UV Hair Protection: How To Keep Your Hair Safe From The Sun

UV Hair Protection: How to Keep Your Hair Safe From the Sun

Protecting your skin from solar radiation is vital, as 48 new melanoma skin cancer cases are diagnosed daily in the UK [1]. However, while most people are aware that using sunscreen is healthy for their skin, not everyone knows they…

Beard Transplant Age

What’s the best age to get a beard transplant?

Beards are becoming more popular. A YouGov survey found that almost two-thirds of men in the 18-39 age group now have facial hair, up from 43% ten years ago [1]. As a result, many men with patchy or uneven facial…

Black Seed Oil For Hair: Benefits, Risks And Alternatives

Black Seed Oil for Hair: Benefits, Risks and Alternatives

If you are struggling with hair loss, there is a billion-dollar market worth of products that promise to help restore your hair growth. However, not all of them are backed by scientific evidence. Still, black seed oil for hair has…

Minoxidil After Hair Transplant

Do You Need to Use Minoxidil After A Hair Transplant?

While minoxidil isn’t an essential treatment to use after a hair transplant, it is often recommended. It can reduce shock hair loss, accelerate growth, and limit native hair loss, so our hair transplant surgeons often recommend using topical minoxidil as…

Can Scalp Eczema Cause Hair Loss (and How Do You Treat It)?

Can Scalp Eczema Cause Hair Loss (and How Do You Treat It)?

Approximately 20% of patients seeking medical care for a skin condition are believed to be experiencing a form of eczema [1]. This inflammatory condition can cause rashes, dryness, itching, and discomfort on several parts of your body, including your scalp.…

Nanoxidil Vs Minoxidil

Nanoxidil vs Minoxidil: Which Is Better For Hair Growth?

Minoxidil is one of the most popular hair loss treatments among patients and clinicians alike, with more than half of hair transplant surgeons prescribing it to their patients [1]. But with more and more people searching for effective hair loss…

Scalp And Hair Detox: How Can I Get One That Works?

How Can I Get a Hair Detox and Scalp Cleanser That Works?

Our hair is exposed to numerous impurities on a daily basis. From styling product residue to environmental pollutants and excess natural oil, all kinds of debris builds up on our scalp and hair, damaging them over time and causing unnecessary…

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…

George Groves Before And After Hair Transplant

George Groves Hair Transplant: How He Transformed His Look

George Groves, a former professional boxer from the UK, has spoken openly about his hair transplant in 2019. When discussing his new head of hair, Groves said, “it makes me feel younger, it makes me feel more confident” [3]. Fans…

Can Hair Dye Cause Hair Loss

Can Hair Dye Cause Hair Loss?

Hair dyes and bleaches are extremely popular hair styling products. People choose to dye their hair for all sorts of reasons — from hiding greys to giving themselves a new look. With hair dyeing horror stories all over the internet,…

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…

5000 Grafts Hair Transplant

5000 Grafts Hair Transplant: Coverage, Costs, Results

5000 graft hair transplants are among the highest graft counts you can safely harvest and transplant. They’re only suitable for patients who meet precise eligibility criteria, and should only be undertaken by the most skilled surgeons who can optimise both…

Andrew Garfield Hair Transplant

Andrew Garfield’s Hair Transplant: Rumours, Photos, Evidence

Andrew Garfield — star of Spiderman, The Social Network, and dozens of other Hollywood blockbusters — has an enviable head of hair. But is this his natural hairline, or has Andrew Garfield had a hair transplant?While Andrew Garfield’s hair has…

Temporal Triangular Alopecia: Causes, Symptoms And Treatment

Temporal Triangular Alopecia: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Temporal triangular alopecia (also known as congenital triangular alopecia) is an uncommon hair loss condition which affects 0.11% of the worldwide population [1]. Its main symptom is a bald spot on your temple or frontal area. Usually detected in childhood,…

Minoxidil Itchy Scalp

How To Deal With An Itchy Scalp From Minoxidil

Minoxidil helps improve the symptoms of hair loss stemming from lots of different conditions, including androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata, and telogen effluvium. However, it is associated with certain side effects, including an itchy scalp.13.8% of patients report experiencing an itchy…

Finasteride Guide

Finasteride Guide: Uses, Results & Side Effects

Finasteride is a drug used to treat male pattern baldness, also known as androgenetic alopecia. Both topical and oral versions are available, but oral tablets are by far the most popular. In fact, Finasteride tablets are the most commonly prescribed…

Finasteride Alternatives

Finasteride Alternatives: What Can I Use Instead of Finasteride?

