This device is cleared by the US Food & Drug Administration to treat Androgenetic Alopecia (AGA) and promote hair growth in: males who have Norwood-Hamilton Classifications of Ila to V patterns of hair loss; and, females who have Ludwig (Savin) Scale I-1 to I-4, II-1, II-2, or frontal; both with Fitzpatrick Skin Types I to IV.
Fitzpatrick Skin Types: Developed by dermatologists in the 1970s, the Fitzpatrick Scale classifies skin types according to the amount of pigment in the skin and the skin’s reaction to sun exposure. TYPE 1: Highly sensitive, always burns, never tans. TYPE 2: Very sun sensitive, burns easily, tans minimally. TYPE 3: Sun sensitive skin, sometimes burns, slowly tans to light brown. TYPE 4: Minimally sun sensitive, burns minimally, always tans to moderate brown. TYPE 5: Sun insensitive skin, rarely burns, tans well. TYPE 6: Sun insensitive, never burns, deeply pigmented.
