The Made in Chelsea alum Jamie Laing spoke candidly about his struggles with hair loss and getting a hair transplant. The reality TV star had been experiencing hair loss since he was a teenager but only decided to undergo surgery in his late 20s.
What ultimately led to his decision, and did he really need the surgery? Let’s take a closer look at the details of Jamie Laing’s hair transplant and hair loss.
Who Is Jamie Laing?
Jamie Laing is a British podcaster, presenter and reality TV personality best known for his appearance on the TV series Made in Chelsea. He has been the host of several podcasts, including Private Parts, Made in Chelsea: The M.I.C. Drop and NewlyWeds. He’s currently hosting Great Company.
Has Jamie Laing Had A Hair Transplant?
In 2018, when Jamie Laing was 29 years old, he underwent a hair transplant, according to an exclusive report by The Sun. The TV star had decided to get the surgery after being mocked by Francis Boulle for looking much older than his then-girlfriend.
However, in an episode of Private Parts, the Candy Kittens founder noted that his hair loss was something that had affected him for a long time.
“My hair issues started, I reckon, when I was about 19, 20…I started to recede and that’s when you start to, sort of, lose that Jude Law look, but unfortunately I wasn’t as good looking as Jude Law and I was probably a lot shorter…And I wasn’t an A-list Actor. So, I had a lot of things not going for me. For me, I’ve always been worried about my hair.”
Jamie Laing’s Hair Loss Over The Years
Let’s take a look at Jamie’s hair evolution:
Year 2011
The year he became a part of Made in Chelsea, Jamie was only about 23 years old. Photos of his hair from around that time show an uneven, high hairline.
Year 2017
The year before he had a hair transplant, Jamie’s frontal hair looked somewhat thin (miniaturized), but his hair loss wasn’t too severe. He looked to be on Stage 2 of the Norwood Scale.
Year 2018
That year, Jamie went along with a friend of his to a hair transplant clinic in Nottingham. He notes that although he was told that he didn’t “really need one” — remember, he was only about Norwood 2 the year before — he still decided to have the surgery.
Year 2024
Laing’s hairline continued to hold up quite well. However, it is possible that he might decide to have another hair transplant in the future. This is because though transplanted hair does not fall off, the non-transplanted hair can. That happens because hair loss is a progressive condition.
What Type Of Hair Transplant Did Jamie Laing Get?
Though Laing didn’t specify the type of hair transplant he had, the way he described it, we can confidently assume he had an FUE surgery.
“They then take all the hair follicles out of the back of your head, put it into the front of your head and supposedly they grow back.”
In FUE, a small punch tool is used to extract hair grafts from the back of the scalp and these grafts are then transplanted into the balding areas via small incisions. The results of a hair transplant are meant to be permanent.
How Many Grafts Did Jamie Laing’s Hair Transplant Need?
Since Jamie’s hair loss was not extensive, he might’ve only needed around 1,000 or so grafts for his hair transplant. He was only on Stage 2 of the Norwood Scale.
It is a very early stage of hair loss on the Norwood Scale. Signs of androgenetic alopecia only just start to show, most notably through the recession of the edges of the hairline. However, a Norwood Stage 2 hair transplant only required about 500-1,000 grafts.
How Much Did Jamie Laing’s Hair Transplant Cost?
Jamie didn’t disclose the exact amount he paid for his hair transplant, though he did clarify not getting the surgery for free. Since the size of his balding area was quite small, it’s possible the surgery cost him anywhere around £3,000 or so.
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Dr Cagla
Dr Cagla earned her medical degree at Trakya University’s Faculty of Medicine in Bulgaria and has almost 6 years of hair transplantation experience. She is a specialist in FUE, DHI and Sapphire hair transplants of the scalp, eyebrows and beard and has performed over 6,000 surgeries. Dr Cagla is multilingual, with fluency in English, Bulgarian and Turkish.
