The Doctors


Dr. Romeo V. Bato
Hair Transplant Surgeon
Dr. Romeo V. Bato is considered as one of Asia’s and the Philippines leading expert in FUE and FUT transplant. Inarguably, He performs both high-quality follicular unit transplantation (FUT) through strip harvesting and advanced follicular unit extraction (FUE) with excellent results. Founding the top Hair Restoration Clinic in Metro Manila is evidently his way forward.
Being the resident surgeon of NuHart Hair Transplant Philippines clinic since 2005, he already handled a wide array of cases on hair restoration surgeries. He has performed over a thousand hair restorations to clients of different nationalities, celebrities included. A good number of his clients seek his expertise to correct most blunders done by other hair restoration surgeons using traditional procedural techniques.
He conducts a wider scope of cosmetic surgery procedures including rhinoplasty breast augmentation, breast reduction, abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), face lift, blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), brow lifts, arm lift (brachioplasty), liposuction and fat grafting. Apart from facial and body contouring and rejuvenation, he also performs minimal to non-invasive skin rejuvenations such as Botox®, rhytidectomy, laser resurfacing, contour threads, filler treatments and others.
Dr. Bato attended medical school at the University of the East – Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center in Manila and completed his residency in General Surgery at the San Juan De Dios Hospital. Trained in cosmetic surgery under the renowned cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Wilfredo Salapantan, he also took his medical specialization in hair transplantation at the NuHart Hair Clinic New York and Pittsburgh. He is a member of the International Society for Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS), International Member of American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital (AACSH), Fellow of Philippine Academy of Aesthetic Surgery (PAAS), Fellow Philippine Association of Medical Specialists (PAMSINC) and Philippine Society of Liposuction Surgery. Most importantly, he is also a member of the Board of Cosmetic Surgery and a Pan Pacific Aesthetic Institute diplomate.
- International Society for Hair Restoration Surgery
- Life Member, Philippine Medical Association
- Fellow, Philippine Academy of Aesthetic Surgery
- Diplomate, Board of Cosmetic Surgery, Pan Pacific Aesthetic Institute
- International Member, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
- Past President, Philippine Academy of Aesthetic Surgery – 2008
- Chairman, Department of Cosmetic Surgery, Perpetual Help Hospital, Binan, Laguna
- First Vice President and Auditor – Pan Pacific Aesthetic Institute Foundation Inc. – 2008 to present
Vice President, Philippine Academy of Aesthetic Surgery – 2007 - Training Officer, Philippine Academy of Aesthetic Surgery – 2006
- National Chancellor Cosmetic Surgery, Philippine Academy of Medical Specialist
- Aesthetic Blepharoplasty
3rd Post Graduate Course, Philippine Academy of Aesthetic Surgery - EDSA Shangri-La, Mandaluyong City
November 24, 2001 - Abdominoplasty and its Complications
AFP Medical Center, Quezon City
September 25, 2003 - Calf and Thigh Augmentation
Philippine Academy of Aesthetic Surgery Annual Convention
AFP Medical Center, Quezon City - Buttock Augmentation
14th PAMS Annual Convention
Fiesta Pavillon, Manila Hotel
November 24, 2008
Lower Lid Fat Repositioning Blepharoplasty
PAAS/PANSA Blepharoplasty Course
Cherry Blossom Hotel, Ermita Manila
December 4, 2010 - Management of the Aging Lower Eyelid
2nd Annual Convention, Pan Pacific Aesthetic Institute
Marriott Hotel Manila
October 2011 - Issues in Hair Transplant Surgery
5th Annual Convention, Pan Pacific Aesthetic Institute Foundation Inc.
Edsa Shangri-la Hotel, Mandaluyong City, Philippines
May 3, 2014 - Eyebrow Transplant
Mid-year Convention, Philippine Academy of Aesthetic Surgery
Summit Ridge Hotel, Tagaytay City
May 9, 2015
- 18th Asean Congress of Plastic Surgery
Bangkok, Thailand
March 9-10, 2017 - 24th Annual Scientific Meeting of International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
September 28, 2016 to October 1, 2016 - 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting of International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
Chicago, Illinois, U. S.A.
