| Press Invitation: Interview with Bruce Marko, MD Board Certified ...
Bruce Marko, MD, Hair Restoration Surgeon and Expert will be available for interview Thursday, February 22nd, 2007. Dr. Marko will provide insight on the landmark announcement from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approving the medical laser device, the HairMax LaserComb(R), created by Lexington Laser International, LLC of Boca Raton, Florida. According to Dr. Marko, who is the only Hair Restoration Surgeon in the area to provide a compete Laser treatment program for hair restoration, "we have found this comb to be a great supplement to our in-office procedure, it is the third product that provides a solution to hair loss to become FDA approved and the only such product that provides drug- free treatment. This announcement is great news for the 55 million men and 25 million women in the United States who suffer from hair loss." Dr.
FDA approves another treatment for thinning hair
The device called a HairMax Laser Comb is already on the market. But the Food and Drug Administration is now allowing it to be sold as a treatment for the most common form of male baldness, based on studies conducted by the company
Dr. Marc Avram is a Cosmetic Dermatologist who has some familiarity with the product, "It is a new therapy that is not a magical cure unfortunately. But for some patients it will be helpful to help maintain or re-grow some hair."
According to the directions on the product, a person is supposed to comb his hair with the device three times a week. The laser light causes thinning hair follicles to expand in some people.
Experts say the device is not as effective as Rogaine or Propecia, the two medications approved to treat hair loss.
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