Dr. Richard Dubois

Dr Richard Dubois founded the Institut de Greffe de Cheveux du Québec (IGCQC) in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, in 1991 1. The institute's site says (in French) that he has been a general practitioner since 1991 and is a family medicine graduate who concentrates his medical work on hair care 1. It describes the institute as a medical and surgical centre devoted exclusively to hair care 1. The site refers to the institute's certified doctors in the plural but names no other doctor 2. The institute is at 1543 boulevard des Forges, Trois-Rivières 3.

The institute offers strip transplants (FUT) and FUE 4. For FUT, it says the strip is divided under the microscope by a team of specialised technicians 4. For FUE, it describes a 0.8 to 1.2 mm punch, used by hand or with a motor 4. It says the FUE donor area must be shaved, fully or in rows 4. It says it favours quality grafts over excessive numbers and keeps a donor reserve for future sessions 4. The site does not say which steps Dr Dubois performs himself 4.

The institute publishes two prices before tax 4. A strip (FUT) session of about 3,000 grafts costs CAD 8,900 plus tax, and it says the cost may be lower or higher depending on individual factors 4. FUE costs CAD 9,900 plus tax for 2,000 grafts 4. Quebec sales taxes (GST and QST) apply 4. The consultation fee is CAD 120 4.

Consultations are paid, at CAD 120 4. The institute does not publish before and after photos 4. It says that, under the code of ethics, a doctor must not guarantee results 4.

He appears in the ABHRS diplomate register as Richard DuBois, MD 5. The institute says he is one of 10 Canadian ABHRS diplomates 1. He is an ISHRS Full Member, a member since 2000 per his listing 6.