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Identical twins have had two hair transplants so hairline is identical to that of sisters – and it cost £5.5k
A woman who wants to have the same “perfect” hairstyle as her identical twin sister has spent £5,500 on TWO hair transplants – which changed her life. Rebecca Chadwick, 29, went ahead with the procedures to boost her confidence after comparing her receding hairline to her sister’s. She first noticed the difference when she was 18 years old and began to notice the subtle differences between herself and her sister. After much research, she underwent her first hair transplant in January 2016 to “fix” her hairline. She followed this up with another procedure in March 2022 to give her a properly established widow’s peak. The consultant is now speaking out to educate people and “change the story” on the cosmetic procedure and normalize it for women. Rebecca, a consultant from Derby, said: “There was something about my face that I struggled with. “I have an identical twin sister and her line is so symmetrical, but mine looked like it wasn’t done right. “I started hyper-concerning my looks and I couldn’t see when I looked in the mirror. “When I entered my twenties I started to focus more on my looks to improve on my trust. “I came across a random post on Instagram from someone who had a hair transplant. “I researched Turkey as an option but their method was older and more invasive. “From the research I did, I found out that UK clinics made it look more natural. ”It was enough to research because they are much more common for men. “I want one more hair transplant because you can not find. the whole. “I don’t want to look like my sister, but she is the reflection for me. “Over the years it is a lot of money, but now when I look back at photos from when I was younger I can say with me. was not confident. “Now I am, and I attribute that to spending money on my looks. ”My sister was the same as everyone else at first, and I thought it was so little. “But now when I show her my photos before and after, she. Rebecca gets the importance of it.” After noticing her receding hairline in her early teens after noticing a difference between herself and her sister, Rebecca started seriously looking into a hair transplant in 2016 – aged just 22. She quickly decided to run out of options. abroad and eventually settled on a clinic in Lenton, Nottingham for her surgery. Rebecca photographed her airline before booking for a consultation December 2015 . “The first one I paid upfront with savings, and the second one I did on finance and paid on a monthly basis,” she explained. “I’m still paying for it now, there are two years of payments left by me “A good surgeon will always tell you the risks, but the main complications were the risk of infection or the body could reject your own hair, and it does not take or grow, but that is very rare.” We talked about my expectations and whether they were realistic. “Then, if I was willing to go ahead I could book in with a consultant for the procedure.” Just weeks after her initial consultation, Rebecca attended her first hair transplant appointment on 6 January 2016. Rebecca said: “I just went there and back both times by myself as it’s a less serious procedure “I was ready to do it after my research. ”My first procedure was only two hours! “On the day, the surgeon marks the area, and the donor hair area to be removed from the back. It is in the middle of your head so you can cover it with your hair. “With men who are balding on top, they take it from the back of their head, but with women they just take a line from the middle of the head to the back so they don’t have to shave the donor area.” “Surgeons then took hair follicles and implanted them. into my hair.” I inserted 800 follicles at a cost of £2,500. “You’re not allowed to wash your hair for a few days afterwards because it needs to heal, and about 10 days after the hair falls out before it slowly grows back. “When you first come home once you have to spray your hair with a salt water solution every hour or two for the first week after doing it. “You have to keep it wet, because if it dries then the hair dries. “After that, the first time you wash your hair you have to use baby shampoo and use a cup to pour the water. “You have to be gentle washing it for the next two weeks, and you can’t go swimming for a month. “I was a little worried about the judgment from people because it was such a small area that I had done. “I took some time off work after that, but I went back in pretty quickly. “I told people naturally and it was good.” About three years after her first transplant, Rebecca noticed that there were other differences she wasn’t happy with. “When the hair started to grow out after the first one, I thought ‘why doesn’t this side of my face look symmetrical yet,'” said she In March 2022, she had another operation at the same clinic, and 800 follicles were inserted into her widow’s peak – costing £3,000. it. “I’ve just noticed how much fuller and thicker it is,” she said. “You can tell if you’ve done it because the hair is thicker on the back than the front. “When you’ve done it, you can hear them tucking the hair in so it’s a bit gross, and then it looks like you have a painful bruise.” Rebecca’s surgeon informed her that many women get a hair transplant if they don’t like the size of their forehead, as it could be a way to correct it , as well as transgender women too. When sharing her hair transplant journey on TikTok, women often reach out to say they “didn’t know it was there”. Rebecca said: “Some people respond to it by saying, ‘you don’t need it’, or, ‘there are many other ways you could spend your money’. “What I’ve noticed from the office is gossip men. talking about it. “When I tell them, ‘I’ve actually made one’, they’re really curious about it all. “I like to educate people more and change the situation. “It’s normal to have conversations about lip fillers, but not this one.” For other women who are considering getting a hair transplant, Rebecca encourages them to She said: “If you’ve done a lot of research and don’t just go for the cheapest option, you can also try different options on a budget. t done in the past. “Since I have accepted my appearance, I have gained the confidence to be more assertive and stand up for myself as well. “I want a little more fullness in my hairline, so I want to look into having another hair transplant . in the next year or so.”