If you’re one of the 85% of men globally who are affected by hair loss, you’ve probably heard of an array of products that claim to prevent baldness and promote healthy hair growth [1]. Although male pattern baldness is something…

Hair Poliosis (Mallen Streak): Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Hair Poliosis (Mallen Streak): Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Hair poliosis is a rare condition that you can be born with or develop suddenly, alongside other health disorders. It produces a discoloured patch of hair, which may be permanent or may resolve once the underlying condition is treated [1]. Poliosis…

DHT Creams

DHT Creams For Hair Growth: Do They Work?

Dihydrotestosterone, or DHT, is an important hormone when it comes to hair growth. If you have male pattern baldness, your sensitivity to DHT is a major contributor to hair loss. Research suggests it can play a part in female pattern…

PRP Vs PRF For Hair Loss: Which Of These Options Works Best?

PRP Vs PRF For Hair Loss: Which Works Best?

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) hair treatment is tried and tested and has been found quite effective against hair loss, with one study showing it reduced male pattern baldness symptoms in 93% of participants [1].However, recently, a new version of this treatment…

7 Common Causes For Patchy Beard Growth

7 Common Causes Of Patchy Beard Growth

Your ability to grow facial hair can influence the way you feel about yourself and the way others perceive you [1]. That is why many men want to know what causes their patchy beard. There are several potential causes of beard…

Unshaven FUE Hair Transplant (UFUE)

Can You Get A Hair Transplant Without Shaving Your Head?

Do you have to shave your head for a hair transplant? This is one of the top questions we get asked at the Wimpole Clinic. Unshaven hair transplants, also known as unshaven FUE or UFUE transplants, are becoming more and…

Diffuse Thinning: Signs, Symptoms, And Treatment Options

Diffuse Thinning: Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment Options

Hair loss can be a completely normal part of life and most often does not pose a concern, especially when it comes to aging. In fact, over 85% of men [1], and 50% of women [2], will experience hair loss in…

Could You Have A Beard Hair Loss Fungus? And Which One?

Could You Have a Beard Hair Loss Fungus? And Which One?

If you are experiencing facial hair shedding alongside itchiness and inflammation in your beard area, you may have contracted a beard hair loss-inducing fungus. While most internet searches point to beard ringworm (tinea barbae) as a likely culprit, this type…

Do Ponytails Cause Hair Loss

Do Ponytails Cause Hair Loss?

The ponytail is a much-loved hairstyle, worn by women (and some men) to keep the hair off the face.
Wayne Rooney In 2017 (left) And 2024 (right)

Wayne Rooney Hair Journey

The father of three and world-renowned Manchester United player is one of the most famous hair transplant success stories to date. Unlike David Beckham's hair transplant and Xherdan Shaqiri's hair transplant (which have both yet to be confirmed) Rooney had…

The 10 Best Male And Female Hairstyles For A Small Forehead

The 10 Best Male And Female Hairstyles for a Small Forehead

If you have a big forehead, there are many things you can do to cover it or make it smaller. You can wear bangs, get forehead reduction surgery or opt for a hairline-lowering hair transplant. However, if you were born…

Can I Use Litfulo For Male Pattern Baldness?

Can I Use Litfulo For Male Pattern Baldness?

The media has recently been presenting Pfizer alopecia treatment Litfulo as a new hope for people experiencing autoimmune hair loss. And research shows that this drug can indeed be quite effective against alopecia areata. But can you also use Lifulo…

Female Hair Loss At Temples

Female Temple Hair Loss: Causes, Prevention, Treatment

If you are wondering about the causes of female hair loss at the temples, you might be one of the 55% of women who are experiencing hair loss during their lifetime [1]. While temporal hair loss is more common for…