticing steady hair loss since 35. I’ve tried every suggestion I could find on google and followed my dermatologist’s hair restoration recommendations to the letter. This includes special hair loss vitamins, prenatal vitamins, shampoos, minoxidil... Though minoxidil did work for a while (noticed new hair growth and slowing of hair loss), it maxed out. I started losing tons of hair in the shower again. As I’d walk through my condo, I’d feel hair brush the tops of my feet. I was losing so much!! My dermatologist said to start using minoxidil twice a day instead of once. I did, and I was still losing hair. This was hormonal and stress induced hair loss. Anytime I got a bit more stressed than usual, I’d lose more hair. I got the helmet and my hair has changed. It looks like it did in my early 20’s. I was known for my thick, shiny, long hair. But in the past couple years it has receded along my hair line (causing it to kink funny around my face) and a widened part was obvious in the back. That is all gone now. No visible part anywhere. Hair sprouted around my face. Best part is, I’m not losing it anymore. I used to collect it in the shower and ball it up to compare how much I would lose from previous days (actually I still do this). I keep a row of about 7-8 days prior to compare. The ball used to be as big as a gum ball. Now it’s not even big enough to ball it up sometimes!! Other times (like if I haven’t washed in a few days) it’ll be as big as a tic tac. I’ve been using it since Aug. 14, 2018 and it took about 3-4 weeks to stop losing hair. Oh yes, and I’ve stopped using the minoxidil about 4 weeks into using the helmet. My ponytail went from being barely the diameter of a nickel to now almost a quarter size thick! Also, since I began losing hair, I had been getting this wild bedhead. The bedhead is gone now. I’m so grateful for this product. My hair loss was causing me so much distress. I worried about it multiple times a day. Now, this is no longer a problem in my life. I have so much more space in my brain. There is one thing I do worry about... will this product stop working at some point? My minoxidil stopped after about 9 months. Maybe irestore can let me know?