September 9-13, 2015 - ISHRS Asian FUE Hair Transplant Workshop, AK Clinics
New Delhi, India
Feb 27 – Mar 1, 2015 - 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting of International Society for Hair Restoration Surgery
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
October 8 – 11, 2014 - 21th Annual Scientific Meeting of International Society for Hair Restoration Surgery
San Francisco, California, USA
October 23 – 26, 2013 - 3rd Condensed Fat Grafting and Cell-Assisted Surgical Forum
Bangkok, Thailand
March 30, 2013 - 21st Congress International Society for Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery
Geneva, Switzerland
September 18 – 23, 2012 - 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of International Society for Hair Restoration Surgery
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
October 21 – 24, 2010 - 17th Annual Scientific Meeting of International Society for Hair Restoration Surgery
Amsterdam, Netherlands
July 22 – 26, 2009 - 11th Oriental Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Congress
Cebu City, Philippines
November 16 – 19, 2008 - 6th APACS World Congress in Cosmetic and Dermatologic Surgery Innovations and
Controversies
Makati City, Philippines
March 2 – 4, 2007 - International Congress on Advanced Cosmetic Surgery,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
August 14 – 16, 2004 - 4th World Congress on Cosmetic and Dermatologic Surgery, Asia-Pacific Academy of Cosmetic
Surgery
EDSA Shangri-La, Mandaluyong City
December 2003 - Third World Congress in Cosmetic Surgery
Shanghai, China
October 26 – 29, 2002
- Hair Transplant Surgeon – Nu/Hart Hair Clinic, Cebu City, Phils.
- Active consultant – St. Dominic Medical Center, Bacoor, Cavite
- Active consultant – Las Piñas City Medical Center, Las Pinas City
- Active consultant – Perpetual Help Medical Center, Las Pinas and Biñan Campus
- Hair Transplant surgeon – Nuhart Hair Clinic, Legaspi Village, Makati City
- Cosmetic Surgeon/Proprietor – RVB Medical Group, Las Pinas City
- Consultant, Hairmaxx Hair Restoration, Ortigas Center, Pasig City
- Human Amnion: A Study in Versatility. A 31/2 Year Experience.
Published in Philippine Journal of Surgical Specialties, Vol. 42 No. 4
October – December 1987 - Human Amnion: A Study in Versatility. A 31/2 Year Experience.
Presented and won 1st Prize at Interhospital Research Contest
St. Luke’s Medical Center
November 1985 - Amnion Banking and Its Clinical Uses in Surgery.
Presented and won 1st Prize at 3rd Annual Surgical Research Forum
San Juan de Dios Hospital, Pasay City
October 1986 - Subclavian Vein Catheterization.
Presented and won 1st Prize at 4th Annual Surgical Research Forum
San Juan de Dios Hospital, Pasay City
November 1987
- Submuscular Buttock Augmentation, Philippine Academy of Aesthetic Surgery, Lung Center of
the Philippines, November 2007 - Intramuscular Buttock Augmentation, Pan Pacific Aesthetic Institute, Lung Center of the
Philippines, July 2008 - Follicular Unit Transplantation, World Citi Medical Center, March 2009
- Chin Augmentation, Pan Pacific Aesthetic Institute, Saint Dominic Medical Center, September
2008 - Lower Lid Fat Repositioning Blepharoplasty, 2nd Annual Convention, Pan Pacific Aesthetic
Institute, Lung Center of the Philippines, October 2011

MICHAEL LUKE T. SALINAS, M.D.
Medical Director & Senior Hair Transplant Surgeon
Nu/Hart Hair Restoration Philippines – Cebu Branch (Head Surgeon)
About Dr. Salinas
Dr. Michael Luke T. Salinas is a board-certified Otorhinolaryngologist – Head and Neck Surgeon and Cosmetic Surgeon with over 10 years of expertise in hair restoration. As the Head Surgeon of Nu/Hart Hair Restoration Cebu, he is known for delivering precise, natural-looking results using both FUT (Follicular Unit Transplant) and advanced FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) techniques.
His combined background in reconstructive and aesthetic surgery allows him to approach hair restoration from a holistic and artistic perspective, helping patients regain their confidence with tailored solutions for scalp, facial, and surgical hair loss.
- B.S. Psychology – De La Salle University, Manila, 2004
- Doctor of Medicine – University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Medical Center Inc., 2009
- Post-Graduate Internship – University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Medical Center Inc., 2010
- Passed Philippine Physician Licensure Exam – 2010
- Medical Director & Senior Hair Transplant Surgeon, Nu/Hart Hair Restoration – Cebu & Makati Branches
- Medical Director, RVB Medical Group – Las Piñas, Philippines
- Active Consultant, St. Dominic Medical Center – Bacoor, Cavite
- Active Consultant, Pamplona Medical Center – Las Piñas, Philippines
- Residency in Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Ospital ng Makati (2011–2015)
- Hair Transplant Fellowship, Nu/Hart Hair Restoration Philippines under Dr. Romeo V. Bato (2015)
- Cosmetic Surgery, Pan Pacific Aesthetic Institute Foundation, Inc.
