Dr. Fernando Basto

Dr Fernando Basto is a plastic surgeon who runs a hair transplant practice in Casa Forte, Recife 1. His site says (in Portuguese) he has performed just over 8,300 procedures in 36 years as a plastic surgeon, 30 of them in hair transplantation 2. It says he graduated in medicine from the Universidade de Pernambuco and trained in plastic surgery with Prof. Perseu Lemos 2. His ISHRS profile says he has been a doctor since 1981 and a hair transplant specialist since 1989 3. It says he also sees patients in São Paulo and operates in Portugal 3. It says he wrote a book on hair surgery published in March 2025 3.

His site says he uses six techniques and picks one for each case 4. These include FUE, FUT (strip), FUT and FUE combined in one procedure, and a long-hair technique 4. The site says FUT strips are divided into grafts with stereo microscopes 4. It describes a hairline technique he created, with irregular placement of hairs for a more natural look 4. His ISHRS profile says a combined FUE, FUT and long-hair session often moves more than 5,000 follicular units 3. Beard and eyebrow transplants and medical hair loss treatments are also offered 1.

His site and ISHRS profile publish no prices 13.

His site asks patients to book an assessment at the Recife clinic 1. It does not state a consultation fee, waiting time or aftercare plan 1.

Registry records list him as an ABHRS diplomate 5. His site says he was the first Brazilian to be certified by the ABHRS 2. He is an ISHRS Fellow Member, joined in 1998, listed at his Recife address 3. His ISHRS profile says he is a Senior Fellow of the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery and a founder member of the Brazilian Association of Hair Restoration Surgery 3.