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Why am I going grey?

Just like wrinkles, grey hairs are a visible sign of ageing and can appear as early as in our twenties. Hair that is greying is a combination of normally pigmented hairs interspersed with white ones. Hair turns white when the pigmentation cells (melanin) responsible for giving hair it’s colour read more

Five Things to Consider Before Getting a Hair Transplant

Hair loss can be extremely upsetting. It can affect self-confidence and in some cases, can cause anxiety or depression. If you are starting to experience hair thinning or hair loss, the chances are, you’re considering treatments to rectify the problem and this is a natural response. Before taking the read more

Hair Loss and Your Genetics

Have you ever looked at members of your family and wondered how you experience hair loss? Can you trace your genetics back to the person who may have passed this condition to you? Perhaps you’re stumped if your dad has a full head of hair and it can be read more

Five Proven Tips for Hair Growth

If you’re starting to experience hair thinning and hair loss, you might not be quite ready to face an invasive procedure but might want to investigate ways of helping to minimise or even reverse hair loss at its early stages. At YourHairDoc, we offer a full range of non-surgical read more

Male Pattern Baldness – The Statistics

Hair loss in men can cause anxiety, self-consciousness and feelings of emotional stress. At YourHairDoc, based in Loughton in Essex, we combat the effects of male pattern baldness every day. We change the lives of those who experience the condition with a range of surgical and non-surgical interventions, such read more

The Risks of Having a Hair Transplant Abroad

At YourHairDoc, we are being visited by an increasing number of people who have undergone a hair transplant abroad with some terrible and sometimes health damaging results. Enticing promises of cheap hair transplants are attractive to those who wish to perhaps save money, but the results can be devastating. read more

Mental Health and Hair Loss

There are several reasons that men and women experience hair loss. Genetics, an under-active thyroid, cancer treatments and other certain health conditions and medications can all affect hair growth and hair loss. If you are experiencing thinning hair or hair loss (alopecia) you may be experiencing a loss of read more

Will People Know I’ve Had A Hair Transplant?

It’s always a worry isn’t it. You’ve taken the big step to have a surgical treatment to restore your thinning hair, you’ve done all the research you can to find a reputable surgeon with a proven track record of success and you’re on your way to a thicker head read more

Hair Loss Medication: What Are My Options?

Hair loss in both men and women can be an extremely stressful experience. It happens in around 40% of men by the age of 35. Around 1 in 5 women in the UK also suffer with hair loss of some kind. For the early onset of hair thinning and read more

Liposomal ATP for Hair Transplant Aftercare

At YourHairDoc, we believe in doing all we can to maximise your chance of obtaining the best possible hair transplant result. This means using innovative solutions to get optimum growth from every transplanted hair that we implant. For this reason, our medical director Dr. Munir Somji has carefully researched read more