In March, 2008, Dr Bessam Farjo was invited for the 2nd year running as a guest speaker at the meeting of the International Hair Research Foundation in Milan, Italy. This year’s subject addressed public concerns over claims of various ‘cures’ and fishing through the myths from the truths. Other invited faculty were Dr Fransicco Jimenez […]

In addition to his duties as President, Dr Bessam Farjo was also one of the faculty at the meeting. First he directed a workshop on the subject of difficult cases and their management, and second he lectured on trans-gender hair transplants presenting a review and analysis of all such cases performed at Farjo (see some […]

Follicular cell implantation works by replicating remaining hair strands and has already shown positive results in continuing clinical trials on human beings. It could eventually help millions of people to regain a full head of their own hair. The technique has been hailed as a major advance in hair restoration and is backed by a […]

Forget the hairdressers. When Amie Cameron, 23, from Brighton, was looking for a mew hairstyle, only a man with a scalpel could help. As the wind whipped my hair across my face, I felt a drop of rain on my forehead, and my stomach churned. ‘Please God, not now,’ I whispered, rummaging desperately in my […]