Dr Fas Arshad

Professional statement

Dr Fas Arshad is a plastic, ENT (Ear, nose and throat) and hair transplant surgeon based in Leeds. He specialises in hair transplants, hair restoration surgery and forehead reduction surgery alongside follicular unit excision (FUE), facial plastic surgery, blepharoplasty and rhinoplasty. He is also an expert in deep plane face and neck lifts, and otoplasty. He is the lead surgeon at The Hair Dr Clinic and practises for the NHS as a consultant otolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon. 

Dr Arshad is a highly-skilled hair transplant practitioner with an impressive surgical background that has made him a leading name in hair restorative surgery. His work in head and neck reconstructive and facial plastic surgery has refined his understanding of hair transplantation, including the importance of an aesthetic eye and microsurgical skills. This is reflected in his planning process, which carefully balances his patient's expectations against what is technically possible from a hair transplant procedure. It aims to achieve natural framing of the face and complements the individual's bone structure immediately and in the long-term.

Dr Arshad, who has performed over 2,000 successful operations for the NHS, has significant experience in the three major donor hair harvesting and transplantation techniques. His understanding of each technique allows him to provide a tailored service that is right for every one of his patients, considering both advantages and disadvantages. Alongside traditional hair transplants, Dr Arshad has expertise with repair cases and is often asked to repair hair transplant scarring and badly-angled hair, especially along the hairline. He also offers alternative hair transplants including eyebrow and eyelash reconstruction for men and women, as well as beard reconstruction for men. Dr Arshad also prides himself in performing refined hair transplants, which involves high-density hair placement and distribution that involves attention to hair orientation along the hairline to mimic nature. He provides treatments of minor to advanced hair loss in one session.

Dr Arshad has a caring and approachable manner that makes him easy to talk to, and is a highly-qualified professional. He has an ​MBChB in Medicine from the University of Leeds and a diploma in Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG). He passed fellowship and membership exams at the Royal College of Surgeons of England (MRCS and FRCS ORL - HNS, Fellow, Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, RCSE) and his FRCS training was undertaken at Oxford University Hospital in ENT and plastic and maxillofacial surgery. 

Dr Arshad's esteemed practice and educational achievements are enhanced by further achievements in his career. His clinical research has been published in peer-reviewed journals including the British Medical Journal (BMJ), he has won various awards for his surgical work and is an full member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons (ISHRS).