Dr Alex Ginzburg hosted the 1st ISHRS sponsored Mediterranean Workshop in Tel Aviv, Israel in November 2009. The workshop was held over 2 days featuring morning lectures followed by surgery demonstrations in the afternoons. Dr Farjo was invited to lecture on megasessions as well as pre and post operative instructions. His surgery involvement included donor […]
During a consultation earlier this week, a client informed me that he whole-heartedly believed that his hair loss was due to the tight head-ware he continually wears for his chosen profession. Whilst I’m sure many will know that this is complete and utter nonsense, it is an all-too-common misconception that this and other ‘old-wives-tales’ cause […]
I’m always discussing other people’s hair-loss and thought it would be interesting to give you an insight into my own. This occurred to me recently, when a patient enquired how I, as an ‘expert’ in this field, managed to lose my own hair. My hair loss – like most men’s – is genetic and ‘gifted’ […]
At the Annual Meeting in Amsterdam, the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery awarded a research grant to the Farjo team for the investigation of a new graft storage solution. Dr Nilofer Farjo is the lead researcher and she is joined by Dr Bessam Farjo, Prof Mike Philpott and Jamie Upton PhD (both of University […]
Amsterdam in the Netherlands hosted the 17th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery in July 2009. This is the biggest hair transplant event of the year and was only the second time it was held in Europe. This showed with the majority of attendees being from Europe and Asia. Farjo were […]
Dr William (Bill) Rassman from Los Angeles, hair transplant pioneer and editor and founder of BaldingBlog.com, spent a day on Friday July 17th at the Farjo Hair Institute in Manchester. Drs Farjo were delighted and honoured to host him and exchange ideas and know how during a hair transplant procedure at the Manchester clinic. Dr […]
Early in July this year, both Drs Farjo attended the 14th Annual Congress of the European Hair Research Society (EHRS). This took place in Graz, Austria’s second city. The meeting covered an extensive range of topics from specialized hair research, hair cosmetics to clinical applications. There were 3 presentations about research involving the Farjo Hair […]
This subject is covered in detail on the Farjo website however the following can help: Ask to see people who had hair transplant surgery by your surgeon. Make sure your surgeon has dedicated the majority of their practice to hair surgery. We recommend you only consider clinics owned by the surgeons as this makes more likely that […]
The donor site at the back will usually be completed covered with your hair and the stitches can be removed at 10-14 days, although they will also self dissolve in 3-4 weeks. The donor site may feel sore or tender for 3-4 days post op. We will provide you with tablets that you can take […]
Dr Bessam Farjo was invited to be the studio guest at BBC Radio Merseyside on March 13th, 2009 as part of the Sean Styles morning show. Their interest was triggered by the launch of the book ‘Diary Of A Hair Transplant’ authored by Farjo patient and showbiz journalist, Brian Beacom. Brian himself was also part […]