Dr. Bea Gerbrands

Dr Bea Gerbrands is the founder and Medical Director of De Haar Hair Restoration in Regina, Saskatchewan, which the clinic describes as dedicated exclusively to hair loss 1. The site says she obtained her medical degree at the University of Pretoria, then a diploma in anaesthesiology, and moved to Canada in 1998 1. It says she also works as a hospitalist and critical care physician in Regina 1. Her ISHRS profile links to dehaarmedical.com, which is now a domain-for-sale page; the clinic uses dehaarhair.ca at the same address 23.

The clinic offers FUT, FUE and Long Hair FUE, as well as hairline lowering, beard and eyebrow transplants and non-surgical treatment 4. For FUT, the site says Dr Gerbrands prepares the recipient site, removes the strip and places the grafts herself 5. For FUE, it says she maps and prepares the recipient area and places the grafts, which are harvested with a 0.7 to 1.2 mm punch 6. It does not say who extracts FUE grafts; the team includes hair transplant technicians 7. The clinic says it performs mega sessions of 3,000 to 5,000 grafts or more 5. Its FAQ says a patient without enough donor hair is not a candidate 8.

The clinic's cost page says it charges CAD 3.50 to 6 per graft 9. The FAQ gives about CAD 3.50 to 5 per graft 8. The cost page says post-operative care, follow-up appointments and ongoing support are included 9. Financing is available 8.

Consultations are with Dr Gerbrands, in person, virtually or by phone, and include a microscopic scalp examination 10. The site does not state a consultation fee 10.

Registry records list her as an ABHRS diplomate 11. She is an ISHRS Full Member, listed in Regina, and joined the ISHRS in 2002 2. The clinic lists CCFP family medicine certification and says she is licensed in Saskatchewan and Ontario 7.