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by Dr. Watt
Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:19 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: LLLT does not work
Replies: 28
Views: 25168

Re: LLLT does not work

Ebutterg - check out sunetics homepage. Google it youll find it. Dr. Watt - tried pre-laser bentonite clay ? Has helped me a lot. Have you tried experimenting with treatment times ? Or treating in intervals, 2 weeks on 1 off etc ? Thanks, no I have not tried bentonite clay. I'm not sure what that w...
by Dr. Watt
Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:45 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: LLLT does not work
Replies: 28
Views: 25168

Re: LLLT does not work

I am not sure LLLT is a false science. But I think I am getting close to the point (1 year) where the OMG design does not produce results _for me_ and may in fact hurt my hair. I have no idea why this is the case. However, folks have been using these helmets for close to 2 years now. If the results ...
by Dr. Watt
Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:41 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Laserhelmet one-year pics
Replies: 18
Views: 18191

Re: Laserhelmet one-year pics

Thanks for posting! I wish more folks had the guts to do this (including myself!). Unfortunately looking at your pictures you see a step down between Dec 09 and Aug 09. I think you last picture looks better than Aug but not back to where you were in Dec 08. I hope that you are on an uptick and thing...
by Dr. Watt
Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:35 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Quick Laser Question
Replies: 5
Views: 4373

Re: Quick Laser Question

I removed the lenses with no positive results for what this is worth.

Good luck!
by Dr. Watt
Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:34 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Researching laser treatment variations for blondes. Need info from past/present blonde users
Replies: 6
Views: 5641

Re: Researching laser treatment variations for blondes. Need info from past/present blonde users

It has been a while since I posted. 11 months complete now since starting my 300 diode OMG helmet. Sadly, no progress. I started using 3 x 20 min sessions. At 4 months experienced a horrible shed. Since then I have cut down my times gradually to 12 mins x 2 days a week. Loss stabilized at that point...
by Dr. Watt
Sat Dec 26, 2009 9:18 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: 4 month LLLT results
Replies: 6
Views: 8839

Re: 4 month LLLT results

This are my results of LLLT Dr. Watt, I was disappointed in October. Now I feel better. Good thing is, my hair now withstands my pull tests, implicating it grows longer. Will see how/if it continues to improve. I chose this harsh flash light fotography to have stable conditions. There are more vell...
by Dr. Watt
Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:26 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: 9 Month Update
Replies: 16
Views: 10195

Re: 9 Month Update

Catching up on the thread.... ... I have ups and downs. I was on Minox 6 months before it was available by prescrition in pharmicies (1988). This took time but had good success initially. ... Dr. Watt, For me the same: 7 years ago I started with minox, it worked (friends commented). I tried again o...
by Dr. Watt
Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:17 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: 9 Month Update
Replies: 16
Views: 10195

Re: 9 Month Update

Catching up on the thread.... Thanks for the information "1...." on the clay, very interesting and thank you for the information. OMG, I don't see how you can say clay in mandatory? When did all this start? I have been following the LLLT threads for about a year and a half. Clay was never mentioned ...
by Dr. Watt
Tue Dec 22, 2009 8:56 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: 4 month LLLT results
Replies: 6
Views: 8839

Re: 4 month LLLT results

This are my results of LLLT Your statements are welcome Looks like that was quite a shed you hit! Since you got off Minox it is hard to say if the lasers induced a shed or you simply were experiencing a Minox withdrawl shed. Looks like you are getting closer to your Aug hair which is great! I hope ...
by Dr. Watt
Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:42 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: 9 Month Update
Replies: 16
Views: 10195

Re: 9 Month Update

I highly recommend it. I didnt start seeing results until I started using it. It was like night and day difference. The DHT/sebum on your scalp if not removed before lasering, can be hurting you. As lasers are suppose to enhance topicals, if there is DHT and sebum on your scalp, my theory is that i...
by Dr. Watt
Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:43 am
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: 9 Month Update
Replies: 16
Views: 10195

Re: 9 Month Update

1..... wrote:Dr. Watt do you use clay before treatment?
No I don't.
by Dr. Watt
Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:03 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: LLLT for reviving miniaturized hair?
Replies: 10
Views: 8956

Re: LLLT for reviving miniaturized hair?

This was my hope as well. After 9+ months, I have seen no benefit to reversing miniaturization.

