MEDICAL
PROFILES DR. GLENN M. CHARLES
RESTORING LOST LOCKS Charles Medical Group Helps Men And Women Restore Thinning Hair
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hen it comes to replicating Mother Nature, hair transplant specialist Dr.
Glenn M. Charles is a stickler for details. “Every patient’s hair loss is different and requires a slightly different approach to get natural-looking results,” he says. “I am the ultimate perfectionist when it comes to surgery.” In the past five years, Dr. Charles has transplanted approximately 1.5 million hair grafts and more than 3 million hair follicles using two main surgical procedures: Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) and Follicular Unit Grafting (FUG). He carefully explains the pros and cons of each procedure to help patients make educated
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decisions. The FUG procedure, in which a strip of tissue is taken from the back of the pa-
I’m at the forefront of a lot of new technology, and I’m really proud of the work we’ve done to help people improve their self image and self-confidence.
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tient’s head, leaves a thin linear scar that
hair,” says Dr. Charles. “We cannot guar-
medical causes for hair loss, such as ane-
is barely detectable unless the patient
antee it will work for everyone, but we are
mia, a thyroid abnormality or a hormone
wears a military-short haircut. With FUE
confident it causes no harm.”
imbalance problem.
These days, 15 to 20 percent of Dr.
As the 2011 President of the American
Other hair restoration procedures and loss
Charles’ patients are women. Before
Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, Dr.
prevention services available at Charles
treating a female patient, he performs a
Charles is widely considered one of the
Medical Group include laser hair thera-
full medical workup to rule out underlying
top hair transplantation surgeons in the
surgery, there is no linear scar.
United States.
py, which is designed to slow hair loss and stimulate hair regrowth, and injections of the patient’s own Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP). “We have had success with PRP in slow-
Charles Medical Group is located at 200 Glades Road, Suite 2, Boca Raton. For more information, call 561-395-5544 or visit charlesmedicalgroup.com.
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“I am at the forefront of a lot of new technology, and I am really proud of the work we have done to help people improve their self image and self-confidence,” he says. M AY 2 0 1 2
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