Dr. Yates, MD

Chicago, Illinois ARTAS, FUE

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About the Clinic

Dr. Yates, MD is a hair restoration practice in Chicago's Loop, led by Dr. William Yates, who performs the surgeries himself. Surgical options include minimally invasive FUE using manual and robotic systems, hair-sparing FUE for some patients, and body-hair transplants using grafts from the beard, chest, or back for patients with limited donor supply. The practice also offers non-surgical and regenerative treatments such as PRP, exosome therapy, Keralase®, laser light therapy, scalp micropigmentation, and custom serums, along with its own line of hair-thickening and repair products. Treatment programs address women, African American patients and others with textured hair, and gender-affirming clients, with consultations covering options, expectations, and each stage of treatment and recovery.

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Checked against ISHRS, US State Medical Board, August 12, 2026.

Dr. William Yates, MD

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Dr. William Yates, MD, is a highly experienced hair restoration surgeon with a strong educational background and extensive professional expertise. He earned his BA in Medical Science and MD from Northwestern University, completing an accelerated six-year program. Dr. Yates is board-certified in General Surgery and Trauma/Critical Care Surgery by the American Board of Surgery, and he is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). He has dedicated over 15 years exclusively to hair restoration, becoming the first surgeon in Chicago and the Midwest to offer and perfect Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) hair transplants. Dr. Yates is renowned for performing all procedures himself, without delegating to assistants or technicians, emphasizing a hands-on approach to ensure the highest quality grafts and optimal results. He is a respected expert, author, and educator in the field, teaching other surgeons both locally and internationally, and holds a patent for a medical device he invented. Dr. Yates is a member of professional organizations including the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery and the American Medical Society.

Procedures Offered

FUE
FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) is a minimally invasive hair transplant technique where individual hair follicles are extracted one by one from the donor area using a small circular punch tool. The harvested follicles are then carefully implanted into the balding or thinning areas of the scalp. This method leaves tiny, nearly invisible scars rather than a linear scar, resulting in faster healing and the ability to wear shorter hairstyles. Because of this, FUE is the most popular hair transplant technique today.
ARTAS
ARTAS is a robotic hair transplant system that automates the FUE process using advanced imaging and artificial intelligence to identify, select, and extract individual hair follicles with precision. The robot works under the surgeon's guidance to harvest grafts more consistently than manual extraction, potentially reducing human error and procedure time. ARTAS can offer enhanced accuracy and less fatigue-related variability, and is only available at select clinics with this specialized technology.

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