It’s time to add another date to the Farjo Diary! As both my wife Nilofer and I are heavily involved in fields of research surrounding hair loss and hair transplant surgery, we try to attend as many conferences as we can throughout the year. This time we’re off to Anchorage, Alaska, to attend the 19th […]
Demand Still Growing Thanks To Celebrities’ Candour
Posted onLatest figures from the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) show that, despite the global recession, the demand for procedures to correct hair loss has been stronger than ever. A survey of members of the ISHRS – one of the world’s leading medical authorities on hair loss and hair restoration – found between 2008 […]
Even Virtual Rooney Is Sporting A New Hairline
Posted onNot ones to be beaten by a new hair do, the designers at Electronic Arts have given Wayne Rooney a new hairline for the UK edition of the FIFA 2012 video game after his hair transplant surgery. Everyone at Farjo was amazed at the fantastic attention to detail and it just goes to show how […]
Celebrity Hair Transplants – Don’t Always Believe What You Read!
Posted onThe recent criticism surrounding celebrity hair transplants has brought up a few questions and I’d like to take the opportunity to set the record straight. Some of the media has a tendency to sensationalise stories to ‘make’ news, but this could be detrimental to anyone considering surgery. Firstly I wanted to talk about Jason Gardiner. […]
#Hairwego… Again!
Posted onOf late, all eyes have been on Wayne Rooney after he tweeted in June to confirm the rumours that he had had a hair transplant. Since then, it’s been an endless procession of stories in the press; rumours about the price he paid, who did it and where, were all circulating for weeks after. What’s […]
A Time For Change
Posted onThe recent news that the ARTAS robot has been given FDA approval to be marketed in the United States, is an exciting development in the world of a hair transplant surgeon. The ARTAS robot has been specifically designed to replicate the process of FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction). On the upside, FUE is a method that, […]
The End Is Nigh
Posted onI was recently asked to comment on the relationship between stem cells and hair loss for an article entitled ‘The end of baldness’. New research suggests that bald men are not in fact bald, but the stem cells of a bald scalp are producing growths that are just too fine to be seen by the naked […]
Is Katie Price Tearing Her Hair Out? Probably!
Posted onKatie Price is not the first female celebrity who is said to have suffered from hair loss. Less than a year ago, photographs emerged of Naomi Campbell showing visible bald spots. Two very different women, one cause of hair loss – traction alopecia! This problem is something I’ve commented on many times before. But for […]
Is A Hair Transplant Right For You?
Posted onJust because you’re experiencing hair loss doesn’t mean you should immediately embark on hair transplant surgery. Even those who have reasonable hair loss and are technically feasible to treat don’t always make for suitable patients. The psychological aspects of hair transplant surgery – and indeed hair loss itself – must always be considered. I could […]