Dr. Miguel Canales
Founder·Silicon Valley Hair Institute
Foster City, United States
$11,700 for 1,850 grafts Patient reported, Jul 2025 · Cost detailsBackground
Dr Miguel Canales founded the Silicon Valley Hair Institute in Foster City, California, and is its owner and chief medical officer 12. The clinic says he earned his MD at Harvard Medical School and did surgical training at Stanford University Hospital from 1997 to 1999 1. It says his work in hair transplantation began in 2005 and earned him 12 US patents 1. It says these inventions became the basis for the ARTAS robotic system 1. The NPI registry lists him under dermatology with a California licence 3.
Procedures and techniques
The clinic offers ARTAS robotic FUE, manual FUE and FUT 456. It also offers hairline lowering, female and transgender hairlines, and beard, eyebrow and pubic hair transplants 7. Other services include scalp micropigmentation and its own EPIC scalp injections 7. The clinic says Dr Canales controls and operates the ARTAS robot 5. Grafts are implanted by hand 4. For FUT, surgical assistants divide the strip into grafts under a microscope 6. The clinic says he uses HD scalp dermoscopy to assess hair loss 2. It says sessions under 2,500 grafts generally take one day and larger ones may run over two days 4.
Pricing
Booking and aftercare
Consultations are free, in person in Foster City or Palo Alto, or by video call 9. The clinic says patients meet Dr Canales at the consultation 2. It says he attends each patient from diagnosis through surgery and post-procedure care 2. Follow-up visits may include light therapy, EPIC injections and supplements 2. No guarantee is published 2.
Credentials and memberships
The ISHRS lists him as a Full Member who joined in 2006 10. The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery lists him as a physician member 11. The clinic also names the American Society of Dermatologic Surgeons and the American Society of Laser Medicine 1. His California licence status could not be checked on the Medical Board of California site 3.
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 Something wrong or out of date?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. https://siliconvalleyhairinstitute.com/meet-dr-miguel-canales/
- 2. https://siliconvalleyhairinstitute.com/htx360/
- 3. https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&number=1053776740
- 4. https://siliconvalleyhairinstitute.com/artas/
- 5. https://siliconvalleyhairinstitute.com/fue-hair-transplant/
- 6. https://siliconvalleyhairinstitute.com/fut-surgery/
- 7. https://siliconvalleyhairinstitute.com/
- 8. https://siliconvalleyhairinstitute.com/whats-cost-hair-transplant-partly-depends-live/
- 9. https://siliconvalleyhairinstitute.com/contact-us/
- 10. https://ishrs.org/doctor/miguel-g-canales/
- 11. https://compass.cosmeticsurgery.org/find-a-surgeon/miguel-g-canales
What patients say on reddit
9 people shared their experience with Dr. Miguel Canales across 10 reddit threads between 2018 and 2026. Every graft count, price and verdict is linked to the original thread.
- male 1,850 grafts surgery 2024
- super pleased with result at one year source ↗
- surgeon good over text with concerns source ↗
- no donor shock loss or infection source ↗
- native shock loss at 13 weeks source ↗
- possible side effects around surgery week source ↗
Tricky_Analyst_5800 had FUE with Dr. Miguel Canales at Silicon Valley Hair Institute in 2024, reported as roughly 1,850 to 1,900 grafts, and says he paid $11,700 (just shy of 12k) after a refundable 2500 deposit. At 13 weeks he posted about native shock loss, which Canales told him would grow back; he also reported no donor shock loss or infection. At one year he said he was 'Super pleased with result' and 'couldn’t be happier with it'.
3 threads they wrote in
- male 2,500 grafts surgery 2025
I_c_your_fallacy had a no-shave FUE of 2,500 grafts with Dr. Miguel Canales in North Bay in 2025 and states a price of $6 per graft, without naming the currency or inclusions. At 3 months he wrote 'Still, I’m pleased with the progress', noting the right side was coming in better than the left. No complications are reported.
1 thread they wrote in
- male 39 yo 2,800 grafts surgery 2024
ImportantComedian233 (39) had a transplant with Dr Canales at Silicon Valley Hair Institute in late 2024: the consultation was for 2,500 grafts at $5 per graft and he ended up with 2,800. He looked at Mexico and Turkey but chose a local doctor even at a higher cost. About a week after surgery he said the doctor was professional and personable and the facility was great; no final total price or later update is given.
1 thread they wrote in
- Dec 2024 Silicon Valley Hair Institute ↗
- male
- highly recommends both surgeons source ↗
FrozenCantaloupe101 had his main procedure with Dr Miguel Canales in Foster City, CA, then a touch up and additional hairline reconstruction with Dr Rahal in Ottawa. He posted photos at about 18 months from the second procedure and wrote "Would highly recommend both surgeons." He takes daily 1mg finasteride and gave no graft count or price for Canales.
1 thread they wrote in
- Jul 2025 18 months final result ↗
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Maleficent-Ad4246 is gathering West Coast surgeon options and has not had surgery. They contacted Dr Miguel Canales of Silicon Valley Hair Institute, who 'Quoted me 3,500 grafts (1-day procedure)'; another surgeon who quoted 3,500 grafts over 2 days was 'Significantly pricier than Canales', but no dollar figures are given. They give no verdict on Canales.
1 thread they wrote in
- 2,000 grafts
TransitionDue777 said in October 2024 that Dr Miguel Canales was charging 9k (with a 1000 discount) for 2000 grafts, currency not stated. They had not had surgery and gave no assessment of him.
1 thread they wrote in
- Oct 2024 Going for HT in bay area. ↗
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- quote seemed overpriced source ↗
Own_Cartographer_113 had a first consultation with Dr Wassenbauer and Dr Canales in the Bay Area and asked whether anyone had issues with either. They were quoted "2000-2500 roughly 15-16k" without saying which doctor gave which figure, and called it overpriced. They ended by saying they were leaning towards Dr Gabel in Oregon instead; no surgery with Canales is reported.
1 thread they wrote in
- Jan 2023 Input on these Bay Area clinics? ↗
- male
- staff nice, professional and knowledgeable source ↗
dokidoki987 had a consultation with Dr. Canales at Silicon Valley Hair Institute about a possible FUE transplant in October 2019 and had not had surgery. He found the staff pretty nice, professional and knowledgeable and noted mostly very good reviews online, and asked whether anyone had actually had a transplant by him.
1 thread they wrote in
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- fine surgeon, does good work source ↗
wrassman answered a 2019 question about Dr Miguel Canales of Silicon Valley Hair Institute, writing "He is a fine surgeon who trained on the ARTAS robot. I know him and he does good work." They did not say they were a patient and gave no prices or results.
1 thread they wrote in