I have noticed recently that there has been a lot of publicity coming from the labs at L’Oreal. Apparently, they’ve created a new wonder pill, made from a fruit extract, which is said to prevent the inevitable sign of ageing: greying hair. In order to work, the pill should be taken every day for the […]
Take A Brow
Posted onTake A Brow! In this blog, we discuss the latest trend of eyebrow transplants. This week I headed down to the BAAPS conference in Birmingham along with a patient who very kindly agreed to accompany me as a case study for the day. The conference touched on upcoming cosmetic surgery trends, so I was on […]
Another Date In The Farjo Diary
Posted onIt’s time to add another date to the Farjo Diary! As both my wife Nilofer and I are heavily involved in fields of research surrounding hair loss and hair transplant surgery, we try to attend as many conferences as we can throughout the year. This time we’re off to Anchorage, Alaska, to attend the 19th […]
Becks Balding? The Jury’s Out
Posted onI see another high-profile footballer’s hair is being put under the media spotlight following the attention given to Wayne Rooney and his transplant. This time the man on the spot is global star David Beckham. Earlier this week, I saw a somewhat questionable photo of the back of his head in The Daily Mail which […]
Demand Still Growing Thanks To Celebrities’ Candour
Posted onLatest figures from the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) show that, despite the global recession, the demand for procedures to correct hair loss has been stronger than ever. A survey of members of the ISHRS – one of the world’s leading medical authorities on hair loss and hair restoration – found between 2008 […]
Even Virtual Rooney Is Sporting A New Hairline
Posted onNot ones to be beaten by a new hair do, the designers at Electronic Arts have given Wayne Rooney a new hairline for the UK edition of the FIFA 2012 video game after his hair transplant surgery. Everyone at Farjo was amazed at the fantastic attention to detail and it just goes to show how […]
Celebrity Hair Transplants – Don’t Always Believe What You Read!
Posted onThe recent criticism surrounding celebrity hair transplants has brought up a few questions and I’d like to take the opportunity to set the record straight. Some of the media has a tendency to sensationalise stories to ‘make’ news, but this could be detrimental to anyone considering surgery. Firstly I wanted to talk about Jason Gardiner. […]
BBC West Midlands (WM) June 6 2011 Interviews Dr Farjo
Posted onThe day after Wayne Rooney announced his hair transplant to the world in June, there was a frenzy of media interest in the subject. Here Dr Bessam Farjo is interviewed at length by BBC Radio WM which covers Birmingham and the West Midlands
LBC 97.3 FM Hair Transplant Interview in March 2011
Posted onLBC Radio 97.3 FM interviewed Dr Bessam Farjo in March 2011 on the subject of hair transplant surgery and the increase of the trend. This was raised in the wake of publicity surrounding the hair transplant of Jason Gardiner. He was the Dancing on Ice judge everyone loved to hate!
#Hairwego… Again!
Posted onOf late, all eyes have been on Wayne Rooney after he tweeted in June to confirm the rumours that he had had a hair transplant. Since then, it’s been an endless procession of stories in the press; rumours about the price he paid, who did it and where, were all circulating for weeks after. What’s […]