About

Dr. Nakatsui performs large sessions of ultra refined follicular units using the lateral slit technique with extremely natural results.

Dr. Thomas Nakatsui is a dermatologist who specializes in ultra refined hair transplantation, using the lateral slit technique. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and is board certified in both the United States and Canada.

Dr. Nakatsui learned the Lateral Slit technique in 1999 after extensive training with its originator, Dr. Jerry Wong. Since then this cutting edge technique has been adopted by many of the top hair transplant surgeons in the world. This technique is also known as coronal or perpendicular slits, and has been perfected over the last few years yielding exceptional results. To see photos of his surgical results, click here.

Dr. Thomas Nakatsui performs both FUT/strip and FUE. Dr. Nakatsui feels that FUE is useful in patients who would like to avoid stiches or keep their hair very short on the sides and back of the scalp. FUE is also useful in patients with extremely tight scalps making FUT / strip a lot more difficult. In Dr. Nakatusi's experience, the disadvantage of FUE are time and cost. For every 2000 to 3000 grafts that can be harvested and moved using FUT/strip, only about 500 can be harvested and moved via follicular unit excision (formerly known as follicular unit extraction).

In Dr. Nakatsui’s opinion the lateral slit technique provides a denser look than was possible years ago. Thus only one session of dense packing is required to completely fill in a given area for most patients.

Dr. Nakatsui and his staff have the capability to do large and densely packed sessions of all microscopically prepared follicular units grafts. These sessions often exceed 3,000 grafts. Dr. Nakatsui believes that the best way to achieve optimal naturalness, density, and undetectability is to only use dense- packed follicular units.

Dr. Nakatsui was raised in Edmonton and completed his medical training and residency in Dermatology at the University of Alberta. In addition, he has received training in many centres of medical excellence, such as Harvard, the Johns Hopkins Medical Centre, and the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Nakatsui has won numerous awards and scholarships during his medical training in Edmonton. Among them, he was accepted into the prestigious Alpha-Omega-Alpha Honor Medical Society and received the Board of Governors' Prize in Medicine (1st in class).

He is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology and the Canadian Dermatology Association, as well as a member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians, the American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery, and the American Society of Hair Restoration Surgery.

Services

Ultra Refined Follicular Unit Grafting
Free Consultations
Prescriptions for Propecia
Hair Transplant Repair

Patient Gallery

Front - before and after

Male - 1 sessions

Bald class: 3V

Male frontal and mid scalp, 3143 grafts, 9 years post op

Front - before and after

Male - 1 sessions

Bald class: 5A

Dr. Nakatsui, frontal hairline, temple points, 2268 grafts

Front - before and after

Male - 1 sessions

Bald class: 3V

Dr. Nakatsui, frontal scalp FUT, 2127 grafts

Patient discussions

Dr. Nakatsui, FUE 1645 grafts, frontal scalp, 1.5 years postop

10/01/2023 - 04:50

This patient came in to the office concerned about thinning of the frontal hairline. We performed one FUE procedure…

Dr. Nakatsui, 2961 grafts to frontal scalp 8 years ago, one session

08/01/2023 - 05:42

Hi everyone, This is a patient who came in for a transplant about 8 years ago and his results have been great. He…

Clinic

Thomas Chung Wai Nakatsui, MD

Surgical Facility

Suite 200, 9670 - 142 Street Edmonton Alberta T5N 4B2

Tel:(780) 482-1414

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