Exactly 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Does Stress Make You Hairless?
Posted onOver the years, a few people have told me that they’re worried about being stressed, as they believe it will cause their hair to fall out. It seems this belief is quite common and I think the worriers out there deserve an explanation. Contrary to popular opinion, being stressed does not mean your hair will […]
Has The Cure For Hair Loss Been Discovered?
Posted onHas the cure for hair loss been discovered? There has been a lot of attention in the media recently surrounding an exciting new drug that could offer a cure for hair loss by preventing the balding process. Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have identified a scalp chemical that stops hair growth, at least in […]
Unethical Promotion And Sale Of Hair Transplant Surgery
Posted onAn alarming trend of UK clinics offering discounted surgery, through websites such as Groupon and KGB deals has emerged in recent months. It seems that some hair transplant clinics are taking advantage of the increased popularity of the treatment due to what I like to refer to as the ‘Rooney effect’. By offering patients ‘deals’ […]
A Leg-up In Hair Transplant Surgery?
Posted onI recently came across a report regarding a ‘new’ hair transplant procedure using leg hair. I find the report somewhat misleading as using leg hair in hair transplant surgery is by no means a new occurrence – leg hair has been used before on the head, as has hair from the arms, chest and other […]
Becks’ Balding Barnet
Posted onLast August, I blogged about the attention David Beckham was receiving in the media due to a questionable photo of the back of his head in The Daily Mail. The image seemed to show a bald patch near the top. Now Becks’ barnet is back in the spotlight, with the footballer confirming that he may […]
Man’s Pursuit Of Perfection
Posted onSome male celebrities have spoken rather candidly about cosmetic surgery – the odd nose job here and there, perhaps a face lift or hint of botox. On the other hand hair loss has been something that most celebrities have kept, quite literally, under their hats. Over the past few years, that’s all changed. When someone […]