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• Cell-Wave Therapy Australia
• Director - Henry Pearl
• Fax # Australia 61-2-9956-8048

Mailing address of Cell-Wave Therapy Australia not provided by publisher.

• Since approx 1985

• Cell-Wave Therapy is a treatment originated in Australia.
• It is a patented process that combines laser beam, electrical stimulation and laser acupuncture in the treatment of hair loss. It is suggested that the synergies among the three methods help to stimulate blood flow and circulation on the scalp and energize hair growth.
• The effectiveness of the treatment is substantiated by a clinical report showing a 23 % average increase in hair count among the participants.
• The treatment cannot revitalize hair follicles that are already dead.
• The treatment has been used by people since 1985 with no known side effects.

• For best results, the treatment should be administered for 20 minutes on a weekly basis.
• Long term commitment is recommended.

• Australian $65 - inlcudes shipping and handling

• Cell-Wave Therapy Australia is not selling any kind of home treatment kit for hair loss. Cell-Wave Therapy Australia is the publisher of a 22 pages guide featuring the benefits of Cell-Wave Therapy and instructions on how to obtain the treatment yourself.
• Per review of the guide - "Cell-Wave Therapy: a guide to self treatment" and reading materials provided by the publisher, it appears that the therapy is backed by only one scientific research /clinical study conducted by Dr. Andrew J. Katelaris: "Cell-Wave Therapy - The Effects on Hair Growth of Laser Irradiation, Laser Acupuncture and Electrotherapy". No futher studies or research was documented in the guide or reading materials about the effectiveness of the therapy.
• The major drawback about the therapy is that you have to purchase the various electrical/mechanical components and assemble the units yourself.
• The therapy requires two units: 1) high frequency electrotherapy unit and 2) laser unit. The electrotherapy unit is made up of the power base and several attachments: an electrode socket, a saturator electrode, a comb electorde and a coupling/electric lead. The laser unit is made up of the power base, an electric lead and a laser probe. Again, you need to purchase all the components and assemble the two units yourself. Frankly, I have never seen any of those components in any stores before. Perhaps they are only available from specialty stores.
• The guide provides a 1 page instruction on where you can find the components required to assemble the two units. For example, it mentions that with respect to the electrotherapy unit, you can simply look it up in the Yellow Pages under "Beautician Supplies" for a supplier. I did and first of all, I couldn't even find a section called "Beautician Supplies" in my Yellow Pages. The closest that I could find is "Beauty Salon" and there is no easy way to tell if any of the beauty salons supplies the electrotherapy unit.
• A note of warning for US residents: with respect to the laser unit, the author specifically mentioned that may be subject to regulations in the US and thus may not be available in every State.