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 90’s will also have experienced that kind of hair loss too’
Dr Ingrid Wilson
We’ve been asked to do a podcast on hair for a long time so I really hope you enjoyed that one – what a great guest Dr Ingrid was to have on the show – and incredibly knowledgeable in her field too. I really learnt a lot from this podcast and I hope that you did too.
Please do check out Dr Ingrid’s website which offers online consultations.
And do be sure to check out the website links and social media pages for Dr Ingrid Wilson – you’ll find a wealth of really useful information there.
Reference Material
We’ve added a couple of papers here that we made reference to during the episode that we thought you might find of interest.
2019 Almohanna nutrition review
2017 A review of the use of Biotin for hair loss Skin appendge disorders
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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