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Celestine Muthoni Gitau

Reviewer: Celestine Muthoni Gitau, Certified Trichologist

Lives in: Nairobi, Kenya

Expertise: Hair loss, Hair and Scalp Health, Hair Products, Hair Growth, Hair Care

Education: International Association of Trichologists (IAT)

Experience: 5 years

Major Publications: Peer reviewer with the Reconstructive Surgery and Anaplastology - Belgium, BeachWave.com, Union of Barbers- Denmark, International Hair Authority magazine (USA)

  • Certified by the International Association of Trichologists (IAT)
  • Practicing trichologist at Hairhub Trichology Centre, Kenya
  • Peer reviewer with the Reconstructive Surgery and Anaplastology, Belgium
  • Trichology tutor and the head of the anatomy and physiology department at the Institute of Trichologists, United Kingdom
  • Keynote speaker at the World Trichology Congress Virtual Summit held in May 2021, speaking on the dynamics of afro ethnic hair.

Certified by the International Association of Trichologists (IAT), Celestine has extensively been involved in diagnosing, treating, and managing hair loss on all hair types while majorly afro ethnic hair. She has been instrumental in developing top-notch surgical, non-surgical, and pharmaceutical protocols and developing hair restoration therapies, and crow of tremendous success in hair restoration and scalp health in general.

She has been actively involved in over 450 hair transplants and hundreds of other treatment therapies, including PRP, supplementation, and stem cell therapy, over the last 5 years.

Celestine firmly believes in the approach of every hair loss and scalp condition case from an individual perspective and dehort a one size fits all treatment approach in managing hair loss. Hair and scalp health is a matter close to her heart.

Over the years, she has written numerous articles on hair and scalp health and trained in the hair and beauty industry to create awareness and teach us all about hair and scalp health.

Celestine was also a keynote speaker at the first Virtual World Trichology Society Summit hosted in May 2021, speaking on hair transplant techniques on afro ethnic hair.

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