Identical twin has two hair transplants so hairline matches sister's - and it cost £5.5k
- 4 months ago
A woman desperate to have the same ''perfect'' hairline as her identical twin sister has spent £5,500 on TWO hair transplants - which have transformed her life.
Rebecca Chadwick, 29, went ahead with the procedures to help boost her confidence after comparing her receding hairline to her sister's.
She first noticed the difference when she was 18 as she began to notice the subtle differences between her and her sister.
After lots of research, she underwent her first hair transplant in January 2016 to "round off" her hairline.
She followed this with another procedure in March 2022 to give her a properly formed widow's peak.
The consultant is now speaking out to educate people and "change the narrative" on the cosmetic procedure and to normalise it for women.
Rebecca, a consultant from Derby, said: "There was something about my face I was struggling with.
"I have an identical twin sister and her line is so symmetrical, but mine looked like it hadn't formed properly.
"I started to hyper-fixate on my looks and it was all I could see when I looked in the mirror.
"When I went into my twenties I started to focus more on my looks to improve my confidence.
"I came across a random post on Instagram from someone who'd had a hair transplant.
"I'd researched Turkey as an option but their method was more outdated and invasive.
"From the research I did, I found that UK clinics made it look more natural.
''It was a lot to research as they're much more common for men.
"I would like one more hair transplant because you can't get the fullness.
"I'm not trying to look like my sister, but she's the reflection of me.
"Over the years it has amounted to quite a bit of money, but now when I look back at photos from when I was younger I can tell I wasn't 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 thought it was so minor.
"But now when I show her my before and after photos, she gets the importance of it."
After noticing her receding hairline during her early teens after noticing a difference between herself and her sister, Rebecca started to ''seriously'' look into hair transplants in 2016- aged just 22.
She quickly decided against options abroad and eventually settled on a clinic in Lenton, Nottingham for her surgery.
Rebecca sent in photos of her hairline before booking in for a consultation December 2015.
"The first one I paid upfront with savings, and the second one I did on finance and paid for on a monthly basis," she explained.
"I'm still paying for it now, I've got two years of payments left.
"A good surgeon will always tell you the risks, but the main complications were a risk of infection or the body could reject your own hairs, and it doesn't take or grow, but that's very rare.
"We talked about my expectations and whether they were realistic.
"Then, if I was happy to proceed I could book in with a consultant for the procedure."
Rebecca Chadwick, 29, went ahead with the procedures to help boost her confidence after comparing her receding hairline to her sister's.
She first noticed the difference when she was 18 as she began to notice the subtle differences between her and her sister.
After lots of research, she underwent her first hair transplant in January 2016 to "round off" her hairline.
She followed this with another procedure in March 2022 to give her a properly formed widow's peak.
The consultant is now speaking out to educate people and "change the narrative" on the cosmetic procedure and to normalise it for women.
Rebecca, a consultant from Derby, said: "There was something about my face I was struggling with.
"I have an identical twin sister and her line is so symmetrical, but mine looked like it hadn't formed properly.
"I started to hyper-fixate on my looks and it was all I could see when I looked in the mirror.
"When I went into my twenties I started to focus more on my looks to improve my confidence.
"I came across a random post on Instagram from someone who'd had a hair transplant.
"I'd researched Turkey as an option but their method was more outdated and invasive.
"From the research I did, I found that UK clinics made it look more natural.
''It was a lot to research as they're much more common for men.
"I would like one more hair transplant because you can't get the fullness.
"I'm not trying to look like my sister, but she's the reflection of me.
"Over the years it has amounted to quite a bit of money, but now when I look back at photos from when I was younger I can tell I wasn't 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 thought it was so minor.
"But now when I show her my before and after photos, she gets the importance of it."
After noticing her receding hairline during her early teens after noticing a difference between herself and her sister, Rebecca started to ''seriously'' look into hair transplants in 2016- aged just 22.
She quickly decided against options abroad and eventually settled on a clinic in Lenton, Nottingham for her surgery.
Rebecca sent in photos of her hairline before booking in for a consultation December 2015.
"The first one I paid upfront with savings, and the second one I did on finance and paid for on a monthly basis," she explained.
"I'm still paying for it now, I've got two years of payments left.
"A good surgeon will always tell you the risks, but the main complications were a risk of infection or the body could reject your own hairs, and it doesn't take or grow, but that's very rare.
"We talked about my expectations and whether they were realistic.
"Then, if I was happy to proceed I could book in with a consultant for the procedure."