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Dr Edward Ball 1515 Grafts FUT Female hairline lowering case

David Anderson

David Anderson

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ially as I was being picked on. I remember the exact words a boy at school said to me; he said I had a forehead the size of a football pitch. It then became such a big thing in my life.'D
Diva visited Dr Edward Ball to restore her hairline just over a year ago. Her story created a huge stir online with The Daily Mail, OK, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire and many others covering her story. Female transplants are not very well documented so Diva's story was one of, if not the first story to be reported in the UK.

Her story is reported below and I have attached the full range of photos.
She has just returned to see Dr Ball for a second procedure to lower the hairline and I will be updating the forum with the photos shortly.

The former ballerina and mother-of-two has warned of the dangers of tying hair back too tightly after she underwent surgery to combat hair loss. Diva Hollands, from Ewell West, Epsom, was dancing from an early age but now believes that years of tying her long hair back tightly left her with a receding hairline. The 22-year-old suffered years of bullying at school resulting in a loss of self-confidence and self-esteem.

She hopes that by bravely sharing her own story she can help to combat the taboo which still exists around female hair loss. Diva began dancing at the age of three and says her mother always made sure her hair was pulled tightly back off her face.

By the time she entered her teens, her hairline had visibly receded and she was forced to endure cruel jibes from schoolmates. She said: 'My mum tied my hair up really tight from when I was really little, and looking back at pictures you can see it started having an effect on my hairline
Over the course of several years, she says, it got worse. I was bullied for my hairline in primary school and then into secondary school, but it got really serious when I was about 13. Since then I was completely self-conscious about it and did everything I could to hide the area. It affected me a lot, espec
iva went on to train with the Royal Ballet School before quitting when she was 18. She went on to do modeling work and is now a full-time mother to son Hendrix, two, and daughter Alabama, six months, with her fiance David Lawson-Brown, 28.
When I met David I didn't let him see me with my hair back for six months. I then explained it to him and he was really understanding. For me, it's something that is very personal,' she said. After I had children I experienced further hair loss. That's when I decided to do something about it and get the procedure done.'Diva underwent a Follicular Unit Transplantation in October last year, which involves removing a thin strip of hair-bearing skin from the back of the scalp, from where hairs will continue to grow when transplanted into an area of hair loss typically around the hairline, top of the head or eyebrows.
Diva's surgery lasted eight hours and she needed to be careful not to touch her new hair for week. Now, almost a year on, the former dancer says she couldn't be happier with the results. I wasn't nervous just really excited. I wanted to get it done as soon as possible. I knew I had made the right decision. It all went fine and very quickly. I just watched films the whole way through. It was then a week for the full recovery and for the swelling to go down. When I saw the results I was absolutely gobsmacked. After only a few months I could see my hairline start to grow back. Every month it just got better. It's completely changed my life dramatically. It's had a huge impact. I couldn't be happier with how it looks.'She hopes her story will help others who may be suffering from similar issues.
I really do think there's a taboo when it comes to women's hair loss. I was so embarrassed about it. It's why I'm sharing my story there might be other women out there in the same situation. It can happen to anyone and it's nothing to be embarrassed about.'Her surgeon Dr Edward Ball, who now works at The Maitland Clinic, said of Diva's transplant: 'It's amazing to see how much it boosts people once they've had it done it's like they've had a new lease of life. You wouldn't believe the effect it can have.



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Dazzster26

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Beautiful Work congratulations to the Patient and the Maitland Clinic Team.
 
David Anderson

David Anderson

Valued member
Thanks very much for your kind comments. I am still blown away with just how natural Dr Ball's hairlines are. He has a real talent in designing an appropriate hairline that is individual for each patient that comes in for a consultation.
He has designed a beautiful new hairline for Diva and she is over the moon with it....pics to follow.
 
bullitnut

bullitnut

4 awesome repairs with SMG
Wow, that truly is superb work Dr Ball, I for one wouldn't know that she had had any work done it looks so natural.
 
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