The Maitland Clinic
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Dr Edward Maitland Ball ✓ verified
The Maitland Clinic is a hair-transplant clinic with an authority-verified surgeon in Portsmouth, led by Dr Edward Maitland Ball (verified in an authority-body directory). Cross-checked against 9 independent sources; ratings below are shown per platform, unblended.
Surgeon & safety signals
What Reddit and forum users actually argue about: who does the work, and whether it's a "hair mill". We state only what's verified; the rest is honestly marked not disclosed.
Surgeon
MBBS; FISHRS — verified in ISHRS member directory (doctor/50930, joined 2012, Fellow Member, active); Diplomate AND examiner of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery (ABHRS, verified in ABHRS directory listing); IAHRS-recommended member; Member of the Royal College of Surgeons; GMC-registered. Founded The Maitland Clinic 2015; ex-Clinical Director of Ziering Medical UK; trained in microsurgery/dermatology, 10 yrs on skin-cancer surgery team at University Hospital Southampton; hair fellowship Beverly Hills (under Dr Craig Ziering).
Verified profile ↗ (ISHRS member directory profile (authority body, doctor/50930) — byte-validated 200 image/png)What patients say (per platform)
“Dr Edward Maitland Ball is one of the UK's leading hair replacement surgeons, with extensive experience both in the United Kingdom and in the United States.”
“Dr Ball is the real deal. As a clinician myself I was keen to meet Dr Ball and experience his consultation style. He was very professional but yet friendly.”
“Incredibly professional, excellent knowledge and advice”
“Whole team and aftercare was first class”
Pricing
Not multi-source verified
Contact
| Website | www.themaitlandclinic.com/ |
| Phone | +44 23 9270 6122 |
| [email protected] | |
| Google Maps | View on Maps |
| Accreditations | ISHRS — Ball Fellow (FISHRS), VERIFIED in issuing-body directory (doctor/50930), current, ABHRS Diplomate AND examiner — VERIFIED in ABHRS directory, IAHRS-recommended member, Royal College of Surgeons member, CQC-registered (England), GMC-registered, ISHRS, IAHRS, ABHRS, RCS England |
Notable
Strongest authority-body footprint of the four — current FISHRS + ABHRS Diplomate/examiner + IAHRS recommended, all three independently verified. Offers FUE (manual & automated) and FUT/strip up to 4,000 grafts, incl. afro hair.
Sources & verification
Last verified 2026-07-12 · placed by verification, never by payment.
- themaitlandclinic.com/about-us/our-team/dr-edward-maitland-ball/
- ishrs.org/doctor/50930/
- abhrs.org/directory/listing/edward-andrew-maitland-ball-md
- iahrs.org/hair-transplant/edward-ball
- trustpilot.com/review/www.themaitlandclinic.com
- google.com/maps?cid=15599180839761957541
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-2913241218
- uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.themaitlandclinic.com
- realself.com/dr/edward-ball-portsmouth-united-kingdom
Editorial note: Tier 1 (strongest): lead surgeon verified in THREE independent authority bodies — ISHRS directory (doctor/50930, active Fellow, joined 2012), ABHRS Diplomate/examiner directory, and IAHRS recommended list. Doctor photo from ISHRS directory byte-validated as image/png. Independent corroboration also includes Google reviews 4.9/40 (Serper Places, numeric) + Trustpilot 4.9/~91 + CQC location record (>=5 independent). Real contact extracted from the clinic's published details (email [email protected], phone 023 9270 6122) — not guessed. Price consultation-based, not published — left null.