Hair transplantUnited Kingdom5 min read
Ronnie Vint on his hair transplant: “I’m in no rush, but I think I will”
Love Island star Ronnie Vint spent several seasons of the show being mocked for his hairline, and later admitted he covered thinning patches with fibre powder just to get through filming. In May 2026 he showed his followers a new hairline, and talked about the decision itself on Olivia Attwood’s podcast. Here is what he said, and how a hair transplant is actually done.
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The main points in 30 seconds
- Love Island star Ronnie Vint was mocked for his hairline during several seasons of the show.
- He covered thinning patches with Toppik fibre powder just to get through filming.
- In May 2026 he showed followers a new hairline after a hair transplant.
- He discussed the decision on Olivia Attwood's "So Wrong It's Right" podcast.
- He said going public could help others who are self-conscious about their hair.
Key facts about the procedure
- Stay in clinicSame day
- Final result12–18 months
- AnaesthesiaLocal
- Price
$2,700from $2,200
Profile
Ronnie Vint
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Who
- Reality TV star
- Year of operation
- 2026
- Quote source
- The Mirror, 25 May 2026
Ronnie has now shown off the new hairline after having the procedure last week at Harley Street Hair Transplant clinic for the surgery... 'I've spoke to obviously a few people who want me to get it done. I think I will but I'm in no rush.'
What did Ronnie Vint say about his hair transplant?
Ronnie Vint had been open for years about disguising his hairline during Love Island. As he told Olivia Attwood on the show: “So my hairline, if I ain’t got this powder in, my hairline’s back in Majorca. It’s that bad. I use like a Toppik Fiber. So when I wash my hair it’s like nothing, so my hair is there obviously... But it just fills in like the little gaps. I’ve always used it.” According to The Mirror, he then had a hair transplant and shared the new hairline with fans.
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WhatsAppDiscussing the decision itself on Olivia Attwood’s So Wrong It’s Right podcast, he said: “I’ve spoke to obviously a few people who want me to get it done. I think I will but I’m in no rush... Where I’ve been using this hair stuff no one’s really ever known and I’m just so used to it. So for me to change, obviously I said I probably will get it done, but I’m in no rush to get it done.” We rely only on these public statements; Ronnie Vint has not described the clinical details of his own procedure, and this article does not guess at them.
Why his honesty matters
Hair loss on reality TV tends to get treated as a punchline rather than something ordinary.
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Ronnie Vint said as much himself: “I think it opens up doors for people who haven’t got strong barnets for doing stuff. But I feel like I knew it could’ve got picked up like it did, but I feel like it opens up avenues for other people and I think people just embrace it.” That is the value of a public figure talking about a transplant plainly, without turning it into either a joke or a secret — it normalises a procedure that millions of men and women consider every year, without any comment on how anyone looks before or after.
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How a hair transplant is done today
Modern hair transplants move the patient’s own follicles from a donor area (usually the back of the head) to thinning zones, under local anaesthesia, with no general anaesthetic and no overnight stay required. The two main techniques differ in how grafts are collected and placed:
FUE
- How it works
- Individual follicular units are extracted one by one and implanted by hand, no strip incision
- Typical result
- Natural density, minimal visible scarring
DHI
- How it works
- Grafts are implanted directly with a fine pen-like tool, without pre-made incisions
- Typical result
- Tighter control of angle and direction, suited to hairline work
DHI+FUE combo
- How it works
- FUE extraction combined with DHI implantation in the same session
- Typical result
- Used for larger sessions needing both density and precision
Who it suits, and how to prepare
A transplant works when there is enough healthy donor hair at the back or sides of the head to redistribute to thinning areas — the usual case in male pattern hair loss. It is not a treatment for alopecia areata (patchy immune-related hair loss), which needs a dermatologist’s diagnosis first rather than a transplant. Before the procedure, patients typically have:
- a consultation and scalp assessment to plan the donor and recipient areas;
- basic blood tests;
- a pause on blood-thinning medication and alcohol in the days before surgery;
- a short haircut of the donor zone on the day itself.
Recovery after a hair transplant
The procedure itself is done under local anaesthesia and patients go home the same day. In the first 0–10 days the small crusts around each graft heal and swelling settles. Around 2–4 weeks, the transplanted hairs typically shed — a normal stage where the follicles stay in place even though the visible hair falls out.
New growth usually begins at 3–4 months, visible density builds at 6–9 months, and the final result, with a settled hairline and density, is usually judged at 12–18 months.
How recovery after a hair transplant usually goes
- Day of surgeryGrafts are moved from the donor area under local anaesthesia; you go home the same day.
- 0–10 daysSmall crusts form and heal, swelling in the treated area goes down.
- 2–4 weeksThe transplanted hairs shed — a normal stage; the follicles themselves stay in place.
- 3–4 monthsNew growth begins and gradually becomes visible.
- 6–9 monthsDensity becomes clearly visible, the new hairline and contour take shape.
- 12–18 monthsFinal result: full density and a natural hairline.
Hair transplant at City Medical Centre
City Medical Centre performs hair transplants using the FUE and DHI methods, as well as a combined DHI+FUE protocol, under local anaesthesia with no overnight stay. With the current promotion, FUE starts from $2,200 (usually $2,700), DHI from $2,500 (usually $2,900), and the combined DHI+FUE protocol from $2,700 (usually $2,900). Grafts and an outcome forecast are calculated free of charge before you decide. More detail is on the hair transplant page.
City Medical Centre has no connection with Ronnie Vint and his treatment. We tell his story because he spoke about it himself, publicly, in May 2026.
Hair transplant prices in this article are the current offer, valid until 30 November 2026. Regular prices: FUE $2,700, DHI $2,900, combined method $2,900. The price that applies to you is confirmed at the consultation.
Frequently asked questions
When did Ronnie Vint have his hair transplant?
He showed off the results in May 2026, telling The Mirror the procedure had taken place the week before.
Did Ronnie Vint name the clinic where he had it done?
Yes, he had the procedure at Harley Street Hair Transplant clinic, as reported by The Mirror.
How did Ronnie Vint cover his hairline before the transplant?
He used a fibre powder, Toppik Fiber, which he described filling in the gaps so the thinning did not show on camera.
How much does a hair transplant cost at City Medical Centre?
With the current promotion, FUE starts from $2,200, DHI from $2,500, and the combined DHI+FUE protocol from $2,700. The consultation and graft forecast are free.
How long before the final result of a hair transplant shows?
The transplanted hairs typically shed at 2–4 weeks, new growth starts at 3–4 months, and the final density and hairline are usually judged at 12–18 months.
Sources
What the article says about the celebrity is based only on these public statements.
- The Mirror, 25 May 2026
Medical background and further reading
General information about the procedure from health authorities and medical societies. It is not advice for any individual patient.
- PubMed / NCBI — Follicular Unit Extraction for Hair Transplantation: An Update (Actas Dermosifiliogr, 2017)
- PubMed / NCBI — Donor site healing in follicular unit extraction hair transplantation (Cell Mol Biol, 2025)
- International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery — Hair loss treatments and solutions
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