- Long Hair FUE Workshop, Malaga, Spain
- Diplomate, Philippine Board of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
- Fellow, Philippine Society of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
- Diplomate & Fellow, Pan Pacific Aesthetic Institute Foundation, Inc.
- Associate Member, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS)
- Hair Transplant Surgeon –Nu/Hart Hair Restoration, Makati & Cebu City
- Active Consultant – St. Dominic Medical Center, Bacoor Cavite, Philippines
- Active Consultant & Department Chair – St. Michael Medical Hospital, Bacoor Cavite, Philippines
- Active Consultant – St. Paul Hospital, Dasmarinas, Cavite, Philippines

CHARMAGNE ROSS E. BATO-SALINAS, M.D.
Chief Operating Officer & Senior Hair Transplant Surgeon
Nuhart Hair Restoration Philippines – Makati Branch (Head Surgeon)
About Dr. Bato-Salinas
Dr. Charmagne Ross E. Bato-Salinas is a board-certified Otorhinolaryngologist, a Fellow of the Philippine Society of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, and the Head Surgeon at Nu/Hart Hair Restoration Makati. With over 10 years of experience in hair restoration, she is recognized as one of the country’s leading experts in advanced FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) and female hair restoration.
She has helped thousands of patients regain their confidence with customized, natural-looking solutions—including Long Hair FUE, Non-Shave FUE, Direct Hair Implantation (DHI), and regenerative treatments for hair loss. Dr. Bato-Salinas is also known for her compassionate and precise approach to transgender hair restoration, supporting patients through gender-affirming hairline and facial hair procedures.
- B.S. Nursing – Southville International School and Colleges, 2007
- Nursing Licensure Exam, passed, 2007
- Doctor of Medicine – University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Medical Center Inc., 2011
- Post-Graduate Internship – University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Medical Center Inc., 2012
- Physician Licensure Exam – passed, 2012
- Chief Operating Officer & Head Surgeon, Nu/Hart Hair Restoration Philippines – Makati Branch
- Chief Executive Officer & Surgeon, RVB Medical Group, Philippines
- Active Consultant, Las Piñas Medical Center
- Female Hair Restoration — Solutions for female-pattern hair loss, thinning, and alopecia
- Transgender Hair Restoration — Gender-affirming procedures including MTF hairline feminization and FTM facial hair restoration
- Long Hair and Non-Shave FUE — Discreet, no-shave technique for immediate aesthetic results
- Direct Hair Implantation (DHI) — Precision placement for natural density and hairline design
- Eyebrow and Eyelash Transplants — Facial feature enhancement through advanced micrografting
- Scar Revision & Repair Procedures — Camouflaging surgical and traumatic scarring
- Regenerative Hair Treatments — Utilizing SVF (Stromal Vascular Fraction) and adipose-derived stem cells to stimulate hair regrowth
- Fellow, Philippine Society of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
- Diplomate, Philippine Board of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
- Member, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS)
- Member, FUE Europe
- Member, FUE Asia
- Member, Philippine Society of Liposuction Surgery Inc.
- Residency: Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Ospital ng Makati
- Fellowship: Hair Transplant Surgery, Nu/Hart Hair Restoration Philippines
- Observership Training on Advance Hair Transplant Technique: Dr. Jae Hyun Park, Seoul, South Korea
- Completed Training on Long Hair FUE: Malaga, Spain
- Regenerative Medicine Training: SVF & Stem Cells, International Academy of Cosmetic Procedure & SVF, Philippines
- Facial Hair Restoration – PAAS Annual Convention, 2019
- Eyebrow and Eyelash Hair Restoration – Aesthetic Medicine Institute Philippines, 2020
- Eyebrow Hair Restoration with Preview Long Hair FUE Technique – FUE Indonesia, 2024
- Eyelash Hair Restoration – FUE Asia India, 2025
- Diplomate of Philippine Board of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, 2017
- Associate Member, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
- International member – FUE Asia
- International member – FUE Europe
- Hair Transplant Surgeon –Nu/Hart Hair Restoration, Makati & Cebu City
- Active Consultant – St. Michael Medical Hospital, Bacoor Cavite, Philippines
- Active Consultant – Las Pinas Medical Center, Las Pinas, Philippines
- Active Consultant – RVB Medical Group, Las Pinas, Philippines

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