Our parents’ genetics greatly impacts the type, texture, and growth of our hair — but it’s not as straightforward as you may think. Your genetics play a major role in determining your hairs texture — straight, wavy, curly, and the general thickness of individual strands. But this also depends greatly on the variations of the […]
Hair loss can occur for a wide range of reasons, including your genetics, hormone levels, medical and skin conditions, your age, tight hairstyles, as well as your levels of stress and anxiety. Here we discuss hair loss and links to mental health. Anxiety Those that suffer from anxiety may have an increased chance of hair […]
A hair transplant is the only way to restore a hairline in the long term, but there are important factors to consider when it comes to its overall success. A hair transplant doesn’t mean that you won’t lose any hair in the future, so it’s essential to consider future hair loss patterns. Even after having […]
DNA: Does it hold the future of hair loss treatment? Hair loss can be a difficult condition to diagnose as many different factors can contribute to its development. Our genetics play an important part – hereditary-pattern baldness being the most common cause of hair loss for both men and women. However, other lifestyle factors such […]
NEW SEASON, NEW START for Ashley Barnes! It is officially football season & all eyes are on the players to deliver results & score goal after goal. Signing in 2014 to Burnley FC; Ashley Barnes has always been in the spotlight for his footballing skills scoring the killer goal that took the team from League […]
“I Was In And Out In A Day And My Life Had Changed” A national newspaper journalist took his readers behind the scenes of a hair transplant surgery when he underwent hair transplant surgery at our Manchester clinic this summer. Mirror Online’s Thomas Bristow gave a no-holds-barred account of his surgery, discussing everything from his […]
On April 8th 2017, Dr Bessam Farjo, was one of 2 guest speakers invited by Restoration Robotics Inc to speak about the ARTAS Robot, at the Annual Aesthetic & Anti-Aging Medicine World Congress (AMWC) in Monaco. Dr Farjo spoke for 30 minutes detailing the differences between Robot-Assisted FUE hair transplant donor harvesting, and manual and […]
In February, Drs Bessam & Nilofer Farjo were invited international guest speakers at the 8th Annual Scientific Conference & Workshop of Association of Hair Restoration Surgeons, India, in Ludhiana, Punjab. The first day started with a live surgery workshop followed by two more days of lectures, panel debates, expert tables, discussions and networking opportunities for […]
This summer marks the culmination of Manchester’s reign as the European City of Science, an accolade that has seen the city celebrate all things science-related, as well as its place at the forefront of scientific developments. While the city’s historical and cultural influence cannot be overlooked, I’m delighted to have seen such a focus placed […]
Many people I see in my clinic have tried countless remedies and cover-ups over the years to try and stop their hair loss in its tracks. I’m not the only one to see it – big pharmaceuticals have also noticed this trend and capitalised on it as much as possible! The hair loss market is […]