Charles Medical Group Blog

Question:I have pretty extensive hair loss and was wondering are scalp flaps ever used any more? Answer:Scalp flaps and/or scalp reductions are very rarely used in today’s area of hair transplantation and/or hair restoration. There are only one to two clinics that I know of here in the United States that do still perform scalp […]

Question:When you use the FUT method are you cutting grafts that mimic natural follicular units or are you actually dissecting the hairs as follicular units? Answer:A follicular unit transplantation (FUT) is the method where a strip of donor tissue is removed and the donor wound is closed using a suturing and/or stapling technique. The strip […]

Question:I had a transplant about two weeks ago. The transplanted hairs should have shed but they haven’t yet. Does this mean they won’t and is this normal? Answer:In most cases shedding or shock loss would occur from one to four weeks after the hair transplantation procedure. Typically, 95% to 98% of the transplanted hairs will […]

Question:I am 22 and have some pretty bad hair thinning. I think I am too young for a transplant at this point. I know medication is an option but I was wondering if PRP could be an alternative for young guys like me? Answer:Yes, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is an option for any patient who is […]

Question:I recently read an article on hair transplantation and it said that coronal incisions are more likely to cause shock loss. Is this true? I thought this was supposed to be the best type of incision. Answer:There are two main types of directions that recipient sites during hair transplantation can be made. They are sagittal […]

Question:I tried topical Rogaine for hair loss and it irritated my scalp. What other options do I have? Answer:There is a new Rogaine that comes in a foam form and they have eliminated a few of the ingredients that were thought to have caused most of the scalp irritation, redness, dryness and flakiness. Most patient […]

Question:Is it normal for shock loss to occur at the donor site? I thought it occurred in the recipient area. I seem to have this patch at one end of my scar that I am worried is shock loss or possibly the scar is not healing well. Answer:It is relatively rare to have shock loss […]

Question:I regularly color my hair to cover up the gray. What is the latest I can color my hair before my hair transplant and how soon after the procedure can I color my hair? Answer:I generally recommend that my patients who regularly dye their hair to dye it approximately one week prior to the surgery […]

Question:I had a hair transplant about three months ago. Recently I developed some dry skin and flaky skin at the recipient sites. Is this normal? Is there anything that I am supposed to do with it and when should it clear up? Answer:This is relatively normal to have a little bit of dryness and flaky […]

Question:There is not much talk about flap surgery for hair transplantation but do people ever get this done anymore? When is it a good option or better than FUE or FUT techniques? Answer:It is very rare to hear of a patient who has flap surgery with the newer technology in hair transplantation that is available […]