From 14 to 16 June, the brightest minds in the medical aesthetic industry will be gathering at the Facial Aesthetic Conference and Exhibition – or FACE – at the QEII Centre in London. FACE is the nation’s premier scientific conference in this field, featuring over 100 speakers exploring the latest clinical information and innovation in […]
Farjo Hair Institute Features on Holding Back the Years! We were thrilled to be featured on BBC’s ‘Holding Back the Years’, a lifestyle programme that offers advice on staying well and living longer. On Tuesday’s episode, presenter Bill Turnbull caught up with Herald and Times journalist Brian Beacom, who elected to have a full hair […]
Our patient liaison manager, Steve Kay, tells us a bit more about his role at Farjo What’s your background and how did you come to work at the Farjo Hair Institute? I worked in the cosmetic surgery industry for 15 years as patient liaison manager, advising on the spectrum of surgery procedures, and we used […]
Time and time again, we’re asked by patients if we can ‘cure’ their baldness. The simple answer is, of course, no. While we can advise on treatments to encourage hair regrowth, slow down the hair loss process and perform hair transplant surgery, scientists are yet to find a definitive solution to make baldness a thing […]
For centuries, male pattern hair loss has consumed the minds of many men; from Ancient Rome’s Julius Caesar, with his iconic wreath to cover his balding head, to the elaborately white powdered wigs that were popular with bald English and French nobles in the 17th century. Along with these age-old cover-ups to hide baldness, a […]
So, you know you want to have a hair transplant – but have you decided what kind of transplant you want to pursue? There are two types of surgery: strip FUT and FUE. Both have their benefits and drawbacks, so how do you choose? FUE Follicular unit extraction, or FUE, has become popular because it […]
Does hair loss season exist? With the temperature dropping, it’s interesting to look at how our environment affects us physically. And, research from across the pond has revealed some rather intriguing findings when it comes to the four seasons and hair loss. The Department of Dermatology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore has […]
From having the ability to shave years off our age with the right cut, to governing how good we feel about ourselves on any given day, our hair has a lot to answer for. Hair loss and hair transplant surgery continues to be a hot topic, with new innovations and solutions constantly being developed and […]
The 10th World Congress for Hair Research was held in Kyoto, Japan, Oct 31, Nov 2, 2017. This is an occasional event gathering together all the national and regional hair research societies for one global congress. Both Drs Farjo were invited faculty speakers, whilst Dr Nilofer Farjo was on the […]
Drs Farjo took part in the ISHRS (International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery) FUE Immersion World Live Surgery Workshop held in Polanica, Poland October 1-2, 2017 It was a 2 day event comprising of morning lectures followed by live hair transplant surgery demonstrations in the afternoons. A Beginners course preceded the main event. Dr Bessam Farjo […]