Crown Clinic

London, UK FUE, FUT

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About the Clinic

Crown Clinic is a hair restoration practice with clinics in London and Manchester. Its services include FUE and FUT hair transplants, eyelash and eyebrow transplants, beard and sideburn transplants, beard-to-scalp FUE, hair transplant repairs, treatment for female hair loss, scalp micropigmentation, and hair loss products. Surgery is carried out by the clinic's own surgeon, who also takes part in hair follicle and stem cell research in collaboration with a university research team.

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Checked against ISHRS, UK General Medical Council, September 16, 2026.

Dr. Asim Shahmalak

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Dr. Asim Shahmalak established Crown Clinic in Manchester in 2007 following a career in general surgery, and he also sees patients at consulting rooms in London. He began working privately as a hair transplant surgeon in 2005, and his practice focuses on follicular unit transplantation by both FUT and FUE methods, with up to 3,000 grafts per session. Alongside male and female pattern hair loss, he specializes in eyebrow and eyelash transplant surgery, and he takes part in an ongoing hair follicle research program with the University of Manchester's Centre for Dermatology Research.

Procedures Offered

FUE
FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) is a minimally invasive hair transplant technique where individual hair follicles are extracted one by one from the donor area using a small circular punch tool. The harvested follicles are then carefully implanted into the balding or thinning areas of the scalp. This method leaves tiny, nearly invisible scars rather than a linear scar, resulting in faster healing and the ability to wear shorter hairstyles. Because of this, FUE is the most popular hair transplant technique today.
FUT
FUT (Follicular Unit Transplantation), also known as the "strip method," involves surgically removing a narrow strip of scalp from the donor area, typically the back of the head. The strip is then carefully dissected under a microscope to separate individual hair follicles, which are implanted into the recipient areas. While this technique leaves a linear scar that requires longer hair to conceal, it allows surgeons to harvest a large number of high-quality grafts in a single session, making it cost-effective for patients needing extensive coverage.

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