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November 23, 2018
Number of Grafts: 3,000
Areas Treated: Hairline and temples and mid region.
Number of procedures: 1
Type of surgery: Strip (FUT)
This gentleman came to our centre with recession to his hairline that extended back to his mid scalp. Dr. Nakatsui transplanted approximately 3,000 grafts for the final result. Close examination of the hairline demonstrates the absolute importance to angle and the use of follicular units (the very basic units of hair) when performing a hair transplant. The wonderful thing about hair transplant surgeries is that, once the transplant is complete, the hairs are generally permanent. They will act the same way as the hair from the back of your scalp; meaning they will grow at the same length and change colour at the same time generally. The best part about hair transplant surgery is that, it is your hair. To view more of Dr. Nakatsui’s before and after photos, please click
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November 13, 2018
Number of Grafts: 2,200
Areas treated: Vertex and temples
Number of procedures: 2
Type of surgery: Follicular Unit Excision (FUE)
This young man came to our clinic complaining of thinning to his vertex (crown) and his temples. After going through the options, he opted to have follicular unit excision surgery (FUE) because he did not want any noticeable scars on his scalp. Using the FUE method, Dr. Nakatsui transplanted 2,200 grafts into the vertex and temples.
At our centre, when a FUE surgery is performed, Dr. Nakatsui makes every tiny incision around every follicular unit graft. At many other clinics, technicians or sometimes robots perform this aspect of the procedure. Dr. Nakatsui prefers to perform this aspect of the procedure himself as the donor hair can change angle below the surface of the skin. If care is not taken and change in angle is not accounted for, the risk of transecting (cutting through) a graft increases, thereby rendering the graft unusable. Learn more about follicular unit excision (FUE) here. For more of Dr. Nakatsui’s results, please click here.
November 13, 2018
Number of Grafts: 5,100
Areas Treated: Hairline, mid scalp, and vertex (crown)
Number of procedures: 2
Type of surgery: Strip (FUT)
This friendly patient experienced slow gradual thinning to throughout his scalp. The angles in which the grafts are transplanted is incredibly important for the end result. The frontal aspect of the scalp will have a different angle than the vertex. All of these angles and directions need to be followed in order to achieve a natural end result.
At the very front of the hair line, only singles are used. Immediately behind those singles, only double grafts will be used. This provides a natural appearance. If grafts larger than 2 hairs are used at the very front of the hair line, it will be easily detected that was something done. Even in close up photos, the end result are undetectable. For more of Dr. Nakatsui’s before and after photos, please click
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Number of Grafts: 2,400
Areas treated: Hairline/Temples
Number of procedures: 1
Type of surgery: Strip (FUT)
This patient experienced recession to the frontal aspect of his scalp. As with any hair transplant surgery, angle and direction of transplanted hairs is of utmost importance. Dr. Nakatsui transplanted approximately 2,400 grafts and followed the patients specific hair directions throughout the frontal region. In the photos seen from the various angles, care and precision were important in order to produce a natural looking result.
For more before and after results, please click
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Number of Grafts: 2,200
Areas Treated: Frontal Region
Number of Procedures: 1
Type of surgery: Strip (FUT)
This pleasant patient of ours came into our clinic with recession to the front region of his scalp. We discussed the various treatment options and the patient proceeded with a hair transplant surgery. A total of 2,200 grafts were transplanted into his frontal region for the end result.
As with any young patient with significant pre-existing hair, we always caution the risks of potential future hair loss to non-transplanted hairs. We recommended that should he proceed with a hair transplant procedure, utilising a medical treatment in addition to the surgery will greatly benefit him in the long run. Dr. Nakatsui recommended both Propecia and Rogaine 5% Foam.
This patient was kind enough to provide kind words on our Google review page and we greatly appreciate the kind words and we thank you for being a great patient!
For additional before and after results, please click here.
November 8, 2018
Number of Grafts: 2,572
Areas treated: Hairline/Mid
Number of procedures: 1
Type of surgery: Strip (FUT)
This is a patient who came in and was concerned about the progressive thinning of his hair. We decided to fill in the frontal scalp as it was this area that concerned him. He received 596 single grafts, 1440 double grafts, and 536 big grafts, for a total count of 2572 grafts. He is ecstatic about his results so far and his post op photos are about 11 months out. The anticipation is that the hair will become slightly thicker over the course of a few months from when these photos were taken.
FYI, the patient’s preoperative photos show that his hair is dyed brown. We had asked him to do this so we could make the recipient sites without damaging his pre-existing, very, very white hair.
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Number of Grafts: 5,000
Areas treated: Hairline/Mid/Vertex
Number of procedures: 1
Type of surgery: Strip (FUT)
This gentleman came in with progressing hair loss all throughout his scalp. The hairline, temples, mid portion, and vertex thinned out significantly. Dr. Nakatsui transplanted just under 5,000 grafts in one surgery. What was interesting about this patient’s case was that his widows peak is slightly off centre. A few singles were transplanted into the section. The end result is completely undetectable and incredibly natural looking.
The image of the close up of the hairline shows a completely natural appearance. There are no detectable grafts and one of the most important features is that the hairline itself is not a laser beam line. Rather, the hair line is irregular, very similar to that of a natural hairline.
For more of Dr. Thomas Nakatsui’s results please click
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