At Dr. TOUH CLINIC, we have the following to help solve your problems:We have staff with various qualifications, including doctors, nurses, and beauticians.
The initial consultation is carried out by a hairdresser with expertise in hair, followed by a detailed examination of the condition of the scalp by a doctor.
This time, we will tell you about the counseling that we provide at our clinic.

Philosophy of Dr. TOUHI CLINIC

- Solving patients' concerns comes first
Our goal is to resolve our patients' concerns, so while we make efforts to have customers choose our clinic, we do not provide counseling simply for the purpose of obtaining a contract.

・Propose effective treatments
If there is no effect, you will not want to continue the treatment, and since you want to be cured, we will first conduct a thorough medical interview,We will work together with you to determine a treatment plan that meets your needs, based on the information we have available to help improve your symptoms.

Why hairdressers do counseling

・Hairdresser's experience and ability
Due to the nature of their job, hairdressers have the opportunity to see and touch many different types of hair.
"This person has strong hair, but tends to have a lot of gray hair."
"This person's hair will eventually thin, so we should definitely start AGA treatment."
"The thickness and hardness of the hair at the nape and top of the head are completely different."
Such,Having been a hairdresser for a long time, I have become adept at gathering a lot of information just by touching hair.
I felt that this experience and ability was necessary for scalp and hair counseling.

・Why AGA clinics need beauticians and doctors
No matter how competent a hairdresser is during the consultation, intuition and experience alone are not enough to decide whether or not to proceed with treatment.
We believe that data and evidence are necessary to communicate the need for treatment, so we employ both beauticians and doctors.

Doctor's Commitment

Another reason I decided to open Dr. TOUHI CLINIC was because I had little contact with patients at the AGA clinic where I had previously worked as a staff doctor.
Counselors were the main facilitators, and contact between patients and doctors tended to be largely administrative.

・The role of doctors at AGA clinics
[Assembly-style medical examination]
① Check if the patient is currently ill or taking any medication.
② Determine whether treatment is possible
③ Treat
Many clinics have become repetitive in their examinations and treatments, repeating steps 1 to 3.It is not uncommon for treatment to begin with first-time patients only being able to converse for two or three minutes.

Can patients truly receive treatment without anxiety with just a two- or three-minute consultation?
Since it involves one's body, patients will want to have a thorough discussion with their doctor about the treatment plan, and I think patients are sensitive to whether the doctor is being considerate and trying to make them better.

・Consultation by Dr. TOUHI CLINIC
We communicate well with each patient and listen carefully to their concerns and how they would like to be treated and improved.I opened this clinic because I wanted to create a clinic where we could think together with each other.

・The role of doctors at Dr. TOUHI CLINIC
Instead of a doctor coming out and then finishing the examination in 2-3 minutes, the doctor in charge will communicate with the patient and listen to their concerns and treatment requests.
After that, is AGA the cause of hair loss? Are there any other causes for hair loss?We will thoroughly examine you and suggest the most appropriate treatment based on your wishes and the results of your examination.
It goes without saying that a doctor should examine patients properly, but there are surprisingly many AGA clinics that do not do this, so we are particular about respecting consultation times.

Benefits of working with a hairdresser

・Benefits of having a hairdresser at an AGA clinic
I don't think there is any other clinic that combines a hairdresser and a doctor, but one of the benefits of having a hairdresser at an AGA clinic is,I think the best thing about this is that hairdressers can give you thorough advice on home care beyond treatment.

Advice other than treatment
I think everyone has a favorite hair salon or barber shop.
I assume that when you have been asking a hairdresser to take care of your hair for many years, you have some trust in that person, and I find it easy to listen to advice from such a professional.
This is something that only a hairdresser with specialized knowledge and experience can do.
I think one of the strengths of our clinic is that we can improve the effectiveness of treatment by incorporating advice from professionals and home care.So please feel free to contact us with any concerns or questions you may have about daily care!

Thorough support from a professional perspective

The questions on our clinic's medical questionnaire include:From the patient's perspective, some of the questions may seem meaningless.
In addition to questions about hair and scalp, we also answer questions such as whether or not you have hay fever.
For example, if you suffer from hay fever, you may experience skin irritation during pollen season, and from a professional perspective, it is believed that the scalp, which is connected to the skin, is also affected.

Also, if we don't know the patient, we won't be able to support them when the time comes, such as when side effects occur or treatment does not seem to be as effective as expected.
We believe that being a professional group with specialized knowledge and experience allows us to provide advice from both the perspectives of a doctor and a beautician if any problems arise.

The importance of digitization

・Hairdresser's sense
Hairdressers often work intuitively based on the information they get from their hands, and they tend to value what they have learned through years of experience and experience.
"It feels like it's grown a little bit."
"I feel like my hair is somehow thicker than before."
This impression I get from touching it is not wrong,Regarding treatment, we are confident that by recording the results in photographs and data and quantifying the effects and changes of treatment, we can provide treatment that is one or two steps above.

・The importance of data
How much better is it? Is it really better?
At our clinic, we always record the condition of the scalp after each treatment.
This is absolutely essential information for improving your scalp and hair, but there are actually very few other clinics that offer it, and as far as I know, there are almost none.
Symptoms are visualized as numbers and data, and future treatment plans and progress are considered based on that, so treatment is based on evidence.This is also one of our clinic's specialties.
The condition of your scalp is essential to maintaining good hair condition.
If you want to provide truly good treatment, you will definitely need scalp data, so I think the number of clinics adopting this type of approach will continue to increase.

・The importance of continuing to collect data
Since AGA is an incurable disease, it is important to continue treatment.
Our job is to produce results, but we also believe it is important to help patients understand the purpose of the treatment and continue with it.
It is common for patients to feel relieved when their symptoms improve slightly and end up skipping treatment.
For such people, comparing the data on the improved scalp condition after treatment with the data on the scalp condition measured after a period of treatment will help them understand how important it is to continue treatment.

AWhat happens if you skip GA treatment?
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Working as a team to treat patients

We are truly blessed to have such wonderful people at our clinic, and we have excellent staff who care about and support our patients.
Of course, our staff members are all highly knowledgeable and experienced, and they work as a unified team, but all of them have a strong desire to improve the condition of their patients' hair, so I feel that this is another amazing thing about our clinic.

When seeing off customers,
"Are they really satisfied?" "Do they go home with a bright smile on their face?"
I'm very curious about that.
If you have chosen our clinic, we believe that it would be meaningless if you are not satisfied with it.

Summary

This time, we have shared with you many of the key points of the counseling we provide at our clinic.
It is difficult from a management perspective to cooperate and provide thorough support by utilizing the areas of expertise of each industry.We believe we have created the ideal environment for anyone with hair concerns.

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