On April 26th, the Institute of Trichologists (est. 1902) launched its new facility at Trinity Road in Tooting, London. In his capacity as medical director, Dr Farjo was an attending guest along with other noteable dignitaries. Board members outside new office (LtoR): Keith Hobbs, Tracey Walker, Marilyn Sherlock (Chairman), Dr Farjo, Barbara Kemp and Patricia […]
I was interested to read that a well-known TV doctor has recently admitted to having a hair transplant. Whist the hair transplant itself is hardly unusual, or indeed the fact that he’s in the public eye (we have several celebrity clients at The Farjo Medical Centre, including Kyran Bracken, Shawn Williamson and Duncan Bannatyne) what was of […]
Both Drs Bessam & Nilofer Farjo were once again invited faculty at the Annual Orlando Live Surgery Workshop sponsored by the ISHRS (International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery). This was the 16th successive year it has been held, this time on April 7-10, 2010, and once again it was a resounding success and Drs Farjo […]
I’ve been talking about this for a while, but I was reminded about it yesterday when we received a call from a mother enquiring about hair transplant surgery for her 16-year-old son! Over the past few years I have noticed a steady increase in the number of younger men requesting surgery; however this is the […]
The January 2010 issue of Women’s Fitness Magazine featured a double page article addressing hair loss in women, treatments, hair health tips and plenty of quotes and advice from Dr Bessam Farjo.
Whilst the majority of the surgery we perform has steadily increased over the past few years, from time to time we notice trends that affect particular treatments. Such is the case with hair transplant surgery for eyebrows, which has seen the volume of women requesting surgery double in 2010. It seems that for some women, […]
In all my years in practice I’ve yet to find a man who thinks that losing his hair is a sign of good fortune. However, one man had good reason to believe just that… until last night that is. Manchester United star Wayne Rooney recently attributed his footballing prowess to his receding hairline, during aninterview […]
Every day I hear a of new ‘miracle cure’, be it pill or potion that will miraculously stop your hair from falling out, and nearly always it’s a complete load of rubbish! Quite frankly, the idea that a shampoo can stop hair loss seems completely absurd. That being said, Head & Shoulders may in fact be onto […]
The Guardian newspaper in January 2010 published an extensive supplement featuring article and Q & A’s by Dr Bessam Farjo.
Dr Bessam Farjo returned yesterday from Paris, France, after giving a lecture entitled ‘Criteria For Top Quality Hair Transplant Surgery’. The event was the 12th Annual Congress of IMCAS (International Master Course on Ageing Skin). The venue was the Palais Des Congres in Pariscity centre and the event boasted 3200 registered delagates from all over […]