Chris Bumstead’s Hair Transplant - The Full Scoop

Chris Bumstead’s Hair Transplant – The Full Scoop

While the media often focuses more on footballers’ hair transplants, this procedure is increasingly common among other athletes as well. A pristine, youthful appearance is important to those in the public eye and full, healthy hair completes this look. Bodybuilder…

Eyebrow Transplant Gone Wrong? An Expert's Advice On What To Do Next

Eyebrow Transplant Gone Wrong? An Expert’s Advice On What to Do Next

Eyebrow trends have favoured thicker, fuller brows in recent years, leading to a boom in the popularity of eyebrow transplants. Eyebrow transplants account for more than 11% of all hair transplant surgeries in women, and more than 2% in men…

Women Thinning Hair

Hair Thinning in Women

Hair thinning in women is often temporary and reversible, but it can still be a concern. It occurs for lots of different reasons: medical conditions, lifestyle factors, and genetics can all play a part. Due to the varying nature of…

New Hair Loss Wonder Drug

Hope for new hair loss wonder drug

A drug which reverses the effects of hair loss and thinning has always been the holy grail but until now, it has eluded scientists. While there are a number of other topical treatments (Minoxidil, Finasteride & Dutasteride) and hair transplant…

Chris Martin’s Hair Transplant: Are The Rumours True?

Chris Martin’s Hair Transplant: Are the Rumours True?

Male pattern baldness is a very common condition, affecting 85% of men at some point in life [1]. Anyone can experience it, including famous musicians, such as Coldplay’s lead singer, Chris Martin. The artist struggled with hair loss throughout his…

Eyebrow Blindness: What Is It And Do You Have It?

Eyebrow Blindness: What Is It And Do You Have It?

Keeping up with the latest eyebrow trends can be exhausting. What’s more, you might eventually realise that all that time spent plucking, shaping and shading your brows wasn’t worth it when you look at photos of brows gone by. This…

Minoxidil 2

Minoxidil 2%: Everything You Need To Know

Minoxidil is proven to help restore hair stemming from several hair loss conditions, from telogen effluvium to alopecia areata to androgenetic alopecia [1-3]. But are you using the right Minoxidil strength to get the best hair growth results?Minoxidil 2% is…

Asian Hair Loss

Asian Hair Loss & Hair Thinning: How To Treat It

Asian hair loss is on the rise. It now affects up to three-quarters of the Asian population, with androgenetic alopecia (AGA) as the cause of hair loss for many women and men [1]. Young Asian people in particular are reporting higher rates…

How To Stop Hair Loss From Antidepressants

How to Stop Hair Loss From Antidepressants: A Complete Guide

If you take antidepressants to help manage your mental health, you’re one of many. According to a report from 2020, 13.2% of adults use antidepressants each month. [1] Antidepressant use was much more common among women than men (17.7% versus…

Retrograde Alopecia

Retrograde Alopecia: Symptoms, Causes, Treatments

Male pattern baldness (also known as androgenetic alopecia) is usually characterised by hair loss around the temples and the development of a bald spot on the crown. But in rare cases of aggressive androgenetic alopecia, men may see hair loss…

Woman With High Porosity Hair

High Porosity Hair: The Definitive Guide For Porous Hair

High porosity hair tends to lack shine and strength compared to healthy hair, and is more prone to hair breakage. In contrast, healthy hair tends to have relatively low porosity, making it highly reflective and shiny [1]. Highly porous hair easily…

2B Hair Men

2B Hair for Men: What Is It and How Do I Keep It Healthy?

2B hair is a type of wavy hair. It’s a common hair type for men in the UK because 40% of people of European descent have wavy locks [1]. Of the remaining 60%, 45% have straight hair, and 15% have…

Finasteride Fertility

Finasteride And Fertility: Everything You Need To Know

Finasteride is one of just two approved treatments in the UK for tackling male pattern baldness. As a result, it’s used by thousands of men everyday to stave off baldness and maintain their hair. Finasteride results for a 57-year-old patient…

Steroid Creams For Hair Loss

Steroid Creams For Hair Loss

Steroid creams are often prescribed to treat various skin and scalp conditions, including severe dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis, and pityriasis amiantacea. In addition to treating skin conditions, steroid creams have shown promising results in tackling hair loss.One in every 170 UK…

Minoxidil Side Effects Sexually

Are There Any Minoxidil Side Effects, Sexually?

