Bessam Farjo

Dr Bessam Farjo trained at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and specialised in hair & scalp surgery in Toronto, Canada in 1992. With his wife, Dr Nilofer Farjo, he practises hair restoration full time in Manchester and London (United Kingdom). His current practice mainly offers follicular unit transplantation by both strip and FUE methods up to 5000 grafts per session. Apart from male and female pattern hair loss, Dr Farjo takes a keen interest in corrective work, eyebrows, transplanting into scars and hairline revision after face-lift procedures. He is heavily involved in hair and hair loss related research with universities and laboratories across the UK as well as other colleagues. His past and present collaborations include Intercytex plc (hair cell cloning), University of London, University of Manchester, University of Bradford, Durham University and Unilever plc. His many years of research work and publications was recognised by the ISHRS in 2012 with the prestigious Platinum Follicle Award jointly with his wife, Nilofer. He regularly attends (usually as invited guest or faculty) several conferences and workshops every year and keeps in continuous consultation and debate with colleagues around the world. He operates a busy practice in the UK mainly through recommendation, word of mouth, referral from colleagues and other professionals in affiliated fields and the internet.

1. Medical School, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 1982-88 (MB, ChB, BAO, LRCP & SI) 2. Fellow, International College of Surgeons (FICS) 2001 3. Diplomate, American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery since 2003

Fellow, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (since 1993), Past President 2007-08 Diplomate, American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery (since 2003), Past Board Director Member & Co-Founder, British Association of Hair Restoration Surgery (since 1996), Past President Fellow, Institute of Trichologists (UK), Past Medical Director Member, European Hair Research Society Member & Co-Founder, British Hair & Nail Society Member, Independent Doctors Federation (UK)

