Charles Medical Group Blog

Question:I am 28 years old and will be undergoing a hair transplantation surgery in about three weeks. I notice on some of the hair blogs that people experience swelling around day three after the transplant. Is there anything that I can do to prevent this? If not, how bad is the swelling? Would wearing a […]

Question:I think I want a hair transplant. I have been reading up on them and also looking at low-level laser treatments. After I have a hair transplant would it be useful to begin the laser treatments to stimulate blood flow to the new hair grafts? Answer:Low-level laser therapy following a hair transplantation procedure is sometimes […]

Question:I have scheduled two days of hair transplant surgery to fill in both the crown and frontal regions. After the FUE procedure will the donor site show that hair has been lost? What percentage of the donor site is removed? Answer:Following an FUE (Follicular Unit Excision) procedure, whether or not a single day or two […]

Question:I am scheduled for an FUE hair transplant next month. I have heard that I may be recommended to shave my head prior to the surgery. Is this true? Answer:Yes, in order to do Follicular Unit Excision (FUE) hair transplantation surgery properly and to minimize the follicular damage in the donor area, it is recommended […]

Question:I am a 27-year-old woman with naturally thin hair but not necessarily additional thinning of my hair. What are my options in terms of restoring the thickness of my hair? Answer:In patients who have always had very thin hair, especially if the hairs themselves are very fine, there is not much you can do regarding […]

Question:I am a 48-year-old woman looking to change the texture of my hair. Would getting laser hair removal and then a hair transplant succeed in making my curly hair straighter? Answer:No, this would not be a good idea to change the texture of someone’s hair by trying to do complete laser hair removal on the […]

Question:I am a 42-year-old female very unhappy with my recent hair loss. Is there any way a doctor can predict for me how much more hair I will lose before I make the decision about getting a hair transplant? Answer:Unfortunately, there is no specific test that can be done on a patient to determine how […]

Question: I am a 33-year-old man and have been losing hair substantially over the past year. Am I currently a candidate for a hair transplant or should I wait longer to see whether this could be a phase before doing the surgery? Answer:I think the first step for a patient who has noticed a significant […]

Question:I am a 67-year-old man without much hair anywhere on my body and I am wondering how you determine where my donor site will be? Answer:Patients who have significant hair loss over the entire scalp have a condition known as endogenetic alopecia totalis, which is complete hair loss of the hair on the scalp. Patients […]

Question:I am a 66-year-old woman who knows about hair transplantation having heard from some friends that it is very painful. How true is this? Answer:The only discomfort associated with hair transplantation surgery is at the very beginning of the procedure when local anesthetic is applied to both the recipient area and the donor site area. […]