This week’s Reveal magazine features an article about traction alopecia and its possible treatment with hair transplant surgery. The trigger for this was the widespread media coverage of the apparent state of the hair of model Naomi Campbell.
Dr Farjo in BBC World News TV Interview
Posted onDr Bessam Farjo was interviewed by Nick Gowing on ‘The Hub’ program on the BBC World News channel on March 22, 2012. This was on the back of the latest research unveiled from University of Pennsylvania showing the discovery of PGD2. This is a prostaglandin type molecule that inhibited hair growth in mice. Researchers said […]
Dr Farjo Lectures to Dermatologists on Hair Transplant Surgery
Posted onOn Saturday May 5th, Dr Bessam Farjo was again invited by the British Hair And Nail Group (BHANG) to discuss hair transplant surgery state of the art techniques. The audience comprised mainly of dermatology senior registrars as well as established NHS consultants in this field. The event took place in a conference centre, part of […]
Live Surgery On Trend In Summer 2012
Posted onExactly a month to the day since I performed the UK’s first hair transplant to be streamed live over the internet, a surgeon in the United States has followed suit. As I type, Dr Alan Bauman from Boca Raton, Florida, is performing a hair transplant on American radio DJ Kevin Rolston, which can be viewed […]
Michael Gray’s Thatch Of The Day
Posted onOn Monday 11 June, over 22,000 viewers from across the globe tuned in to watch as I performed the UK’s first live broadcast of hair transplant surgery on Ex-England football player, Michael Gray. People watched live on the internet as I took follicular unit grafts from the back of Michael’s head, before re-implanting approximately 5,000 […]
Tour Continues! Dr Farjo Lectures in Rome
Posted onDr Farjo’s hair transplant tour is certainly hectic this year! Already invited to talk in Mexico and South Korea, last week he got back from Rome having been asked to lecture at the 14th Congress of the Italian Society of Hair Restoration His 4 lecture contribution included patient consultation, crown hair transplant surgery, scarring alopecia […]
Watch Us Perform The Uk’s First Live Hair Transplant
Posted onI’m delighted to announce that on Monday 11 June, I shall be performing the UK’s first hair transplant on a celebrity patient, which is to be broadcast live via the internet. I am going to be performing the surgery on a well-known ex-premiership football player and current pundit, which will be streamed live to viewers […]
Surgery Helps Porsche Drivers Feel The Wind In Their Hair
Posted onAccording to a recent article in the Independent, having a hair transplant goes hand in hand with buying a Porsche as one of the most clichéd mid-life crisis statements. Balding affects 40 per cent of British men before they are 40 – a shockingly high statistic and one that sheds light on the reason why […]
Back from South Korea Hair Transplant Congress
Posted onBoth Drs Bessam and Nilofer Farjo were invited faculty at the 2nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Asian Association of Hair Restoration Surgeons. The conference was held at the Coex Conference Center in Seoul, South Korea on May 11-13, 2012, and was co-chaired by Drs Sungjoo ‘Tommy’ Hwang and Dr Jung-Chul Kim. Dr Bessam Farjo […]
Do Mice Hold The Cure To Baldness Or Are We Just Taking The Mickey?
Posted onScientists in Japan have made some exciting advances in hair loss research recently, successfully using stem cells to create pigmented hair follicles that grew when implanted onto hairless mice. In a well-publicised study, scientists from The Tokyo University of Science were able to implant human stem cells gleaned from the scalp of a balding man […]