Hope you have better luck.
by Dr. Watt
Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:01 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: 9 Month Update
Replies: 16
Views: 10195

9 Month Update

Haven't been on the boards for a while and wanted to post an update. 9 Months+ using 300 Diode 650mw helmet. Sadly hair is noticeably thinner than when I started. Not sure if this would have been the normal progression of my loss had I never used the helmet. Unfortunately I can say that LLLT has bee...
by Dr. Watt
Mon Nov 09, 2009 11:09 am
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: 635nm Vs 650nm and Gaunitz Hair Centre
Replies: 8
Views: 7441

Re: 635nm Vs 650nm and Gaunitz Hair Centre

If everyone bought their helmet thru omg, and sent him pics first, and he told the ppl who it will work for, and who it wont, the % success rate would be much higher, and then theres the varibles with DIY such as insufficient power to diodes, not enough coverage etc. I just made up these figures, s...
by Dr. Watt
Sun Nov 08, 2009 4:22 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Boy am i glad i found this place!
Replies: 9
Views: 9444

Re: Boy am i glad i found this place!

I started off at 3x per week at twenty mins but scaled it back to 2x 15mins bc i was scared of over stimulation. I dont have a good camera but I will try and post some good pics soon to show what progress I have. Im still only 26 and feel Lasers may give me back my youth that MPB has robbed me of. ...
by Dr. Watt
Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:47 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: The laser shed
Replies: 46
Views: 57916

Re: The laser shed

Hey Dr Watt, when u were shedding hairs, were they just from the areas u were treating with laser or were u also shedding hairs from the sides as well? Thanks for the advice about starting laser treatment. I myself am in the process of building a cluster to treat my thinning hair. I'm gonna start a...
by Dr. Watt
Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:28 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: The laser shed
Replies: 46
Views: 57916

Re: The laser shed

I am totally confused on what to do now. Am I overstimulated? Is it causing it? I think I will be the guinee pig for us non responders and stop cold turkey until Christmas. If I get any thickening by then, I know it has something to do with LLLT. I may even try 5 minute sessions twice a week and se...
by Dr. Watt
Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:06 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: The laser shed
Replies: 46
Views: 57916

Re: The laser shed

The factors that made me change my treatment times...........increased shedding, a sunburn feeling on my scalp at around the 13, 14 minute mark.......and sometimes a feeling of light headedness. I reduced my times to 13/14 mins twice a week, shedding has stopped and things are looking better. Jedde...
by Dr. Watt
Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:54 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: the curious case of jambap button (my 9 month laser update)
Replies: 8
Views: 6420

Re: the curious case of jambap button (my 9 month laser update)

NeverQuit wrote:
Finally....now that you mention it, how would I go about testing my helmet for effectiveness.
To be honest, beyond measure the voltage I don't know. Maybe others could chime in.

On that topic, for those that understand the types of lasers, what are the options?
by Dr. Watt
Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:36 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: the curious case of jambap button (my 9 month laser update)
Replies: 8
Views: 6420

Re: the curious case of jambap button (my 9 month laser update)

Hey Jambap & Neverquit. Aren't you guys using different systems? Perhaps your lasers are different types as well?

It seems there are several designs out there and i have not seen much talk on the difference types having potentially different results. If in fact that is the case.
by Dr. Watt
Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:43 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Laser soreness
Replies: 41
Views: 26583

Re: Laser soreness

Hey guys I'd thought I would make my first post here on the forums. For those that don't know me, I'm David from Australia. I used to post on the old regrowth forums now mainly post on the Immortal Hair forums as Socceroo as well. Since I have been using Scalpure, I've noticed a 'stinging' type sen...
by Dr. Watt
Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:41 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Laser RESULTS from OMG style 300+ diode helmet
Replies: 31
Views: 23443

Re: Laser RESULTS from OMG style 300+ diode helmet

OMGmyhair wrote:
Dr. Watt wrote: But I am also have a PhD as a scientist.
Nothing against you Dr. Watt, but this was just too funny.
;) Science is always funny.
by Dr. Watt
Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:39 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Laser RESULTS from OMG style 300+ diode helmet
Replies: 31
Views: 23443

Re: Laser RESULTS from OMG style 300+ diode helmet

We should elaborate a way to take pictures, some kind of step to step methode. Because one hard part of the process is to take constant picture of a progress. Same head position, same daytime lighting, minimum lumen light exposition, same hair style, daytime light, camera angle, whatever. All of us...
by Dr. Watt
Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:46 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Laser users post 6 months with Helmet
Replies: 11
Views: 8533

