Ex-Geordie Shore star Chloe Ferry has said she has to 'bat' men away from her pal on nights out - after his hair transplant has transformed the previously balding bachelor into a man magnet.
Dean Finlayson, who's been pals with Chloe for five years, had suffered with thinning hair for more than a decade, including an extreme receding hairline, that he hid from friends and that dented his confidence.
The 35-year-old was forced to cover up patchier areas of his hair by styling his hair forwards and to the side instead of being able to experiment with different hairstyles. After years of it bothering him, the construction quality manager got in touch with award-winning hair transplant clinic Juvida after hearing how they'd helped his Ex on the Beach pal Sean Pratt.
Dean, who also runs Geordie Lash, underwent a procedure at their Skipton clinic where individual follicles were taken from the back of his head and inserted into sparse areas of his scalp by hand. Just 12 months after getting it done in January 2021, Dean is able to mix-up his hairstyles and is more confident than ever meeting potential partners on the apps and in real life.
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Celeb pal Chloe admits she 'can't believe' the difference and says 'all the boys' are loving Dean's new hair so she is having to bat them away for him on nights out.
Dean, from Newcastle, said: "Now I have the hairline I dreamed of, it's definitely made me more confident when it comes to dating. I'm on the apps but I like to meet people in real life too, it's increased my confidence in approaching men on the dating scene. On dating apps it's the pictures you see first so you're wanting your best pictures on these apps and having a good hairline helps.
"I've updated all my pictures on dating apps since having my hair done. They've gone down quite well with men on there, it's increased the number of swipe rights - but I'm still single. I've lost a bit of weight since having it done too so I'm all-round generally feeling a bit more confident."
Former Geordie Shore star Chloe who is good mates with Dean said she was stunned by the results. Chloe: "I didn't really realise his hair [change] until he showed me the before pictures. When I looked at his before pictures and now I can't believe the difference, not only that but his confidence is massively up now.
"Oh you should see him on a night out flipping the hair everywhere, he nearly knocked us out at one point because he's got that much hair now. All the boys are loving him with the hair honestly, I've got to bat them all off now."
Dean said he'd mulled over the decision to get the hair transplant for a number of years, but decided to take the plunge and get it done at Juvida Clinic after seeing the results his friend had. Dean said: "It was over a two or three-year period that I decided my hair wasn't looking how I'd like it to - there was receding at the sides.
"No-one mentioned it because I styled my hair so well to cover the thinning sections. I just wanted that edge filled out and a more prominent hairline at the front. I wanted to do a variety of different styles, I always used to be quite conscious about it. I kept wanting to get it done, then stopping.
After an initial consultation Dean underwent the procedure last January in the Skipton clinic. Dean said: "I was a bit nervous about the pain factor but it was completely pain-free. "The only pain I experienced after was a bit like sunburn. I had a full week off work and was fine by the time I went back to work. I didn't have to shave my head so no-one at work knew, it wasn't obvious at all."
