Dr. Christopher D'Souza

Mr Christopher D'Souza is the founder and medical director of The D'Souza Clinic at 8 Upper Wimpole Street in London 12. The clinic says he graduated from Barts and the London School of Medicine & Dentistry in 2006 3. It says he trained in plastic surgery, trauma and orthopaedics and maxillofacial surgery, and passed the Royal College of Surgeons membership exams in 2010 3. It says he gained experience in burns and trauma surgery in South Africa and completed a master's degree in Surgical Science at Imperial College London 3. It says he has practised only hair transplant surgery since 2014 3. The clinic says it treats only hair loss 4.

The clinic offers FUE and strip FUT, and repairs earlier transplants 15. It says Mr D'Souza carries out all the surgical steps of FUE himself 6. It says he leads the team on the day of surgery, supported by surgical assistants 7. For strip FUT, it says the assistants dissect the strip into grafts under microscopes 8. It says FUE punches are usually 0.8 to 1.0 mm 6. It says it performs one surgery per day and admits one patient at a time 4. It offers unshaven FUE for select cases under 2,000 grafts, and partial-shave FUE 9. It says it does not regularly perform FUE in Afro-textured hair and recommends a surgeon who specialises in it 9.

The clinic says hair transplant surgery starts from £6,000, depending on the number of grafts and the complexity of the case 10. It says prices include a patient care pack, 24/7 aftercare with Mr D'Souza and follow-up appointments at 6, 12 and 18 months 10. It publishes no per-graft rate 10. An in-person consultation costs £150 and a video consultation £75 10.

The clinic says every consultation is led by Mr D'Souza, in person in London or by video 11. It says video consultations take up to 20 minutes and in-person ones up to 45 minutes 11. It says it does not use patient advocates or salespeople 11. A treatment plan with dates and prices follows the consultation 11. After surgery, the clinic says it calls the next day and holds reviews at 6, 12 and 18 months 10. It recommends staying at home for the first 5 days after surgery 9.

The clinic says Mr D'Souza has been President of the British Association of Hair Restoration Surgery since 2021 3. It says he became an ISHRS Fellow in 2023 3. It says he was Vice President of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, sat on its board and chaired its oral examination committee 3. It lists the board's James E. Arnold award for the highest score on the written exam 3. It says he is registered with the General Medical Council with a licence to practise 3. The Care Quality Commission lists him as the registered manager of the clinic, registered at this address on 18 July 2023 1213. Registry records list him as an ABHRS diplomate and an ISHRS Fellow Member at the Upper Wimpole Street address 1415.