By Louise Saunders
PUBLISHED: 04:52 EST, 14 January 2014 | UPDATED: 04:52 EST, 14 January 2014
Calum Best has undergone his second hair transplant in two years.
The 32-year-old former model has bolstered his thinning locks with a £6,000 operation at Manchester's Crown Clinic, with his hairline transformed by having an incredible 1,257 grafts - amounting to 2,228 individual hairs - moved from the side of his scalp to the front.
Praising top surgeon Asim Shahmalak for his work, Calum, who was declared bankrupt last year, said he was thrilled to finally be able to wear his locks spiked up into their trademark style once again.
He explained: 'It is fact of life that hair loss is a continuous process. While the hair transplanted in my previous operation is permanent, I am continuing to lose my natural hair.
'I had the second procedure because I was so pleased with the first one and how it helped to boost my confidence and work opportunities. Once again, I have a much fuller hairline and the whole front of my scalp looks so much better.
'The operation has given me a lot more flexibility with my hair. I can continue to wear it spiked up.'
Calum, the son of football legend George Best, has been losing his hair since the age of 23, but insisted high-profile stars undergoing hair transplants have meant there is no longer a stigma attached to the cosmetic procedure.
And the reality star and aspiring actor said regaining his hair had boosted his confidence in the workplace.
He added: 'Stars like Wayne Rooney and James Nesbitt have made a big difference. They've been very open about what they have had done and most men just say, 'Good on them'. And most women say, 'Don't they look better'.
'You worry when you go to auditions that directors are looking at your receding hairline. It's a distraction you don't need and, thankfully, one that can be remedied by a transplant.'
Calum had his second transplant two weeks ago. It will take between six months and a year for the new hair to fully grow back.
Surgeon Shahmalak, who specialises in treating celebrities, explained Calum had the same Follicular Unit Extraction technique as Manchester United star Rooney, where individual follicles are taken from the back or the side of the scalp and replanted at the front.
He said: 'What we've noticed in the last five years is that the age of our patients is coming down all the time. The fact is a third of men suffer hair loss by the time they are 30.
'More of them are deciding to have transplants immediately rather than waiting until middle age. Why suffer 20 years of loss of confidence if you can sort your problem now?
'For people in the public eye, their image is their career. You don't see a lot of bald models or TV presenters.
'A simple procedure such a hair transplant can make an enormous difference to a man's life. We have seen a lot of men 'doing a Rooney' and coming in for one or two hair transplants. Bookings have gone up 25 per cent since Wayne went public.'
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