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 […]

Guardian Newspaper Hair Loss Feature
Posted onThe Guardian newspaper in January 2010 published an extensive supplement featuring article and Q & A’s by Dr Bessam Farjo.

Criteria For Top Quality Hair Transplant Surgery Lecture
Posted onDr 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 […]

The Sun Quotes Dr Farjo on ‘Fake Hair’ Article
Posted onIn December 2009, The Sun Newspaper ran an article about the increasing use of hair extentions by women. At least for some these can cause long term hair damage resulting in genuine hair loss and possible need for hair transplant surgery. Dr Farjo said “Surgery may seem like an extreme solution, but for many its […]

Season Wishes From All At Farjo
Posted onMerry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to all our friends and patients.
Rishi Knot Risks Premature Baldness
Posted onOver the past 12 months I’ve seen an increasing number of Sikh men coming through my doors suffering from traction alopecia. According to Sikh religious laws, a man’s hair is to be kept long and uncut. To accommodate this, the hair is wound into a knot, and then covered with a turban, on top of the […]
Why HIV Shouldn’t Restrict Your Right To A Hair Transplant
Posted onI was interested to read about 28-year-old Diego Del Rio from Florida, who was refused hair transplant surgery because he was HIV positive. A topic like this has understandably generated a lot of debate; the HIV virus is one of those taboo subjects that will never fail to get people talking and, generally, you don’t see many people […]
Hey Jude, Don’t Look So Sad
Posted onPerhaps it’s the struggles of becoming a father for the fourth time, or the stress of Hamlet’s opening night on Broadway – either way, something is having an effect on Jude Law’s disappearing hairline. In actual fact, the changes in Jude’s lifestyle, though they may be contributing factors, will not be the cause of his hair loss. […]

Announcing New Farjo Blog Site and Twitter Page
Posted onKeeping up with the current trend, we have launched our own blog site at www.farjo.co.net/blog. There are also numerous links to it from our main Farjo website. We intend to raise various issues including views and philosophies with regards to hair loss, hair treatments and hair transplants. We sincerely hope that members of the public […]
Middle Eastern TV Hair Transplant Documentary
Posted onAl-Sharqiya is an Arabic-speaking satellite TV station broadcast all over the world including the UK. They spent a whole day at Farjo filming surgery and conducting interviews. As well as the state of the art surgery, they were articularly interested in the cell therapy human clinical trial taking place. The day’s filming resulted in a […]