Does Not Washing Hair Cause Hair Loss

Does Not Washing Hair Cause Hair Loss? What Science Says

Does not washing hair cause hair loss? There’s a lot of debate around how often you should wash your hair to keep it strong and healthy [1]. Some believe washing your hair everyday can make your hair fall out, while…

Minoxidil Spray: Uses, Effectiveness, Side Effects

Minoxidil Spray: Uses, Effectiveness, Side Effects

Minoxidil spray is one of the most accessible and widely used Minoxidil products. Easy to apply and with proven success as a hair loss treatment for women and men, Minoxidil spray is a good first-line solution for many different types…

Hair Transplant Falling Out After 1 Year: What To Do Next

Hair Transplant Falling Out After 1 Year: What To Do Next

Hair transplants are an investment in your appearance. After a year, you should be starting to see the final results of your hair transplantation, not worrying about losing more hair.So what can you do if your transplanted hairs are falling…

DHT Cream For Hair Growth: Does It Work?

DHT Cream For Hair Growth: Does It 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…

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…

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Improving hair texture damaged by iron deficiency 

There are many factors that can affect the texture and quality of hair. Your iron levels in particular can play a big part in how long, strong and healthy your hair grows.Iron deficiency anaemia affects around 2–5% of adult men…

Can Birth Control Pills Cause Hair Loss?

Can Birth Control Pills Cause Hair Loss?

Around 26% of women who use birth control choose the pill as a safe and effective way to prevent unwanted pregnancy [1]. Out of the many different forms of contraception such as birth control injections, implants, and contraceptive diaphragms, the…

Can A Hair Transplant Increase Hair Density?

Can A Hair Transplant Increase Hair Density?

A hair transplant is one of the best ways to improve the thickness and density of your hair after hair loss. In fact, thinning hair is one of the most common reasons for getting a hair transplant. Thin or patchy…

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Is A Close-Cropped Buzzcut After Hair Transplant Possible?

Many men who choose to have a hair transplant aren’t looking for a flowing Jason Momoa-style mane. They simply want full coverage across their head so they can style their hair however they like with confidence. This includes close-cropped styles…

Bangs Styles For A Thinning Fringe

20 Best and Worst Bangs Styles For a Thinning Fringe

A thinning fringe can make your favourite hairstyle look underwhelming. However, given the fact that 55% of women will experience hair loss or thinning during their lifetime [1], you are far from alone in this situation.This is a little-known fact,…

Finasteride Not Working

Why Isn’t Finasteride Working For My Hair Loss?

If you’ve been using Finasteride for a while, you may be expecting hair growth to kick in any day now. After all, it’s one of the most effective drugs for male hair loss, second only to Dutasteride [1]. Studies show…

Topical Dutasteride Guide: Uses, Results & Side Effects

Topical Dutasteride Guide: Uses, Results & Side Effects

Dutasteride is one of the most effective non-surgical hair loss treatments for male pattern baldness [1]. As a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor, it blocks the production of the hormone responsible for male pattern hair loss, dihydrotestosterone, or DHT.Topical Dutasteride is currently undergoing clinical trials as…

Minoxidil NHS

Can You Get Minoxidil On The NHS?

Minoxidil is a licensed hair loss treatment in the UK, but it’s not currently available on the NHS.That’s because in most cases, hair loss is considered a cosmetic issue that doesn’t impact your general health and wellbeing (although it’s well-documented…

Does Low Testosterone Cause Hair Loss? Signs, Symptoms And Treatment

Does Low Testosterone Cause Hair Loss? Signs, Symptoms and Treatment

Unfortunately, ageing happens to us all. For many men, hair thinning and the loss of hair are signs that ageing is well underway.  As many men will attest, losing your hair can have a huge impact on your confidence as…

Trichologist Vs Dermatologist

Trichologist vs Dermatologist: What’s the Difference?

If you’re experiencing hair loss, you may be wondering whether a trichologist vs a dermatologist is best suited to help you. Hair loss is incredibly common and the most prevalent type, androgenetic alopecia, affects 80% of men and 50% of…

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…

Eyebrow Tattooing

Eyebrow Tattooing: Pros, Cons, Costs, Alternatives

Eyebrow tattoos are a cosmetic procedure designed to give you low-maintenance, fuss-free eyebrows that always look great. If you have thin eyebrows due to overplucking or eyebrow hair loss, you may have considered eyebrow tattooing. But getting a facial tattoo…

How Long After Hair Transplant Are Grafts Secure

How Long After Hair Transplant Are Grafts Secure?

It's natural to have concerns about the stability of hair grafts after undergoing a hair transplant, particularly with regards to the length of time it takes for them to become firmly anchored and resistant to accidental displacement caused by activities such…

Mounjaro Hair Loss

Does Mounjaro Cause Hair Loss? Expert Review (2024)

Mounjaro is a new and promising medication, recently approved in the US and the UK for treating type diabetes and weight loss. However, like any drug, it can also have adverse effects, and a lesser-known one is that Mounjaro can…

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Do I need to increase blood flow to the scalp for better growth?

Hair growth is surprisingly slow at around an inch every few months, around 6 inches in total over the year. This growth rate, of course, varies from one person to another with various things affecting it such as nutrition, stress…

5000 Grafts Hair Transplant: Coverage, Costs, Results

5000 Grafts Hair Transplant: Coverage, Costs, Results

A 5000 grafts hair transplant is one of the toughest procedures to perform. Surgery of this volume can be tiring for both surgeons and patients so many clinics are unequipped to perform a 5000 graft transplant. Hair transplants of 3000…

Moustache Transplant: Benefits, Costs, Risks And Results

Moustache Transplant: Benefits, Costs, Risks and Results

Beard and moustache transplants make up 5% of all hair restoration surgeries worldwide [1]. That is partly due to the special social significance attributed to a full head of hair but also to the fact that moustaches are more seldomly…

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Hair Loss During Pregnancy: Causes, Treatment & Prevention

Losing hair during pregnancy isn't common, but it can be scary despite all the other bodily and hormonal changes you're experiencing. Generally, women lose an average of 50 to 150 hairs over a 24-hour period [1].During this exciting but intense time of…

Celebrity Hair Transplants Before & After

Celebrity Hair Transplants Before & After

Here at the Wimpole Clinic we like to keep up to date with our celebrities, particularly those with hair transplants. We have ourselves had a few well-known gentlemen come through our doors
5 Beard Styles You Can Have After A Transplant

5 Beard Styles You Can Have After A Transplant

Nearly 50% of men will have difficulties growing a full beard. To those who have no issues with facial hair, this may not sound like a huge deal or even a blessing not having to battle with a razor everyday…

The Best Hair Care Routine For Thinning Hair In 9 Easy Steps

The Best Hair Care Routine for Thinning Hair in 9 Easy Steps

While hair loss can be unsettling, it is also a common phenomenon. 85% of men [1] and 55% of women [2] experience it at some point in their lives, and it doesn’t always have to lead to balding. A good…

Does Rogaine Work?

Does Rogaine work?

Rogaine is one of the most popular hair loss treatments on the market. It's a topical solution for hair loss that can be purchased over-the-counter. Its active ingredient is Minoxidil, a proven treatment for hair loss.With so many different hair loss…