Re: Laser users post 6 months with Helmet

...I hope you have considered that your changing the times and frequency of usage had nothing to do with it stopping because chances are that's the truth... Yes, as I noted it is very possible it is just coincidence. Since I dont' know what caused the heavy shedding I can't jump to a conclusion tha...
by Dr. Watt
Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:37 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Laser RESULTS from OMG style 300+ diode helmet
Replies: 31
Views: 23443

Re: Laser RESULTS from OMG style 300+ diode helmet

Dr. Watt, Everyone but you can see it. Maybe that should tell you something. Maybe you have gotten results but just can't see it because you are such a negative person. I'm going to stop posting now. It is a complete waste of time for me to go on here since I am getting results and have a regimen t...
by Dr. Watt
Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:58 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Laser users post 6 months with Helmet
Replies: 11
Views: 8533

Re: Laser users post 6 months with Helmet

Any of you guys out there past the 6 month with a helmet device that can chime in with updated results or lack thereof...? 7.25 months. Months 0 - 3: Hair quality improved and better hair lift Months ~4 - 5.5: Very large and dramatic shed. Not alll at once but steady. Hair lift decreased and cosmet...
by Dr. Watt
Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:46 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: The Laser Shed = Telogen Effluvium
Replies: 11
Views: 14986

Re: The Laser Shed = Telogen Effluvium

OMG is done addressing the shedding issue, however, because this is a problem that will work itself out regardless of what they do. If they quit the helmet, it will eventually stop. If they use the helmet for twice as long as they should, it will eventually stop. If they use the helmet as directed,...
by Dr. Watt
Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:29 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Laser RESULTS from OMG style 300+ diode helmet
Replies: 31
Views: 23443

Re: Laser RESULTS from OMG style 300+ diode helmet

It is taken with the same lighting. It's a bathroom without a window that would otherwise be dark if the light wasn't on so it is the same lighting. I see what you mean about the angle so I took a few more photos and picked the one with the closest to the same angle and distance. In every photo you...
by Dr. Watt
Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:25 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: The Laser Shed = Telogen Effluvium
Replies: 11
Views: 14986

Re: The Laser Shed = Telogen Effluvium

This would make sense....you put a large stressor on the body and it reacts. I can see that, I just hope you are correct in that it is not permanent. Regards A The question I would like to understand is what stress is being caused by the lasers. I think I agree that they are being shocked but why. ...
by Dr. Watt
Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:20 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Re: 6 Month Results with LLLT.....Pictures
Replies: 90
Views: 57935

Re: 6 Month Results with LLLT.....Pictures

All that I'm going to tell you folks is that there are some people that REALLY hate the stuff that OMG has done for the community, because they are greedy and want a piece of the pie. Lazerfish is one such person..... Guys, please, can we stop the name calling and bickering. I think we there has be...
by Dr. Watt
Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:08 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Re: 6 Month Results with LLLT.....Pictures
Replies: 90
Views: 57935

Re: 6 Month Results with LLLT.....Pictures

Question: Has anyone taken time off of lasering to ride out a shed? If so how long did you wait, and by what % decrease in the number of hairs shed did you see over that period of time? I have cut my time down dramatically over the last month but I have not stopped. My shed seems to have followed a...
by Dr. Watt
Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:10 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: ***Lasers***
Replies: 42
Views: 29162

Re: ***Lasers***

Yeah, post pictures. I really don't see how you could lose so much in such a little amount of time. I think you are exaggerating or have some other issue going on besides normal hairloss. At your rate you would be completely bald in one year starting from a full head of hair. That is just rediculou...
by Dr. Watt
Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:54 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Anyone thinned out on LLLT on months 4-5 then gained?
Replies: 33
Views: 22175

Re: Anyone thinned out on LLLT on months 4-5 then gained?

Bottom line is look at the hairs you are shedding. Don't look at them in the shower when they are wet, but when they are dry. Look at the ends. You will see that from areas where there is mpb, the hairs taper, i.e. get thinner towards the ends, and this is the earliest sign that there is increased ...
by Dr. Watt
Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:35 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: ***Lasers***
Replies: 42
Views: 29162

Re: ***Lasers***

I'm sticking with a story that is personal to me...Not Hearsay..... I have lost approx 20-30% of the density of my hair in the past 3 months. The reports I read implied fairly strongly that I would be peaking in hair density soon, NEVER did it say I would lose it all before I gained anything back.....
by Dr. Watt
Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:52 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Anyone thinned out on LLLT on months 4-5 then gained?
Replies: 33
Views: 22175

Re: Anyone thinned out on LLLT on months 4-5 then gained?

