KeraLase is for hair you want more of — not only hair you are worried about losing. A fractional laser opens a delivery route into the scalp, a peptide serum goes in while it is open, and no needles are involved at any point.
Most scalp treatment is marketed at people in distress. That framing misses a large group: people whose hair is fine, but finer than it used to be. Hair that does not hold volume the way it once did. A part that has quietly widened. Density that photographs differently than it did five years ago. Hair that is simply not as thick as you would like it to be — with no crisis attached.
Those are legitimate reasons to treat, and they are the reason most people book KeraLase. Scalp health and hair quality respond to care in the same way skin does, and waiting until something is alarming is not a requirement for being seen.
None of which means we skip the clinical work. A scalp analysis still comes first, partly because it tells us how to get you a better result, and partly because occasionally it surfaces something worth treating medically. Both of those are worth knowing.
Topical hair serums have an old problem: the scalp is very good at keeping things out. A molecule sitting on the surface of the skin mostly stays on the surface. That is why serums have traditionally been paired with a microneedling roller — something has to open a path.
KeraLase uses the LaseMD ULTRA to do that job instead. Its 1927nm wavelength creates a field of narrow, non-ablative channels in the surface of the scalp. The KeraFactor serum — a blend of biomimetic peptides and skin proteins in a nanoliposome carrier — is then applied directly into those channels while they are still open.
The manufacturer reports that channels created at this wavelength produce substantially higher absorption of nanoliposomes than topical application alone. That figure comes from the manufacturer rather than from independent trial data, and we would rather label it that way than repeat it as though it were settled science.
Two different regulatory categories, and it matters. The LaseMD ULTRA is an FDA-cleared device. KeraFactor serum is regulated as a cosmetic — not as an FDA-approved drug for hair loss, the way minoxidil and finasteride are.
That does not make it ineffective. It does mean the evidence base is thinner than for drugs that went through that pathway, and you should know which kind of thing you are being offered.
The treatment area is cleansed. Hair is sectioned so the laser reaches scalp rather than hair shaft.
The LaseMD ULTRA is passed over the treatment area. Most people describe warmth rather than pain. Settings are chosen for your scalp, not a fixed preset.
KeraFactor serum is applied into the freshly created channels. Timing matters here — this is the part that makes it KeraLase rather than a laser pass and a serum you take home.
You will be told when to wash your hair and what to avoid. The interval before your next session is set to your plan rather than to a package.
The in-room portion is short and there is generally no meaningful downtime. The scalp may look pink and feel warm for a while afterward.
On session counts: you will see fixed protocols quoted around the internet — six sessions four weeks apart, or twice monthly for six. Published guidance from the manufacturer does not actually specify one, and clinics differ. We would rather set your course at assessment than quote you someone else's number.
Hair density is measurable, and measuring it changes what we can do for you. It tells us which areas to prioritise, how aggressive to be, and — months later — whether anything actually changed, as opposed to whether it feels like it did.
It also catches the cases where something other than a device is the right answer. Pattern thinning, hair shedding after illness or stress, thyroid changes, low iron, traction from how hair is worn, and scarring conditions all look similar in the mirror and respond to completely different things. Most people who come in for fuller hair have nothing medical going on. For the few who do, finding it early is worth far more than a course of any treatment.
High-resolution imaging of follicle density and scalp condition, giving a measurable baseline rather than an impression — so change can be judged against something.
A genetic panel examining markers associated with hair loss and with how people respond to particular treatments.
History, pattern, and hair goals — plus the short list of medical causes worth ruling out before any device is the answer.
If the assessment points somewhere other than KeraLase — to PRP, to a medical therapy, or to a referral — that is what you will be told. Not every scalp needs a laser.
This is the question most people actually arrive with, and because we offer both, we have no particular reason to steer you. The short version is below; the longer comparison is here.
| KeraLase | PRP | |
|---|---|---|
| What goes in | KeraFactor peptide serum, applied topically | Platelets concentrated from your own blood |
| How it gets in | Laser-created channels | Injection |
| Needles | None | Blood draw and scalp injections |
| Published evidence | Largely manufacturer-reported | Multiple randomized trials and meta-analyses |
| Often suits | People who will not tolerate needles, or who want to layer onto existing care | People who want the option with the deeper evidence base |
They are not mutually exclusive. Whether combining them is sensible in your case depends on your diagnosis and your scalp, and is a conversation rather than a default.
KeraLase is a scalp treatment for fuller, thicker hair that pairs a fractional laser pass with a topical peptide serum. The LaseMD ULTRA creates tiny channels in the surface of the scalp, and the KeraFactor serum is applied into them immediately afterward, while those channels are still open. It replaces the microneedling roller that topical scalp serums otherwise rely on for penetration.
No. Most people who book it are not in crisis — they want more volume, more density, or hair that behaves the way it used to. Wanting thicker hair is a sufficient reason on its own. The scalp analysis still comes first, because it tells us how to get you a better result and occasionally surfaces something worth treating medically.
No. The delivery route is the laser channel rather than a needle or a roller. That is the main practical difference between KeraLase and PRP, which is drawn from your own blood and injected into the scalp.
That is set at your assessment rather than sold as a fixed package up front. KeraLase is given as a course rather than a single visit, and the number of sessions and the spacing between them depend on the pattern of thinning, what the scalp analysis shows, and whether anything else is running alongside it.
The laser is an FDA-cleared device. The KeraFactor serum is regulated as a cosmetic, not as an FDA-approved drug for hair loss — the way minoxidil and finasteride are. That distinction is worth understanding before you start, and we would rather you hear it from us than find it later.
They work differently and the published evidence behind them is not equally deep. PRP has the larger body of randomized trial evidence in pattern hair loss. KeraLase is needle-free and generally more comfortable. We offer both, so the honest answer depends on your diagnosis rather than on which one we happen to sell.
Most people return to their day the same day. The scalp can look pink and feel warm for a short period afterward. You will be given specific aftercare, including when it is appropriate to wash your hair.
When something else is driving the change and should be treated first. Scarring alopecia, active scalp infection or inflammation, and thinning driven by an untreated medical or hormonal cause all need to be identified before a device is the answer. This is uncommon, and it is one of the things the scalp analysis is looking for.
A consultation establishes what is actually causing the thinning and whether KeraLase is a reasonable part of the answer. If it is not, we will say so.
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