Tuesday’s January 11th edtion of the Daily Mail newspaper featured an article giving tips on hair care for those worried about losing it. Dr Farjo was quoted in a few places as well as one or two others.
Another contributor recommended eating a lot of protein since the hairs are made of keratin (dead protein). Dr Farjo disagrees and observes that in order to affect hair significantly one’s diet needs to be hugely deficient in protein. Even then, you would expect the hair to be affected in general and not in any particular pattern.
Iron deficiency, anaemia, refers to a lower than normal iron in the body. Most commonly, it occurs because of blood loss or pregnancy. However, some people affected by anaemia can experience hair loss as one of their symptoms. So, firstly why do we need iron in the body? Iron is essential for making haemoglobin, a […]
What is minoxidil? When researching hair growth treatments, you are likely to have heard of both minoxidil and finasteride. Both minoxidil and finasteride can aid hair growth; more information can be found on finasteride here. In this blog post, we are going to share some more information on minoxidil. Minoxidil, which is also sometimes known […]
Hair transplant surgery is a procedure that thousands of men and women undergo every year in order to combat balding or thinning hair. Here, leading surgeon Dr Farjo answers some of the most commonly asked questions regarding hair loss and the treatments available. How long will it take for my hair transplant to grow? […]
