Hair loss occurs when the cycle of hair growth is disrupted, resulting in the hair shedding faster than usual, re-growing poorly or not growing back at all. The most common cause of hair loss is hereditary male and female pattern baldness. However, the following conditions can cause hair loss, or alopecia, in men and women:

• Medical conditions, including thyroid problems and anaemia
• Drugs and medication side-effects
• Stress and trauma
• Dietary disorders
• Excessive tension on the hair scalp from wearing certain hairstyles, such as tight braiding (traction alopecia)
• Hair-pulling disorder in which there is an irresistible urge to pull out hair (trichotillomania)
• Immune system attacking hair follicles to cause patchy hair loss (alopecia areata)
• Scarring alopecia or scalp infections, requiring careful dermatological management

A hair transplant involves taking healthy hair follicles from a part of the scalp where hair is genetically programmed to keep growing for life and transplanting them to the areas affected by hair loss. These newly implanted hairs will last a lifetime.

The only part of the procedure during which you will feel any pain is the local anesthesia with numbing injections. These are similar to injections at the dentist. The injections take around 5 to 10 minutes to administer in the donor and recipient areas. We apply a vibrating massage device to the area being injected in order to “distract the nerves” and reduce the discomfort from the needle. The local anesthesia provides around 2 to 3 hours of numbing effect on the scalp. We will need to repeat the local anaesthesia but aim to do so while the skin is still numb so that the injections are not felt. 

The most common form of hair loss is androgenic alopecia, or male pattern baldness in men, and is much more likely to affect men with a family history of hair loss. 80% of men will lose some hair before they die. 

The hair loss is caused by the production of a testosterone derivative called dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Some men are genetically predisposed to be abnormally sensitive to DHT.

Hair loss is more common in men because the most common form of hair loss, androgenic alopecia, is associated with a testosterone derivative, called dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Since men produce far more testosterone than women, they are much more likely to be affected by this.

The hair comes from an area of the patient’s scalp where hair is genetically programmed to continue growing for life. This is typically at the back of the head.

All the different types of hair transplant are extremely effective with good looking results, but different methods have different advantages.

DFI technique requires only a local anaesthetic and is virtually pain-free. The whole process can take between 4 and 12 hours depending on the size of the recipient area and the number of grafts that need to be transplanted.

DFI has the advantage of avoiding the linear scar left by FUT as individual follicular units are taken only leaving micro dots which are covered by hair. Because it leaves minimal scarring DFI is ideal for people who like to keep their hair short, such as a number 1 or number 2 haircut.

The earliest stage of male pattern baldness that requires treatment is stage II on the Norwood Scale, when there is noticeable loss at the temples. However, modern techniques such as those practised at Evolved Clinic mean that amazing results can be achieved even when the hair loss is much more advanced. For a hair transplant to work there does need to be hair still covering the donor areas of the scalp to harvest the healthy follicles. If this donor is weak or someone is completely bald, then they cannot undergo a hair transplant.

The art of a skilled master hair transplant surgeon is in studying the patients head to map out their natural hairline and the areas suffering hair loss. Our surgeon must then carefully place each individual hair at the correct angle and direction to create a natural hair line.

You need to ensure you are full informed of all the options and what they will involve before you decide on any one course of action. In an initial telephone and then face-to-face meetings at Evolved Clinic, our hair specialist and doctor will listen to you and take the time to understand your particular situation and your goals.

We’ll give you clear guidance on all of the options available to you, the pros and cons of each and the costs involved. We’ll also give you full information about the kind of result you can realistically expect to achieve.

Before recommending any particular course of treatment, we’ll take into account your age, your medical history and your general health and wellbeing. You can enter our surgery safe in the knowledge that you are receiving not just the best possible hair restoration treatment, but the best possible medical care.

When you leave Evolved Hair Clinic after your treatment, we’ll provide you with everything you need to take care of your grafts in the first few weeks, including instructions for washing your hair and medication to manage any initial discomfort.

The day after the procedure our friendly staff will carry out a complimentary no contact hair wash. Patients are advised to wait at least three days after the procedure before undertaking a contact hair wash. By around day seven the patient’s head should be scab free.

But far beyond that, we see our patients as lifelong beneficiaries of our hair care service. You’ll be able to stay in contact with us for ongoing support and help on monitoring your hair growth progress, looking after your scalp, and preventing any potential problems.

You’ll be able to return to us for free check-ups and maintenance procedures, giving you a lifetime of professional hair care.

There can be some minor side effects associated with hair transplants such as bleeding, itching, swelling, and bruising but with the correct aftercare such effects will be short lived, lasting a couple of weeks at most.

Certain medical conditions such as bleeding disorders may preclude DFI, but there may be other factors that mean we will advise an alternative treatment.

At the consultation stage, we talk to each patient and get a full overview of their medical and hair loss history to ensure the most appropriate treatment is chosen.

This is up to the individual, the donor area needs to be shaved to a #1, but the top (recipient area) can be left untouched. 

In certain appropriate cases, we do perform DFI with a non-shaven donor and/or non-shaven recipient area. Due to the increased technical challenges associated with non-shaven DFI, we tend to restrict use of the technique to smaller cases i.e. 2,500 hairs max.

You will start growing hair from the beginning of the session but will develop into a great head of hair within 6 months. High density coverage will be achieved in 8 months – 12 months.