Thyroxine differentially modulates the peripheral clock: lessons from the human hair follicle Jonathan A Hardman, Iain S Haslam, Nilofer Farjo, Bessam Farjo and Ralf Paus PLoS One. 2015 Mar 30;10(3):e0121878. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121878 Oxidative stress-associated senescence in dermal papilla cells of men with androgenetic alopecia Jamie H Upton, Rosalind F Hannen, Adiam W Bahta, Nilofer Farjo, Bessam Farjo and Michael P Philpott J Invest Dermatol. 2015 May;135(5):1244-52. doi: 10.1038/jid.2015.28 The Peripheral Clock Regulates Human Pigmentation Jonathan A. Hardman, Desmond Tobin, Iain S. Haslam, Nilofer Farjo, Bessam Farjo, Yusur Al-Nuaimi, Benedetto Grimaldi and Ralf Paus J Invest Dermatol. 2015 Apr;135(4):1053-64. doi: 10.1038/jid.2014.442 A Meeting of Two Chronobiological Systems: Circadian Proteins Period1 and BMAL1 Modulate the Human Hair Cycle Clock Yusur Al-Nuaimi, Jonathan A. Hardman, Tamas Bıro, Iain S. Haslam, Michael P. Philpott, Balazs I. Toth, Nilofer Farjo, Bessam Farjo, Gerold Baier, Rachel E.B. Watson, Benedetto Grimaldi, Jennifer E. Kloepper and Ralf Paus J Invest Dermatol. 2014 Mar;134(3):610-9. doi: 10.1038/jid.2013.366 Dense packing: surgical indications and technical considerations. Bessam Farjo and Nilofer Farjo Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2013 Aug;21(3):431-6. doi: 10.1016/j.fsc.2013.06.004. Review. Timing the hair cycle: BMAL1 knock-out induces anagen prolongation and increases melanogenesis in the hair follicle Jonathan A. Hardman, Yusur Al-Nuaimi, Nilofer Farjo, Bessam Farjo, Iain S. Haslam and Ralf Paus In proceeding of: International Investigative Dermatology Meeting 2013, Volume: 133(S1) The prostamide-related glaucoma therapy, bimatoprost, offers a novel approach for treating scalp alopecias. Karzan G Khidhir, David F Woodward, Nilofer P Farjo, Bessam K Farjo, Elaine S Tang, Jenny W Wang, Steven M Picksley, Valerie A Randall FASEB J. 2013 Feb;27(2):557-67. doi: 10.1096/fj.12-218156 Thymic peptides differentially modulate human hair follicle growth. Natalia Meier, Dorothee Langan, Heidegard Hilbig, Enikö Bodó, Nilofer P Farjo, Bessam Farjo, Franz P Armbruster, Ralf Paus J Invest Dermatol. 2012 May;132(5):1516-9. doi: 10.1038/jid.2012.2 Lichen planopilaris following hair transplantation and face-lift surgery. Y Z Chiang, A Tosti, I H Chaudhry, L Lyne, B Farjo, N Farjo, D Cadore de Farias, C E M Griffiths, R Paus, M J Harries Br J Dermatol. 2012 Mar;166(3):666-370. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10692.x. Eyebrow reconstruction in dormant keratosis pilaris atrophicans. B H Miranda, N Farjo, B Farjo J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2011 Dec;64(12):e303-5. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2011.06.009 Premature senescence of balding dermal papilla cells in vitro is associated with p16(INK4a) expression. Adiam W Bahta, Nilofer Farjo, Bessam Farjo, Mike P Philpott J Invest Dermatol. 2008 May;128(5):1088-94 Core curriculum for hair restoration surgery, recommended by the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS). Carlos J Puig, Edwin S Epstein, Jeffery S Epstein, Bessam K Farjo, Sheldon S Kabaker, Robert T Leonard, E Antonio Mangubat, Marla Ross, Daniel E Rousso, Richard C Shiell, Dow B Stough, Paul M Straub, Walter P Unger Dermatol Surg. 2006 Jan;32(1):86-9, discussion 89-90 Hair Transplantation Teaching Module Bessam Farjo and Nilofer Farjo Commissioned for Postgraduate Diploma of the University of London for Aesthetic Surgery November, 2006 Textbook Authorships: Crown restoration: Indications, Technique and Design Bessam Farjo Practical Aspects of Hair Transplantation in Asians, Springer Japan pending textbook, Edited by Damkerng Pathomvanich & Kenichiro Imagawa, 2018 Hair Transplantation in Transsexual Patients Bessam Farjo Practical Aspects of Hair Transplantation in Asians, Springer Japan pending textbook, Edited by Damkerng Pathomvanich & Kenichiro Imagawa, 2018 Hairline Design in West Asians Bessam Farjo Practical Aspects of Hair Transplantation in Asians, Springer Japan pending textbook, Edited by Damkerng Pathomvanich & Kenichiro Imagawa, 2018 Hair Transplantation Bessam Farjo, Nilofer Farjo, Greg Williams Dermatologic Surgery, McGraw-Hill pending textbook, Edited by Jonathan Kantor, 2018 Foreward Bessam Farjo Hair Transplant 360 for Physicians Volume 1, 2nd Edition, Edited by Samuel M Lam, ISBN 978-93-5250-038-3, 2015 Bimatoprost for Hair Loss: Initial Studies & Application Bessam Farjo Hair Transplant 360 Vol. III, Edited by Samuel M Lam, ISBN 978-93-5152-070-2, 2014 Correcting Facelift & Other Scars Bessam Farjo Hair Transplant 360 Vol. III, Edited by Samuel M Lam, ISBN 978-93-5152-070-2, 2014 Follicular Regeneration Bessam Farjo and Nilofer Farjo Montagna Tricologia, Tercera Edicion, Vol II, Edited by Francisco Camacho, Antoella Tosti, Valerie Randall, Vera Price, ISBN 978-84-7885-573-5, 2013 Cloning of Follicles Bessam Farjo Calvizie Comuni, Daniele Campo, ISBN 978-88-901272-8-1, 2011 Hair Transplantation in Transgender Patients Bessam Farjo & Nilofer Farjo Hair Transplantation, Fifth Edition, Edited by Walter Unger, Ron Shapiro, Robin Unger, Mark Unger, ISBN 978- 161631006-6, 2011