Over the previous yr, I’ve saved listening to in regards to the Alma TED™ ultrasound-based system for hair progress. The TED stands for “TransEpidermal Supply”, which means previous the dermis higher pores and skin layer.
This gadget is made by Alma and it improves treatment and progress issue supply to the hair follicles. It was solely in March 2022 that the corporate introduced the launch of its new ultrasound based mostly system Alma TED.
The gadget advantages hair progress by way of bettering drug supply in addition to blood movement. On a considerably associated word, even sound remedy by itself can profit hair progress per some findings.
Alma TED for Hair Loss
I made a decision to lastly write this submit after seeing that there’s a presentation on Alma TED at this week’s AAD2023 assembly.
I lined a couple of of those American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) conferences up to now. This time, I depart it as much as the readers to undergo the varied hair associated classes.
The above presenter Girl Christine Cheng Dy, MD has been on the forefront of utilizing this expertise. On her web site, she has a video of herself getting the painless non-invasive Alma TED remedy. It really works by “utilizing acoustic sound waves and air stress to drive energetic elements deeper into the pores and skin”. This results in higher and higher absorption.
Dr. Alan Bauman, one other pioneer in using this expertise has some nice movies of this remedy on his website. He’s upfront that Alma TED won’t develop new hair follicles, however could make present ones stronger. He makes use of a progress issue serum together with the ultrasound supply.
Alma TED comes with a propriety tip that’s engineered with Impression Supply™ patented expertise. In contrast to PRP, this non-invasive, non-traumatic remedy doesn’t require using injections or needles.
Higher Drug Supply
Dr. John Cole (see his website’s part on TED), talked about one thing fascinating to me:
“I’m very inquisitive about utilizing Alma TED to ship dutasteride and finasteride. TED opens a 3 micrometer channel within the pores and skin. In keeping with their chief scientific director, something as much as 800 daltons ought to go in. Finasteride is round 400 daltons and dutasteride is 500 plus daltons.”
On his website, he elaborates that cavitation from the ultrasound separates the pores and skin’s collagen community of fibers. This permits the supply of a hair care formulation at as much as 4mm depth into the pores and skin by way of the air stress.
He additional elaborates that TED is a two step course of:
- First you open the channels.
- Then, at the next depth, you ship the product.
Ensure to additionally learn my previous submit on topical finasteride supply mechanisms.
