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Dr. Japhlet Aranas

One of two hair transplant surgeons at North Shore Hair Transplant Specialists·North Shore Hair Transplant Specialists

Arlington Heights, United States

$8,100 for 2,500 grafts ≈ €8,600 rough estimate for 3,000 grafts Patient reported, Jun 2025 · Cost details

Background

Dr Japhlet Aranas is a hair transplant surgeon at North Shore Hair Transplant Specialists in Arlington Heights, Illinois 1. The clinic is at 2010 S Arlington Heights Road and offers only hair restoration 12. The site lists him and Dr Richard S. Keller as its doctors 1. It does not say who owns the practice 12. His page says he did a family medicine residency at Loyola University - Cook County Hospital 1. It says he holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Doctor of Medicine degree from De La Salle University 1. No graduation year is given 1.

Procedures and techniques

The clinic offers FUE, FUT and non-surgical treatment of hair loss 2. His page says he trained in microscopic FUT and FUE 1. The clinic says FUE grafts are taken with micro-punches smaller than 1.0 mm under local anaesthesia 3. It says the surgeon creates the recipient sites, with single-hair grafts along the front hairline 3. It says its surgeons manage every step themselves, including graft extraction and site placement, rather than delegating to technicians 2. In FUT, the strip is dissected into grafts under stereomicroscopes 6.

Pricing

The clinic publishes no price 34. It says FUE costs are typically calculated per graft and depend on the graft count and the complexity of the case 3. Its FAQ says FUE may cost more than FUT because it is more labour-intensive for the physician 4.

Booking and aftercare

The clinic offers a free consultation 2. It says care includes post-operative follow-up and annual follow-ups 2. Its FUE page says scabs heal within 7 to 10 days and new growth begins around month 3 3. No waiting time is published 2.

Credentials and memberships

His page says he is a Diplomate of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery 1. The ISHRS lists him as a Full Member, a member since 2018, and as an ABHRS Diplomate 5. His page lists ISHRS World Congresses he attended from 2018 to 2025 1.

Sources

Facts on this page were compiled from these pages, checked October 2026. Archived copies are kept for every citation. Something wrong or out of date? Suggest a correction.

  1. 1. https://www.nshts.com/dr-japhlet-aranas
  2. 2. https://www.nshts.com/
  3. 3. https://www.nshts.com/fue-hair-transplant
  4. 4. https://www.nshts.com/faq
  5. 5. https://ishrs.org/doctor/japhlet-leomil-aranas-sr/
  6. 6. https://www.nshts.com/fut-hair-transplant

What patients say on reddit

1 people shared their experience with Dr. Japhlet Aranas across 1 reddit threads between 2020 and 2025. Every graft count, price and verdict is linked to the original thread.

  • u/Silver_Tough_9962 patient account since 2025
    male 2,500 grafts surgery 2024
    • A curl fell on forehead, best feeling ever source ↗
    • Doctor did the procedure himself source ↗

    Silver_Tough_9962 had 2,500 grafts by FUE with Dr Aranas in Chicago in August 2024 for $8,100. He says the doctor did the procedure himself with four assistants, without saying which steps each did. At 9 months post-op he posted before and after photos and titled the post "a curl fell on my forehead today, best feeling ever". He mentions no complications.

    1 thread they wrote in
    1. Jun 2025 9 month post-op - a curl fell on my forehead today, best feeling ever ↗