What is high-frequency hair treatment?
High-frequency therapy passes a low, high-frequency electrical current over the scalp through a glass electrode. It is used to support scalp circulation and condition — typically for congested, oily or flaky scalps — and takes about 15 to 20 minutes with no downtime. It supports a wider hair plan; it does not treat the cause of pattern hair loss on its own.
What actually happens
A glass electrode is moved across the scalp, delivering a low-current, high-frequency electrical current. Most patients feel a gentle tingling or slight warmth. Nothing is injected, no anaesthesia is used, and a session runs about 15 to 20 minutes.
You may notice a faint smell during treatment — high-frequency devices generate a small amount of ozone at the electrode. It is a normal property of how they work.
Afterwards the scalp may look slightly red briefly. There is no downtime.
What it is used for
Scalp condition and circulation, rather than hair itself. In practice that means it is offered to people whose scalp is congested, oily or flaky, and usually as one component of a wider hair or dandruff plan rather than as a standalone treatment.
If your scalp feels heavy and your hair falls flat by midday, or you want to get the scalp into better condition before starting something stronger, this is the situation it is aimed at.
What it is not
It is not a hair-loss treatment. High-frequency does not treat the underlying cause of pattern hair loss and will not stop hair fall on its own. That is worth stating flatly, because it is the misunderstanding that costs people months.
If hair is thinning, the treatment that helps is the one aimed at the cause, and identifying the cause is a diagnosis. See hair fall treatment and the hair regrowth options.
It is not for everyone. It is not performed on patients with a pacemaker, a heart condition or epilepsy, or during pregnancy. Your history is screened for all four before anything is switched on — see the side effects page.
How many sessions
There is no fixed number promised at the start. It varies with the state of your scalp and how you respond, and because it is normally part of a wider plan, the course is reviewed along with the rest of that plan.
Where it fits
Think of it as scalp preparation and maintenance rather than treatment of the hair loss itself. Where the problem is dandruff and flaking specifically, anti-dandruff treatment is the more direct route.
Full detail on the high-frequency page. Consultation ₹500, waived against treatment.
Doctor-supervised high-frequency scalp therapy in Bangalore. A gentle electrical current used to support scalp condition and circulation.
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