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A 38 year old woman presented with female hair loss. This included topical thinning throughout the top, sides, and back of her scalp. The hair strands had also become significantly thinner. The hair loss had been occurring for about 12 months. The loss had slowly been increasing over this time. The patient’s husband had initially noticed the problem, supportively prompting her to seek treatment.

The patient was diagnosed with Telogen Effluvium. This was diagnosed through the visible signs of loss, as well as the pattern of loss over the time frame. The patient had inquired about a solution for hair thinning, for which Ashley and Martin could offer hair regrowth treatment.

The patient was provided with a LaserCap. The medical device was to be used as a treatment for hair fall, as well as a solution to grow her hair back. Although patient did not show signs of advanced hair loss, she understood treating it early would result in the best outcome. The patient was also given Ashley and Martin’s Hair Nutrient Complex multivitamin. This was recommended to be taken once daily with food, for the duration of at least 12 months.

Over a 9 month period, the patient’s hair significantly improved throughout the top, sides and back. The hair became healthier, hair regrowth had become visible, and the overall density had increased. The back of the scalp had fully regrown. The patient had also noticed the hair shafts had become thicker, to what it previous was before the loss began to occur.

Both the patient and her husband are very pleased with the results. The patient will continue treatment for now, as more improvements are to be expected. This is due to the time frame of treatment having only occurred for 9 months.

A fifty-nine year old female presented to Ashley & Martin with twenty years of hair loss. The loss was clearly Androgenetic Alopecia with excessive thinning between the crown and hair line area. No treatment other than shampoos and hair vitamins had been used prior to the consultation.

The patient’s loss was so pronounced that failure to act at that point would have rendered any form of treatment futile. Given the condition, a full medical program was recommended, along with blood tests to rectify the issue and start the regrowth process.

The patient was nervous about taking the first steps and using medication so all other options were discussed. The patient felt comfortable addressing the issue with the use of a laser cap. We advised that medication would also be suitable to add to this at some point in the future.

The patient came to the clinic about four months after commencing the treatment and showed early signs of an improvement with growth most noticeable towards the frontal hairline. The patient had displayed solid compliance with the laser cap usage and was buoyed by the signs of progress.

After approximately eight months of treatment, the patient came in to the clinic for a second check-up and the progress was clearly evident right through the scalp. She was extremely happy with the results at that point and thanked us for providing her the motivation to act on the problem.

The patient has since come to the clinic for check-ups on a half-yearly basis, with the most recent check-up coming earlier this year. While the regrowth is likely to have reached its peak with the current treatment, it has been a major improvement. The patient is very happy with the current condition of her hair and is now considering supplementing the current laser cap treatment with a medical program to enhance the results further.