Updated August 31, 2026
Most laser cap marketing pictures men, but the clinical work covers both. The devices are largely the same; what differs is the objection handling, since female pattern loss is usually diffuse thinning across the crown rather than a receding hairline, which makes full scalp coverage matter more than it does for men.
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The honest spec sheet pick: 80 lasers and no LEDs inflating the number. Uses 680nm, slightly deeper penetrating than the usual 650nm.
Laser diodes, not LEDs, which matters for hair: the clinical evidence for hair regrowth is built on low-level laser therapy specifically.
The lowest time commitment of the major caps at three 7 minute sessions a week. Note that many listings attribute clearance K213025 to this cap; that number belongs to a different applicant. Lexington International's HairMax Laser clearance on file is K180885.
Worth the upgrade only if you have a larger head or diffuse thinning across the whole scalp.
This is a transcranial device at 810nm, not a hair growth cap, despite the helmet form factor. Mito is unusually honest about its output, publishing the deflating spectroradiometer number next to the flattering one.
Sits between the entry iRestore and the Elite. The 1410 mW output figure is among the highest published in the category.
All 272 emitters are 650nm laser diodes, no LEDs, so the 272 figure really is 272 lasers. Cleared under Eglobal LLC as K162071 (IllumiFlow Laser Cap), with the 148 model cleared separately as K173843.
All 272 emitters are laser diodes, so this is a true 272-laser cap rather than a mixed laser and LED count. Capillus holds several clearances, with the 272 Pro covered by K143199 and later K163170.