Lasercomb & Mc2

[rodio]

Hi,

For the last 2 week, I have started to use Hairmax Lasercomb 12 and together with Shampoo/Conditioner/Spray from MC2 (Mc2 Range - hair-loss-treatment).

I have used LaserComb already 5 times and the MC2 again once in 3 days. My hair started to shed a lot and I am scared. I want to stop using them. Now did I trigger something by using LaserComb for 5 times? Will I continue loosing my hair or will it stop? When the shedding will stop when I discontinue using these products? Will the shedded hair come back healthy?

Thank you.

[Tracy C]

Hi rodio,

I've never heard of MC2 but it is probably just another over priced bottle of empty promises (there are many). The only things proven to treat hereditary hair loss are Finasteride, Minoxidil and low level laser therapy. Nizoral can help as an adjunct treatment and women can use other medications, usually Spiro, but it depends on her specific condition that is causing the hair loss.

You need to understand that shedding is a normal part of treating hereditary hair loss. Shedding needs to happen. There is no way around it. It is part of the process. The shedding stops eventually and the hair that shed out will grow back a little thicker than it was before - if you continue treatment. I know it's hard to ride it out - but you have to find the strength to ride out the shed.

[rodio]

Thank you for the courage but I want to hear from people who have stopped the treatment at an early stage? What happened even the shedding has been started? How long will the shedding continue even I discontinue using the products?

Thank you.

[Dr. Glenn Charles]

Not sure what MC2 is but I generally have patients only start on type of treatment at a time. If after a month or two there is not problem then we may decide to add another treatment. That way if there appears to be a negative effect we will have a better idea what may have caused it.

[stylus187]

Not sure what MC2 is but I generally have patients only start on type of treatment at a time. If after a month or two there is not problem then we may decide to add another treatment. That way if there appears to be a negative effect we will have a better idea what may have caused it.

Great Advise, DR. Charles!!!!

[Dr. Glenn Charles]

Just letting the people here on the forum what I tell patients in my office.

[rodio]

Thank you for the replies but I still don't have answer to my questions.

1- If I stop the treatment after 5 times usage and if the shedding has already started, will the shedding continue or stop at a moment?
2- Will I receive my shed hair and if yes, in which condition?

I don't think I am the only one who has stopped it at this stage.
Thank you.

[DepressedByHairLoss]

Dr. Charles, didn't you say in another post that you know people who have benefitted from using the igrow laser and the laser comb?

[Folly]

Hi Rodio,

Just came across your post and I've been in the exact same position. Here's a quick summary. I had a HT in April 2011. 1,250 grafts to my hairline via FUE. 3 weeks after surgery, i started shedding CRAZY amounts of hair. My HT surgeon did the 'pluck test' and pulled out something like 15 - 20 hairs (around 3-4 is normal). This intense shedding continued for 6 months and i lost A LOT of hair. I was not using ANY treatments at the time.

After 6 months, my hair loss just stopped dead in its track. I decided to start using the laser comb, to help my hair grow back stronger. So, when i stopped shedding is when i started the laser comb. 3.5 weeks after starting the laser comb (after using it about 8-9 times), the shedding started again. And it was bad. Very aggressive. I went to a dermatologist and found out that 60% of the hairs on the top of my head were in shedding phase, which is a hell of a lot. I stopped the laser comb immediately, but unfortunately the shedding continued aggressively for another 3 months. Around December 2011, the shedding stopped. I've not been shedding for 7-8 weeks now. I've been on propecia for 2 months also, which is probably a bad idea, as every time i seem to stop shedding....i start a new treatment which causes another shed. Luckily, I've not had an initial shed from propecia.

Anyway, not trying to scare you but this is what happened to me. I kinda wish i had kept on using the laser comb, because i shed like crazy for 3 months anyway. Same thing happened to me with minoxidil. Propecia is the only medication I've taken that hasn't given me an initial shed.

Good luck.

[rodio]

Hi Folly,
I don't think the situation is comparable, I didn't have any HT surgery. You have been to several treatments for a longer of time.

I have only used Mc2 and lasercomb for 2 weeks (5 times maximum in total)

I would like to hear from others who didn't have any surgery and more in my situation.

Thank you.

[Tracy C]

I have only used Mc2 and lasercomb for 2 weeks (5 times maximum in total)

Hi rodio,

Have you that maybe this MC2 stuff might be the cause of your shedding. To start shedding heavily in only two weeks is not normal for any of the proven treatments. Since MC2 is not a proven treatment, who knows what it actually does.

Just a thought.

[rodio]

What I would like to know is, if I stop the treatment after 2 weeks and discontinue using the products, shedding should decrease soon and should not continue, right?

Or once it is triggered, it continues aggresively even you stop using the products?

What will happen to the shed hair? Will I get them back or they are %100 lost with no return.

[Tracy C]

What I would like to know is...

Hi rodio,

There is no way to know either way. There is no way anyone can answer your question. You were only treating your hair loss for two weeks. That is not long enough to really do anything at all. I do not know why you started shedding so soon but the first thing I would suspect is that MC2 stuff.

[rodio]

So in 2 weeks, nothing agreesiveness can be triggered and it should stop soon, right? What about the shed hair after stopping the treatment?

Thanks

[Tracy C]

What about the shed hair after stopping the treatment?

Hi rodio,

One more time. No one can answer that question. Get yourself to a doctor and take that MC2 stuff with you. You need to see a doctor.