Bottom line is look at the hairs you are shedding. Don't look at them in the shower when they are wet, but when they are dry. Look at the ends. You will see that from areas where there is mpb, the hairs taper, i.e. get thinner towards the ends, and this is the earliest sign that there is increased ...
by Dr. Watt
Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:43 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Anyone thinned out on LLLT on months 4-5 then gained?
Replies: 33
Views: 22175

Re: Anyone thinned out on LLLT on months 4-5 then gained?

I've been using a Lasermax 50 for a year along with minox and propecia for two years. I never really noticed a shed until I began using the LLLT. I usually have a shed every three months or so with improvement after every one. It's sort of a two-step-forward-one-step-back process. You just have to ...
by Dr. Watt
Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:33 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Anyone thinned out on LLLT on months 4-5 then gained?
Replies: 33
Views: 22175

Re: Anyone thinned out on LLLT on months 4-5 then gained?

I would really...really love to hear some comments from folks that shedded a great deal in the first 5 - 6 months of lasering and then made a comeback (orginal context of this thread). At this point I would be very happy just to get that hair back! I am very concerned that it won't happen as I am no...
by Dr. Watt
Sun Sep 20, 2009 1:49 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Actual helmet parameters
Replies: 10
Views: 7435

Re: Actual helmet parameters

Diodes - Aixiz Spacing - Gutterguard Distance - 1-2cm. Better off just using brush bristles for uniform distance. Voltage - Some say more but anything around 3.3V is best in my opinion. Just make sure you have something that will provide enough amps. This is more important. Folks, how do you measur...
by Dr. Watt
Sun Sep 13, 2009 5:23 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: The laser shed
Replies: 46
Views: 57916

Re: The laser shed

I never used minoxidil and fin. I'm only using a 415 laser helmet. The shed is pissing me off because i had improvement very early on and now i'm worse than baseline. Yeah, we are all in a tough situation. I have confidence that lasers are a sound technology. But no doubt there are a lot of variabl...
by Dr. Watt
Sun Sep 13, 2009 5:47 am
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: The laser shed
Replies: 46
Views: 57916

Re: The laser shed

Okay, i've had enough. I'm going to go with my gut instinct and reduce treatment time to 10 minutes every other day. It's really difficult to believe that this shed is par for the course. I let my hair grow out a bit and i'm losing plenty of thick 1 inch hairs. Maybe i need to get on that clay. Als...
by Dr. Watt
Sat Sep 12, 2009 8:10 am
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Positive Results while using Minoxidil?
Replies: 0
Views: 1797

Positive Results while using Minoxidil?

Folks, this question is scattered through many of the threads I am seeing on the forum. There is a prevailing question on the mechanics that are going on when LLLT and minoxidil are being used at the same time. Moving that specific question aside, are there folks reading this forum who are using Min...
by Dr. Watt
Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:48 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: LLLT and Minox use - OMG? JDP?
Replies: 18
Views: 10995

Re: LLLT and Minox use - OMG? JDP?

Here is a thought... LLLT made the minox ineffective which would be the same as going cold turkey off the stuff which would explain a major shed at 4-5 months. Now taking this theory one step further....If I went cold turkey off minox now as I see it, I would not have any additional effects as my s...
by Dr. Watt
Tue Sep 08, 2009 6:53 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Anyone thinned out on LLLT on months 4-5 then gained?
Replies: 33
Views: 22175

Re: Anyone thinned out on LLLT on months 4-5 then gained?

Wow! That is quite a writeup! I really appreciate it. Do you have a recommendation from this data on an oral MG or does the data only point to topical MG? One thing I do find concerning, and may explain the problem of shedding, is the opposing effects of LLLT & Minox. Minox opens Potassium channels ...
by Dr. Watt
Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:17 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Anyone thinned out on LLLT on months 4-5 then gained?
Replies: 33
Views: 22175

Re: Anyone thinned out on LLLT on months 4-5 then gained?

sorry to do this but one last time ... :) LLLT opens calcium channels,minox is a potassium channels opener and has opposite effect Not having a medical degree I don't understand what this means. What do the potassium channels do wrt to hair growth? This seems very interesting. I am curious on this ...
by Dr. Watt
Mon Sep 07, 2009 6:59 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Anyone thinned out on LLLT on months 4-5 then gained?
Replies: 33
Views: 22175

Re: Anyone thinned out on LLLT on months 4-5 then gained?

Just wondering if any of you experienced fast/major thinning at months 4-5 or so while on LLLT and then had it come back to pre LLLT treatment or better? Also, would like feedback on those who were either not on propecia/minox during treatment or on them for over 1-2 years before your LLLT to rule ...