Hair Restoration With Someone Who Gets It
By Dr. Jamie Harrison, Hair Transplant Surgeon & Founder of The Rejuvenation Doctors
This article is written in partnership with The Rejuvenation Doctors, an independent hair transplant and aesthetics clinic collaborating with Gender Plus.
While hair is deeply personal and means something to everyone, for those navigating gender transition, it can mean everything. It shapes how the world sees you, and more importantly, how you see yourself.
I'm a hair transplant surgeon, and for a significant part of my practice I work with trans and gender-diverse patients on hair restoration. Increasingly, that's where some of my most meaningful clinical work happens, and it's why I'm genuinely excited to be collaborating with Gender Plus.
Getting the Hairline Right
There's a reason hairline design sits at the heart of what I do. Subtle differences in height, contour, density, and the shape of the temples can have a profound effect on how masculine or feminine a face is perceived. These are small things on paper - millimetres, in some cases - but they carry enormous weight.
Because every face is different, I don't work from rigid templates. There's no standard "male hairline" or "female hairline" that I apply to everyone. Instead, I sit down with each patient and we design something together, something that reflects their individual identity, their aesthetic goals, and where they are in their transition. The result should feel like them, not like a textbook diagram.
Clearing Up a Common Misconception
One thing I hear fairly regularly is patients telling me they've been turned away because they are on hormone therapy, and that this means they are not suitable for surgery: this is not necessarily the case.
Hormone use does not automatically rule out hair transplant surgery. Every case is different, and deserves to be assessed on its own merits. If you've been turned away because you are medically transitioning, please don't let that be the end of the conversation. Get in touch via the Gender Plus team, and we can arrange a consultation to discuss your situation in more detail.
Trans patients also sometimes describe previous consultations where they have felt stigmatised, or where they had to explain or justify their identity before the actual clinical conversation could begin. That's not how it works in my clinic. I don't make assumptions about identity or pronouns, I ask. The consultation is relaxed, educational, and focused on what you actually want and need.
Choosing the Right Technique for You
When it comes to the procedure itself, there are two main surgical approaches - FUT (Follicular Unit Transplantation) and FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) - and the right choice depends entirely on the individual.
For patients who prefer to keep their hair longer at the back and sides, FUT (also known as the strip method) is often a good fit. It's a long-established technique, and the linear scar it leaves is typically concealed beneath longer hair.
For those who prefer to wear their hair short at the back and sides, FUE is usually the better option producing scattered micro-scars rather than a single line. Of course, I'll always talk through both options clearly, and the decision is yours.
Beyond Hair: Facial Aesthetics as Part of the Picture
Through my clinic, The Rejuvenation Doctors, I also offer non-surgical treatments that can play a useful supporting role in facial feminisation or masculinisation - things like brow position, jaw definition, and mid-face contour. These are discussed individually with each patient as part of a broader, identity-affirming approach, and suitability is assessed case by case.
As with everything I do, the emphasis is on natural results that feel right for the individual - not dramatic changes, not a particular aesthetic template, just a version of you that you recognise and feel at home in.
A Little About Me
As a gay man and member of the wider LGBTQ+ community, I understand something of what it feels like to navigate healthcare spaces where assumptions are made, and where you feel the need to explain yourself before getting to the actual point of the appointment. I've tried to build a practice that feels like the opposite of that.
Working with Gender Plus feels like a natural extension of my work. Paul and the team think about care in a joined-up, patient-centred way that I genuinely respect - and being part of a wider multidisciplinary model means patients get support that reflects their whole journey, not just one piece of it.
If you're thinking about hair restoration and you'd like to have a conversation, I'd love to hear from you.
Ready to explore your options?
Book an appointment with the Gender Plus team to find out more about hair restoration options, including out partnership with The Rejuvenation Doctors.