Minoxidil is one of the most used hair loss treatments globally. Three-quarters of hair loss specialists recommend topical minoxidil to their patients, with more than half recommending it often or always [1]. However, you might be reluctant to follow this advice…

Hair Pull Test: Everything You Need To Know

Hair Pull Test: Everything You Need To Know

Leaving a few hair strands in your brush or experiencing mild hair loss in the shower can be normal. A healthy adult normally sheds up to 80-100 telogen hairs per day [1].However, a sudden increase in hair shedding suggests that…

Hair Transplant Growth Chart

Hair Transplant Timeline: Growth Chart, Stages, Month By Month

Waiting to see your results can be one of the toughest parts of hair transplant recovery. However, patience is your ally, as this process is a marathon, not a sprint. Most patients see their new hair grafts start to grow…

Celebrity Hair Transplants

58 Celebrity Hair Transplants Before And After

Wondering how so many celebrities have a thick, full head of hair well into their 50s, 60s, 70s, and beyond? Especially when their hair used to look thinner than it does now? Find out which celebrity hair transplants have been confirmed (and plenty more that are rumoured to have happened).
Hair Anatomy And The Mechanisms Of Hair Loss

Hair Anatomy, Hair Diagrams and The Mechanisms of Hair Loss

The average, healthy person has between 80,000 and 100,000 hairs on their scalp and many more on their body [1]. Each strand has the same complex yet elegant hair anatomy. Learning about the structures that develop, protect and nourish hair…

Egg For Hair Growth

Egg for Hair Growth: How Well Does It Really Work?

The internet has exploded in recent years with natural remedies for combatting hair loss. Hair loss affects 80% of men and 50% of women at some point in their life [1], so it’s no wonder that everyone’s keen for a…

What Is Hair Miniaturisation And How Can You Reverse It?

What Is Hair Miniaturisation And How Can You Reverse It?

The vast majority of the 85% of men [1] and 55% of women [2] who experience hair loss at some point in life do so as a result of androgenetic alopecia. However, this condition does not come on abruptly. First,…

Buzz Cut Receding Hairline

What is the Best Buzz Cut for a Receding Hairline?

Buzz cuts have emerged as a popular and stylish option for those with a receding hairline. Not only is it a low-maintenance way to disguise male pattern baldness, but as many celebrities have shown, the style has proven to be…

Frontal Balding

Frontal Balding: Causes, Symptoms, Treatments

Frontal balding is one of the most distressing yet common types of hair loss. 12% of healthy men under 50 are said to have moderate to extensive frontal baldness [1].If left untreated, frontal balding can become highly noticeable, making you…

Botox Scalp Injections

Botox For Hair: Do Botox Scalp Injections Promote Hair Growth?

Botox, or botulinum toxin-A, is well-known for its skin-smoothing properties. But can it help improve your hair?While many articles focus on Botox conditioning treatments — which don't actually contain any Botox — these treatments don't tend to help with hair…

Hairline Correction Surgery

Hairline Correction Surgery: What It Is and How It Works

Your hairline is one of the first things people see when they look at you. It can change significantly as you get older — research suggests 83% of women have a widow’s peak by the age of 40 [1], and…

Minoxidil Foam Uses

Minoxidil Foam: Uses, Effectiveness, Side Effects

Minoxidil foam is one of the most popular hair loss formulations on the market. With proven effectiveness at tackling lots of different types of alopecia, Minoxidil foam is an excellent first-line treatment for those struggling with hair loss. That’s why…

Eyebrow Hair Loss

The Causes of Eyebrow Hair Loss

Eyebrow hair loss affects thousands of people every year. That’s why eyebrow hair transplant is the second most common type of hair transplant after the head, with 12% of female hair transplant patients and 3% of male transplant patients opting…

Rejected For A Hair Transplant

Confused about why I got rejected for a hair transplant

Perhaps you have been experiencing hair loss and have spent hours deciding whether or not to see a surgeon about having a hair transplant procedure. You may have been arranging finances and finding out everything there is to know, only…