Dr. Bessam Farjo

Bessam Farjo trained at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and specialised in hair transplant surgery in Toronto, Canada 2. He is Founding Director and Lead Hair Restoration Surgeon of the Farjo Hair Institute, based in Manchester and London 1. He works alongside his wife Dr Nilofer Farjo and other clinic colleagues 2. Farjo has spoken publicly about his own genetic hair loss and an earlier transplant before today's techniques existed, saying it helps him relate to patients with a strong family history 1.

The clinic offers FUE and Strip FUT hair transplants 1. A third-party profile adds that Farjo also carries out eyebrow, beard and body hair transplants and repair work 2. For FUE, extraction uses 0.8mm-1.1mm punches; the clinic says incisions are doctor-only, with technicians dense-packing grafts at 35-50 per square centimetre for an 85-90% survival rate 4. Strip FUT grafts are divided under stereoscopic microscopes, harvesting about 30% more hair than older techniques, with the donor site closed by a trichophytic closure to help hide the scar 5. The same third-party profile says Farjo's repair work often involves "recycling" old grafts and redistributing them into a more natural pattern, and can use beard, chest or abdomen hair as an extra donor source 2. The clinic advises against surgery for patients under 25 with early-stage loss and a strong family history of baldness 6.

The clinic says a first consultation with a medical professional normally costs £120 7. Its list price is £3 per graft plus a £3,000 booking fee in Manchester or £3,750 in London 6.

Consultations take place in Manchester or London 1. The clinic asks patients to grow their hair to at least 5-10mm beforehand so it can be assessed properly 7. It says a treatment date is not usually booked at that first visit, and patients are instead encouraged to go home, think it over, and sometimes speak with a past patient near where they live 7.

Farjo is a Diplomate of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery and a Fellow and Past President of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, and holds roles with the British Association of Hair Restoration Surgery and the Institute of Trichologists 1.