Paradigm has expertise in successfully treating female pattern hair loss. Using the follicular unit  extraction method is ideal for this work as it allows us to plan a design that will look natural now  and in the future. Women experience hair loss differently from men. The hair thins and fades in a completely  different pattern so it is important to have a lot of experience in transplanting hair for female  patients. At Paradigm, we can accurately assess your future hair loss and offer design-led solutions which  are permanent. Unlike in male pattern hair loss, the d ..read more

Article by: Andrew Madden. Tuesday 7 March 2023. Belfast Telegraph At a small clinic in south Belfast a surgeon and his team are providing a niche procedure that is changing lives. Whether through accident, as a result of surgery or otherwise, people can be left physically scarred. Skin grafts can be carried out to help treat the affected area, but what happens when the scar tissue is on the scalp, face or eyebrow area? Dr Brendan Fogarty specialises in providing hair transplants to scar victims. Naturally, individuals can feel extremely self-conscious about their scars and dream of having t ..read more

16 January 2023 Article: baaps.org.uk   The public in the UK rightly expect and deserve the highest possible standards and safety when considering aesthetic plastic surgery. Their surgeons should be well trained, competent and demonstrate involvement in continuing professional development in aesthetic surgery. Plastic surgeons are unique amongst UK surgical specialists with respect to aesthetic surgery: as plastic surgery includes training in aesthetic surgery across all anatomical areas of the body. The plastic surgery curriculum incorporates the psychological aspects of dealing with pat ..read more

Why does the design of the hair transplant matter? You might think that the design of your hair transplant is a simple process but at Paradigm Clinic we understand it is crucial both in the here and now and for the future. For this reason, all Paradigm patients will undertake a free design consultation with Mr Fogarty and our lead nurse Joanne Scannell, prior to surgery with us. Your transplanted hair will remain forever – but the process of hair loss will continue in the non-transplanted areas. A good design will take this into account. A Paradigm design will always look natural and suit the ..read more

Paradigm Clinic is pleased to announce that we are re-opening our clinic. The safety of our staff, patients and the wider community is always at the forefront of our practice & have implemented rigorous standards of safety that the Covid response demands . Please get in touch if you would like to find out more. Mr Fogarty as Clinical lead in the NHS has worked tirelessly helping to coordinate the plastic surgery trauma and cancer services for Northern Ireland during the Covid pandemic. He is thus intimately aware of, and has been instrumental in the implementation of the guidance with resp ..read more

Hair-Loss in Women As a nurse and specialist hair transplantation designer of 23 years experience, I know only too well that it’s not just men who experience distress at hair-loss. Whilst its a very painful experience for anyone, it’s far less socially acceptable when it comes to hair-loss in women. Female hair-loss has different characteristics to male hair-loss. The Savin Scale below shows the different stages of female pattern hair-loss. In the early stages, women simply notice a widening of the parting, the middle stages the scalp becomes visible and it gets harder to style the hair. In 2 ..read more

  Female pattern hair loss occurs in roughly thirty per cent of all women. It’s not spoken about much, but it is very distressing – and fairly commonplace.   In women, the main cause of hair loss is genetic, but it can also be impacted by menopause, stress and the ageing process. Hair transplantation can successfully treat female pattern hair—loss. We at Paradigm are specialists in this area. An increasing number of women ask us about the FUE treatment for their hair loss.     One of the reasons why FUE is a good way of treating female hair loss is that often the donor’s ..read more

In hair transplantation, ensuring that each and every graft is out of the body for as little time as possible is important. A hair follicle is a complex organ. If it is damaged in any way, this will have an impact on the overall quality of the transplant. Timing isn’t the only thing that is important; each graft will have to be handled with delicacy and dexterity to make sure it remains viable. At Paradigm Clinic, we have a staff team of seven working with our patient in surgery. We harvest the donor hair in two halves; each follicular unit is counted and checked. Then, the time at which it i ..read more

  At Paradigm Clinic, we believe there are five essential ingredients required to create a great hair transplant for every Paradigm patient. These are; An experienced surgeon. An exceptional staff team. Outstanding transplantation design. Superb and on-going aftercare. A focus on patient-centred care.   1. Why does having a great surgeon matter?   Put simply, it is a legal requirement in the UK that all patients should have a consultation with the surgeon who will carry out their hair transplant, prior to surgery. At Paradigm Clinic you will be getting a fully-qualified Plast ..read more

You’ll have heard of the Beaufort Scale. And no doubt you’re more than familiar with the Richter Scale. But have you any idea what the Norwood Scale is all about? Most people will have no idea that it is something to do with hair. When male pattern baldness begins to strike there is a dedicated measure which assesses the severity of hair-loss. A Norwood type 7 is the most severe delineation of male-pattern hair loss. Not everyone who has hair-loss will get to a stage 7 as genetic factors may mean that you remain at one of the other six stages. But you’ll probably never have given much thought ..read more