Miguel Canales, MD Silicon Valley Hair Institute

Foster City, California ARTAS, FUE, FUT

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About the Clinic

Silicon Valley Hair Institute operates from an office in Foster City, California, and serves patients across the Bay Area, including San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, and Palo Alto. The practice performs ARTAS robotic hair transplantation, in which an image-guided robotic system extracts follicular units from the back and sides of the scalp and creates recipient sites, with the grafts then implanted manually. The procedure is done on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia and does not require stitches or staples; sessions of fewer than 2,500 grafts generally take one day, while larger FUE sessions may be spread over two consecutive days. Consultation and planning can include ARTAS Hair Studio software, which builds a 3-D model of the patient's head to show how planned results would appear.

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Miguel Canales, MD

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Dr. Miguel Canales is a highly experienced hair restoration surgeon who founded the Silicon Valley Hair Institute. He received his medical education from Harvard Medical School and completed his surgical residency at Stanford University Hospital, following a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University. Dr. Canales is recognized as a specialist in robotic hair transplantation, having pioneered the clinical development of the ARTAS Robotic Procedure as the former Medical Director of Restoration Robotics, Inc. He holds over 11 U.S. patents related to robotic hair transplantation and has trained surgeons globally on this technology. Dr. Canales is a member of esteemed professional organizations, including the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons, the American Society of Dermatologic Surgeons, and the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgeons. He has also received specialized training in women's hair loss and developed a proprietary treatment called the "EPIC Procedure."

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.
FUT
FUT (Follicular Unit Transplantation), also known as the "strip method," involves surgically removing a narrow strip of scalp from the donor area, typically the back of the head. The strip is then carefully dissected under a microscope to separate individual hair follicles, which are implanted into the recipient areas. While this technique leaves a linear scar that requires longer hair to conceal, it allows surgeons to harvest a large number of high-quality grafts in a single session, making it cost-effective for patients needing extensive coverage.
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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