>>HOME >>Evaluations of the QHR System | Takehiko Oura | Masaharu Ichinose | Yoshiaki Tai | Hiroharu Ikawa | Hiroyuki Ojiya | Katsumi Ebisawa | | Highly Advanced Medical Technology Study Group Autologous Hair Transplantation Academic Study Group | Dr. Takehiko Oura Professor Emeritus, Department of Plastic Surgery, Hokkaido University Director, Japan Society of Pressure Ulcers The development of the QHR System of autologous hair transplantation is good news for people who have been privately concerned about thinning hair. I have been performing operations for thinning hair for 40 years now, and I think the QHR System is fantastic. This is an operative procedure that I can recommend without reserve. The reasons why are that, above all, the survival ratio for transplanted hair is far better than in previous procedures, that the transplant is of your own hair so there will be no change after the operation, and that the time required for the operation is short and effective. Dr. Masaharu Ichinose Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Chiba University School of Medicine Executive Director, Japan Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery I think that autologous hair transplantation is the physiologically optimal treatment as a solution for people concerned about thinning hair. Those of us who practice plastic surgery work to improve our patients' morphology and functionality with skin transplants and tissue transplants and help them reintegrate into society, and hair transplantation has been one treatment that gives us pause, one where it has been technically extremely difficult to obtain good results. The arrival of the QHR System, however, has been extremely encouraging, as hair transplantation may now be performed unfailingly and in a time that is incomparably shorter than before. While there are many different causes of hair loss, this should also be good news for people concerned about thinning hair that occurs normally. The Department of Plastic Surgery at Chiba University also began autologous hair transplantation treatments using the QHR System in 2005. Dr. Yoshiaki Tai Professor Emeritus, Kurume University Honorary Chairman, Japan Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unlike such services as hair restoration and hair regrowth, autologous hair transplantation consists of transplant surgery that requires advanced medical technique. It may be considered at the leading edge of medical care, and while a range of hair transplant methods have been devised and performed in the past, it has been difficult to obtain satisfactory results, as transplant survival ratio have been low, transplanted hair falls out and is lost or transplanted hair fits in poorly with original hair. However, the i-Land Tower Clinic's QHR System for autologous hair transplantation combines New Omnigraft equipment with their own techniques and may be considered an entirely new, improved method of hair transplantation that overcomes those drawbacks. With this cutting-edge medical equipment and their own distinctive medical techniques, they have succeeded in cutting the time required for the operation by about one-half that of other hair transplantation methods, alleviating the psychological and physical stress experienced by patients, and achieving high transplant survival ratio. I expect the QHR System, as a new autologous hair transplantation method with assured safety and high reliability, to be the prime force in treatments for thinning hair. Dr. Hiroharu Ikawa Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Kagawa University Because it proceeds from grafting to transplantation in a short time without the donor hair acquired being damaged by human handling, the QHR System has made it possible to perform transplants smoothly, resulting in hair of high quality and strong survival capability. Extremely stable results may also be expected in terms of hair regeneration rates. Dr. Hiroyuki Ojiya Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Fukuoka University Hospital Anyone would hope for hair regeneration with their own hair, rather than a wig or artificial hair. However, conventional hair transplant operations have suffered from extremely poor efficiency, and this has been the single greatest limiting factor constraining the spread of autologous hair transplantation. Using the New Omnigraft autologous hair transplantation equipment developed in France, the QHR System is a revolutionary autologous hair transplantation system that markedly improves the efficiency of the operation. The QHR System is now to be introduced in Kyushu as well. I think Kyushu patients are very fortunate to now be able to receive this safe and efficient treatment close to home. The Fukuoka University Hospital Department of Plastic Surgery is also planning to install New Omnigraft autologous hair transplantation equipment. Dr. Katsumi Ebisawa Nagoya University Hospital Specialist, Department of Plastic Surgery We seem to have an extremely large number of patients concerned about alopecia (thinning hair). Hair growth tonics, hair restoration methods and artificial hair transplants are not treatments that address the fundamental issue and ultimately constitute a major financial burden. Currently, autologous hair transplantation may be considered the best treatment available. And of these, the QHR System (a treatment in which the primary constituent is New Omnigraft equipment) seems to be the best option of all, in view of the short time required for the operation and the high proportion of hair that does not fall out but continues to grow. Highly Advanced Medical Technology Study Group Autologous Hair Transplantation Academic Study Group The Highly Advanced Medical Technology Study Group and Autologous Hair Transplantation Academic Study Group are committees comprised of university hospital professors and plastic surgeons and dermatologists in Japan and overseas. Their objectives are to gather, survey and review information on advanced medical techniques involved in autologous hair transplantation, work on behalf of their spread and correct practice, and contribute to the development of medical treatment. The i-Land Tower Clinic has established a system of autologous hair transplantation technician certification prescribed by the study groups so as to be able to reliably provide advanced medical techniques, and we work to improve the technical abilities and knowledge not only of our doctors, but also of our nurses and counselors.