| TITLE |
THE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF A PULSED ELECTROSTATIC FIELD WITH
SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO HAIR |
| ABSTRACT FROM: |
International Journal of Dermatology, July-August 1990 |
| AUTHOR |
- Division of Dermatology, University of British Columbia School of
Medicine, British Columbia, Canada:
- W. Stuart Maddin, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C)
- Peter W. Bell, B.Sc. (Pharm.), M.B.A.
- John H.M. James, M.D., C.C.F.P.C.
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| THE ARTICLE TALKS ABOUT: |
- A controlled clinical study was conducted to evaluate the
effectiveness of a "pulsed electrostatic field" in treating hair loss.
- The study involved 73 participants with varying degree of hair
loss ranging from class III to class IV according to the Hamilton Scale. The participants
aged 19 - 49.
- The participants were randomly divided into two groups: the
treatment group and the control group.
- For over a 36 week period, an evenly distributed pulsed
electrical field was placed immediately above the scalp of each participant in the
treatment group. The treatment was given once every week over the 36 week period.
- Results at the end of the 36 week period reported by the
treatment group: 1)66.1% increase in hair growth for the treatment group as a whole, 2)
96.7% of the participants in the treatment group reported hair growth or cessation of hair
loss, 3) no side effects noted.
- The study concluded that the pulsed electrostatic field used in
the experiment is effective in treating hair loss. However, it is not known exactly how
the electrical field works in slowing down hair loss and promoting hair regrowth.
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