Toyos Clinic

Memphis, Tennessee FUE

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About the Clinic

Toyos Clinic is an eye and aesthetic practice founded in 1998 that has grown from a single practice to six locations in Tennessee, Mississippi, and New York, including an office in Memphis. Its work covers three areas: vision, including cataract surgery, glaucoma, dry eye, LASIK and SMILE, macular degeneration, keratoconus, strabismus, and diabetic and hypertensive eye exams; optical, with frame styling and general and specialty contact lens fitting; and aesthetics, which includes FUE hair transplantation alongside medical weight loss, CO2 laser resurfacing, upper and lower lid blepharoplasty, injectables such as filler, Botox, and Kybella, Intense Pulse Light, non-surgical body contouring, and a skin care product line. The clinic also runs a research team conducting FDA and other studies, and hosts rotations for optometry and medical students.

Meet the Surgeon

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Dr. Melissa Toyos

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Dr. Melissa Toyos is a board-certified ophthalmologist and a partner at Toyos Clinic. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Louisiana State University and completed her residency in Ophthalmology at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. Dr. Toyos has extensive experience in cosmetic facial procedures, specializing in techniques like the Mixto Laser Lift, for which she is a national trainer and pioneer. Her clinical research has been instrumental in the FDA approval of several medications, and she has been recognized with awards such as the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Research Grant and the Charles Lieberman Award. Dr. Toyos is also a prolific author and editor, with over 100 publications to her name, and frequently lectures at major ophthalmology societies like the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). Her past leadership roles include serving as President of the Missouri Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons and holding various executive positions within the AAO. She has been acknowledged for her community work, being named one of Kansas City's Most Influential Women and Women Who Mean Business.

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.

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