Charles Medical Group Blog

Question:How common is it for women to experience shock loss after hair transplantation? Answer:Shock loss is seen on occasion in both men and women. It tends to be a little more common in females than males. The reason the shock loss is more common in women is that in most cases females have more hair […]

Question:I am woman with a very pronounced widow’s peak with the sides of my head and temple areas located very high up. I would like to fill these areas with hair. How is this best done? Answer:A hair restoration procedure done in a female with receding corners and temple areas would be done in the […]

Question:What complications do you see most often with your hair transplant procedures and how do you treat them? Answer:There are very few complications associated with hair transplantation procedures. This is even more true now than in years past. The few complications we do see following a hair restoration procedure I would consider more of a […]

Question:I have a vast scar from a previous hair transplantation surgery and I am wondering how this can be repaired. Answer:There is the possibly of scar revisions following hair transplantation surgery depending upon the width and thickness of the scar. That will determine what the physician can do as far as revising the scar and […]

Question:Is it normal for the new hair to still be hibernating five months after the surgery? Answer:The hairs that were transplanted from the donor site to the recipient area generally fall out within the first one to four weeks. It generally takes between 90 and 150 days for those hair follicles to go through their […]

Question:There are many who think that FUE is the best approach when it comes to hair transplantation. Do you think this is true and is it true for all patients? Answer:Actually, we use only one of several different techniques for hair transplantation surgery. Follicular Unit Excision (FUE) is a procedure where individual follicular units are […]

Question:Please explain the Norwood Scale for Hair Loss? Answer:The Norwood Scale was named after a Dr. Norwood and was created many, many years ago. He was one of the first doctors who tried to create a common vocabulary or nomenclature for describing male pattern hair loss. It was called the Norwood Scale and described the […]

Question:I know pricing can vary dramatically but what would you say is an average range per graft for FUE procedures? Answer:I do agree that pricing does vary significantly between procedures and I think a general rule is that Follicular Unit Excision (FUE) grafts cost somewhere between $6 and $9 per graft, depending on the size […]

Question:I have some cobblestoning from a prior hair transplantation procedure. Can FUE be used to fix this? Answer:Cobblestoning is a result of an older type surgery that was done usually more then 10 years ago and resulted in a very un-levelness of the skin in the recipient area. It is due to much larger grafting […]

Question:Can you explain what a trichophytic closure is? Answer:A trichophytic closure is a specific type of donor site closure that is used during hair restoration surgery. The trichophytic closure is performed after a typical donor strip has been removed from the donor region of the patient. Prior to suturing of the wound, an additional ledge […]