Authority-verified surgeon

Nakatsui DermaSurgery Centre

Edmonton, Canada

Dr. Thomas Nakatsui ✓ verified

4.7 composite score 329 reviews · 1 platform low confidence

Nakatsui DermaSurgery Centre is a hair-transplant clinic with an authority-verified surgeon in Edmonton, led by Dr. Thomas Nakatsui (verified in an authority-body directory). Cross-checked against 7 independent sources; ratings below are shown per platform, unblended.

You can't pay to be listed here 7 independent sources Honest negatives kept, not hidden

4.7 Google 329 reviews 4.8 RateMDs rating

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.

Hair-mill riskLow

ISHRS / authority memberYes, directory-verified

Years in hair restorationNot stated

Named surgeonYes

Doctor performs incisionsYes

Doctor performs extractionYes

Surgeon involvementSolo dermatologist practice: Dr. Nakatsui personally makes all recipient incisions using his lateral-slit technique, and the clinic states that in FUE he is 'the sole individual extracting the grafts manually by hand.' Technicians' role is limited to inserting/placing the prepared grafts.

Technician involvementTechnicians insert grafts with fine forceps/implanters and prepare/microscopically dissect grafts; they do NOT do the extraction or incisions.

Procedures per dayNot disclosed

Revision rateNot disclosed

Surgeon

Dr. Thomas Nakatsui verified

MD, FISHRS (ISHRS Fellow, joined 2000, 11 World Congresses); board-certified dermatologist (US and Canada), Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC). FUE and FUT.

Verified profile ↗ (ISHRS member directory profile (authority body))

Surgeon experience & credentials

Sourced E-E-A-T signals for the lead surgeon. Self-reported figures are marked; everything else is cited below.

Fellowship / board: FRCPC (Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada); FAAD (Fellow, American Academy of Dermatology); Diplomate, American Board of Dermatology
Years performing HT: 26+ years
Publications: Authored numerous textbook chapters in the field of hair restoration

Watch: surgeon / clinic video ↗

Pricing

Not multi-source verified

Contact

Website	nakatsuiderm.com/
Phone	+1 780-482-1414
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Accreditations	FISHRS / ISHRS Fellow (joined 2000), Board-certified dermatologist (US & Canada), FRCPC (Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada), FISHRS / ISHRS Fellow, Board-certified dermatologist (FAAD, US & Canada), CPSA-accredited Non-Hospital Surgical Facility

Notable

Board-certified dermatologist with a dedicated hair-transplant practice serving Edmonton and Calgary; strongest review volume in this set (Google 4.6, ~320 reviews). Verified current FISHRS in the ISHRS find-a-doctor directory.

Sources & verification

Last verified 2026-07-12 · placed by verification, never by payment.

Editorial note: GBP CONFIRMED at 9670 142 St NW Ste 200, Edmonton AB T5N 4B2; phone (780) 482-1414; Google 4.6/320. ISHRS profile confirms CURRENT Fellow status. Operates drnakatsui.com (hair-transplant brand) alongside nakatsuiderm.com. No public email found on the site — left null rather than guess.