Did Calum Best have a hair transplant?

What he said on the record

• “It is fact of life that hair loss is a continuous process. While the hair transplanted in my previous operation is permanent, I am continuing to lose my natural hair.

  “Obviously I’ve read a few stories about how Propecia can affect patients. I know only a tiny percentage suffer side effects, but I didn’t fancy taking the risk.

  Mancunian Matters, Jan 2014

  About this source: Local news site; story is about a procedure at Crown Clinic, so the quotes likely came via the clinic's press office. Treat as his words as reported, with that doubt.

What people on reddit think

8 people said something about his hair (2016–2025).

In their own words

Copied word for word from reddit. Opinions, not facts about him.

• “Another minor celeb here is Calum Best, he's had 4 hair transplants now and has said he doesn't take finasteride.”

  In Hair transplant- Week 7 (reddit, Sept 2020)

• “look up Calum Best, he has pretty great results without finasteride, he’s also on hair transplant number 4.”

  In Did you take meds like finasteride after a hair transplant? (reddit, Jul 2022)

• “Calum Best had this happen but he wasn't taking Finasteride etc.”

  In Need help and advice. I'm in my early 20s my hair line has gone in an M. I want my hair back so want a transplant. I've contacted two places, one has said it will cost 5k and they want me to pay £200 for Finesteide. The other is 6k plus 8k for this laser helmet thing which sounded like a fin replace (reddit, Jun 2021)

• “Calum Best having 3 hair transplants without Finasteride”

  In What do you guys think about Calum Best having 3 hair transplants without Finasteride? (reddit, Dec 2016)

• “He‘s had like 4-6 transplants over the last 10 years, since he decided not to use meds.”

  In Long-Term Transplant Cases Without Medication (20+ years). Any Examples? (reddit, Jul 2025)

• “they both had several hair transplants and they have become noticeably thinner in recent years”

  In What are the actual reasons to high levels of DHT in male pattern baldness? (reddit, Oct 2018)

Where it was discussed most

The threads where the most people talked about his hair.

• Long-Term Transplant Cases Without Medication (20+ years). Any Examples? (r/HairTransplants, Jul 2025; 1 person)
• Get girls while balding challenge (r/tressless, Nov 2023; 1 person)
• Did you take meds like finasteride after a hair transplant? (r/HairTransplants, Jul 2022; 1 person)
• Famous men who’ve gotten transplants (r/HairTransplants, Jan 2022; 1 person)
• Need help and advice. I'm in my early 20s my hair line has gone in an M. I want my hair back so want a transplant. I've contacted two places, one has said it will cost 5k and they want me to pay £200 for Finesteide. The other is 6k plus 8k for this laser helmet thing which sounded like a fin replace (r/tressless, Jun 2021; 1 person)
• Hair transplant- Week 7 (r/tressless, Sept 2020; 1 person)
• What are the actual reasons to high levels of DHT in male pattern baldness? (r/tressless, Oct 2018; 1 person)
• What do you guys think about Calum Best having 3 hair transplants without Finasteride? (r/tressless, Dec 2016; 1 person)

Other celebrities

All celebrities compared: who said it themselves, and who didn’t.

• John Cena · Said he had a transplant
• Elon Musk · Nothing on the record
• Justin Bieber · Nothing on the record
• Steve Carell · Nothing on the record
• Matthew McConaughey · Denied a transplant
• Harry Styles · Nothing on the record
• LeBron James · Nothing on the record
• Wayne Rooney · Said he had a transplant
• Jürgen Klopp · Said he had a transplant
• Jimmy Carr · Said he had a transplant
• James Nesbitt · Said he had a transplant
• Elton John · Said he had a transplant
• Gordon Ramsay · Said something else
• Jude Law · Nothing on the record
• David Beckham · Nothing on the record
• Cristiano Ronaldo · Nothing on the record
• Jeff Bezos · Nothing on the record
• Antonio Conte · Nothing on the record