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Well today was my day for surgery. I arrived at 8:30am and was finished around 3:00pm. Everything went GREAT.... and I cannot wait to see the results. All of the staff and Dr. Charles seem to think it will be a GREAT success .... as do I. There is lots to say... if anyone is interested in Dr. Charles (his office is in Boca Raton, FL) I would be more than happy to share my experience with you. Let me know by email TAClark29@aol.com ... I can call you and explain the surgery (or if I have to I suppose I could type it out... hehe) Good Luck to all and a big HELLO to you Pat Hennessey from Dr. Charles!! As well, thank you Pat for the nice words of encouragement. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

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Note - This message was recopied by Pat the editor from the original discussion group to this vastly improved online community.

The name of orginal poster and the date posted are listed below:

From: TAClark29@aol.com
Date: 5/9/01
Time: 9:08:58 PM
Remote Name: 172.150.23.148


Comments
Well today was my day for surgery. I arrived at 8:30am and was finished around 3:00pm. Everything went GREAT.... and I cannot wait to see the results. All of the staff and Dr. Charles seem to think it will be a GREAT success .... as do I. There is lots to say... if anyone is interested in Dr. Charles (his office is in Boca Raton, FL) I would be more than happy to share my experience with you. Let me know by email TAClark29@aol.com ... I can call you and explain the surgery (or if I have to I suppose I could type it out... hehe) Good Luck to all and a big HELLO to you Pat Hennessey from Dr. Charles!! As well, thank you Pat for the nice words of encouragement. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

Todd

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I had hair transplant surgery on October 26th, 2001 at the Charles Medical Group in Boca Raton, FL and I could not be happier with my experience. First let me say that I've had treatments in the past, and I was devastated with the results. I can say that I lost a few years of my life because of that butcher. Hey, shame on me for not doing my research at the time. Anyway, thanks to a friend I found Dr. Charles!!!!! Dr. Charles does 1 surgery per day. 1!! He and his staff take the time and do things right. The surgery lasted all day and was pretty painless. There are a few moments of discomfort, but not a big deal. I had a good time with the staff throughout the day as we watched movies. I surprisingly was able to take breaks to get up and walk around, eat and go to the bathroom. At the end of the surgery, to surprise me further, I was able to leave the office without a big, ridiculous mummy wrap on my head, just a baseball cap. Now, I am not completely bald and wear my hair in a Caesar style, but to surprise me further, the next night I went out without a hat on!!! Unbelievable and totally undetectable. Well, that is my experience. I cannot talk about the results yet, but if they compare at all to the results of my friend who brought me to Dr Charles, I will be "Back In The Game"! Stay tuned for my results in a few months............

Good for you ----Tell us more about the Dr.'s office and what tasks doctor charles performs? Did he place all the grafts himself? Did he make all the recipent sites first?How were you sutured staples/sutures/disolvable sutures?Tell us more if you don't mind [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]

I had my first ht with Dr. Charles on January 14, 2001. In the early 90's I started a ht procedure and never finished. I went around covering these very noticable rows with a baseball cap for 12 years. It is a tough thing to feel like you have lost your youth due to hair loss and most who have experienced it understand how severly it can affect your life. Well, back to my new hero Dr. Charles. I learned of Dr. Charles from a mutual friend who also works for him. While getting directions for his office on the web I came across this website and was very happy to see his name mentioned. I met with Dr. Charles in December of 2001 and he explained the procedure being used. He also explained a course of action based on my hair loss and previous work done. The confidence he has in his abilities is apparent upon meeting him. He had photos of similar cases he has performed with regard to correcting past procedures. I set a date for January 14th prior to leaving to have my first procedure. When I left I was well informed and knew exactly what to expect upon returning. On the morning of the surgery Dr. Charles took the time to go over the procedure once again and showed me where he was going to focus his attention first and why he felt that way. I was a little nervous because as I said earlier, you spend half your life covering your head to avoid drawing attention to yourself and now your head takes center stage. This lasted about as long as it took to meet the rest of his team. He has obviously made hiring the best a priority. I felt completly at ease with all of them and watching them work was something I won't forget. The surgery went exactly as planned and exactly as Dr. Charles said it would go. Everything healed very well and I am in the same situation as many of you, waiting for the hair to grow so I can call Dr. Charles again to schedule the next session. It's good to know that sometimes you can turn back the clock and that is what I think Dr. Charles and his staff have done for me. If you are seriously considering having a transplant, do yourself a favor and call Dr. Charles. Dr. Charles is truly one of the good guys.

To BackintheGame02 -

I've seen several times the "Ceasar style" comb.
What exactly is that???

midnight


named after julius caesar as polyesther made
a comeback so does a roman hairstyle.caesar
style refers to combing the hair totally forward
giving the look of bangs,kinda the way george
clooney often wairs his hair. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img]

Thanx figsy

Just had my procedure done by Dr. Charles today. He also performs surgery at Shapiro Medical Group in Minneapolis, working with one of the best known Doctors in the field, Dr. Ron Shapiro.

I have nothing but good things to say about Dr. Charles and my experience with the Shapiro Medical Group staff. I did 2100 grafts and can't wait for the results.

I had just had my procedure done today 10-04-2002 and it was a great experiece Dr. Charles and his staff are magnificent. It was totally pain free and even though it's to early to tell I'm sure that I will be totally satisfied when my hair starts coming in.

luberta

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