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ElectroTrichoGenesis (ETG) - Hair Growth Via Static Cling

by Bald Man on March 19th, 2007

So, I came across a reference to ElectroTrichoGenesis the other day; problem is I had no idea what it was. Google to the rescue!

ElectroTrichoGenesis (ETG) is a treatment option for hair loss distributed by Current Technology Corporation. How’s it work? Picture a dentist chair with a salon hair dryer hood. Only, instead of setting your perm, the hood generates a low-level electrical field. Read on:

There is no direct contact between the hood of the ElectroTrichoGenesis device and the scalp of the patient. Energy is delivered passively to the scalp by the low-level electric field generated within the hood. This electric field is created by a low frequency, low intensity electrostatic pulse used to stimulate the scalp with very limited tissue penetration. (source)

In essence, what happens is the electrical current wakes up the lazy hair follicles and gets them back to work. It’s like putting defibrillator pedals to your follicles… only with less current… and in a non-life-and-death application… and there’s no touching. (OK, so they have electricity in common and that’s about it.)

ETG has undergone a couple clinical trials with positive results. Testimonials on the website are of course positive. It must be said - and to the credit of those at Current Technology (Ha! I just got it… “current” as in electricity, not as in “recent.” That’s funny… ahem, sorry.) they say it - this is a treatment not a cure. There is no evidence that ETG reverses or stops the processes that are causing hair loss. It’s like treading water; as long as you receive treatment the hair grows. Stop treatment, and the growth stops.

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