Following the news story on January 5, 2011 about a new hair loss scientific publication, BBC News 24 TV channel interviewed Dr Bessam Farjo for his expert opinion. The research showed that balding hairs have less progenitor cells but the smae number of stem cells. This could lead to new cell based therapies for hair […]
This month’s Esquire magazine celebrates its 20th anniversary of style, wisdom and wit. The issue’s theme is ‘Man at his Best’ and features an extensive list of celebrity men who have symbolised the last 20 years. Page 176 starts a feature entitled ’20 Men Who Will Shape The NEXT 20 years’, and we are excited […]
Duncan Bannatyne OBE recommends Dr Farjo hair transplant surgery for candidate on ITV show ‘Fortune Million Pound Giveaway’ in 2007. He was very pleased with the results of his hair transplant, as you can see from the this video.
After he unveiled his impressive new ‘do’, Wayne Rooney received almost as much media attention for his hair transplant as for his football career. It’s therefore no surprise that the press is keen to keep up-to-date with the development of Rooney’s hair follicles. The Daily Mail took some shots of Rooney at a press conference […]
An article in The Guardian caught my eye recently, which questioned whether ‘Bald is best for bosses’. This unusual statement suggests that men with completely bald heads are perceived as being more masculine, dominant and as greater potential leaders. There appears to be a trend amongst US company bosses to sport a bald haircut or […]
In August 2012, both Drs Farjo were invited hair transplant guest faculty at the 4th Annual Congress of the Association of Hair Restoration Surgeons – India. The meeting was held in Kolkata under the Presidency of Dr Manoj Khanna. Every year the association committee selects a guest speaker to give the keynote presentation of the […]
Next weekend marks the start of Strictly Come Dancing 2012 and along with it, the glitz and glamour of ballroom and Latin dance. Aside from the routines, spangly costumes and celebrity judges, I will be keeping my eye on one contestant in particular – Michael Vaughan. The Manchester-born cricketer, who suffered from thinning tresses, became […]
August was a month full of things to celebrate for the Farjo team. We commemorated 15 years of employment for Lesley, our Admin Manager, with an entire team outing for a celebratory dinner in appreciation of her hard work and loyalty. The Japanese Teppanyaki chefs provided plenty of entertainment as well! Lesley plays an integral role in […]
The age old battle against baldness and hair loss has recently taken an interesting new step. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, several research teams have found that manipulating Vitamin D receptors in the skin could be the key to preventing hair loss and possibly even prompting hair growth. The research […]
As National No Pulling Week launches this week, the Farjo Medical Centre is calling for surgeons to better educate themselves, to avoid unnecessary hair transplants being performed on vulnerable trichotillomania sufferers. Trichotillomania is defined as ‘hair loss from a patient’s repetitive self-pulling of hair’. It is characterised by the repeated urge to pull out scalp […]