Hair growth

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A61N 5/06 (2006.01)

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CA 2521532

It has been discovered that photodynamic therapy (PDT) can stimulate an increase in hair count numbers and restore hair growth in areas of hair loss. A method according to the present invention comprises: a) administering an effective and/or sufficient amount of a photosensitizer to the target skin; b) irradiating the target skin with energy comprising one or more wavelength capable of activating said photosensitizer for a time period sufficient to activate the photosensitizer; wherein the there is an increase in hair count numbers in the treated area. In one aspect of the present invention, there is a 2 % or more increase in the number of terminal hairs within 3 months.

Selon l'invention, une thérapie photodynamique (PDT) peut stimuler un accroissement du nombre de cheveux et ramener une croissance capillaire dans des zones marquées par une perte des cheveux. Le procédé conforme à la présente invention consiste : a) à administrer une quantité efficace et/ou suffisante d'un photosensibilisant sur la zone cutanée cible, et b) à irradier la zone cutanée cible avec une énergie comprenant une ou plusieurs longueurs d'onde susceptibles d'activer ledit photosensibilisant pendant une période suffisamment longue pour que se produise cette activation du photosensibilisant. Ceci permet d'accroître le nombre des cheveux dans la zone traitée. Selon un aspect de la présente invention, il est possible d'accroître de 2 % au plus le nombre de cheveux adultes en moins de trois mois.

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