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16 Sep 2020
I’m delighted to be joined on the show today by Dr Ingrid Wilson, Director of Crewe Hair and Skin Clinic which primarily helps people with hair loss, scalp problems and skin concerns.
Having been a GP in the NHS for 20 years, Dr Wilson takes a holistic approach to hair and skin, and provides hair treatments in the clinic to help care for textured hair.
She is one of the few trichologists in the country able to prescribe for hair loss conditions, and she enjoys collaborating with other trichologists from other professional backgrounds so that clients can access hair replacement systems, hairdressing and scalp micropigmentation from the clinic.
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"Ballerinas will tend to lose their hair around the edges - so the front, around the ears and the back - so all those areas that have been pulled really tight. So I suppose anyone that had a Croydon facelift in the 90s will also have experienced that kind of hair loss too
Dr Ingrid Wilson
Dr Ingrid Wilson is the Director of Crewe Hair and Skin Clinic which primarily helps people with hair loss, scalp problems and skin concerns. She has been a General Practitioner in the NHS for 20 years which gives her a helpful insight into what is available so that she can provide a service which is accessible and recognises the challenges of long NHS waiting times and the limits of cosmetic treatments funded by the NHS. The main skin concerns dealt with are acne, dull skin, wrinkles, pigmentation concerns and skin blemishes. She takes a holistic approach to hair and skin, and provides hair treatments in the clinic to help care for textured hair. She is one of the few trichologists in the country able to prescribe for hair loss conditions, and she enjoys collaborating with other trichologists from other professional backgrounds so that clients can access hair replacement systems from the clinic. She participated in a panel discussion at the House of Commons on “The Epidemic of Hair Loss in Black women” to share the GP’s perspective and has spoken at several events about hair loss and regular writes articles on hair and skin issues. She is a member of the Primary Care Dermatology Society, The Aesthetic Complications Expert Group, The Aesthetics Academy, The British Hair and Nail Society, The International Association of Trichologists, a medical member of The Trichological Society, an affiliate Trichologist member of the British Association of Hair Restoration Surgeons and is a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health. She remains committed to the NHS and works as a locum.
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