Doctor Participation during procedure- Dr. Charles

[Hair28]

Hello:

I had a HT procedure done about 7 weeks ago (Dec/07) by Dr. Glenn Charles in Boca Raton, FL. Although I was pleased by his attention to detail and by the friendly staff, I was a little bit concerned about the fact that he was not there for most of the procedure. He basically worked on the donor side (removal and closure) and did 100% of all incisions. Once he completed those important steps, he left the room and two of his techs started implanting the grafts on my scalp. Although I know this is the norm in most places, I was a little bit disappointed (and concerned) that he did not step into the room until all the hairs were in place (over 2,000 grafts), at which point he took a final look at the implants and said everything looked great.

My question is: Is this normal? Did any of you guys have similar experiences with Dr. Charles or with any other HT doctor? It is still to early to tell if this will make a difference on my final results, but nevertheless I would like to hear from others who had (or didn't have) similar experiences.

 

Hair28

[Hair28]

Hello:

I had a HT procedure done about 7 weeks ago (Dec/07) by Dr. Glenn Charles in Boca Raton, FL. Although I was pleased by his attention to detail and by the friendly staff, I was a little bit concerned about the fact that he was not there for most of the procedure. He basically worked on the donor side (removal and closure) and did 100% of all incisions. Once he completed those important steps, he left the room and two of his techs started implanting the grafts on my scalp. Although I know this is the norm in most places, I was a little bit disappointed (and concerned) that he did not step into the room until all the hairs were in place (over 2,000 grafts), at which point he took a final look at the implants and said everything looked great.

My question is: Is this normal? Did any of you guys have similar experiences with Dr. Charles or with any other HT doctor? It is still to early to tell if this will make a difference on my final results, but nevertheless I would like to hear from others who had (or didn't have) similar experiences.

 

Hair28

[Bill - Seemiller]

Hair28,

 

It is quite normal for the surgeon to be out of the room for the majority of time the hairs are transplanted. Sometimes surgeons will come in and out of the room a bit more frequently, but often times is not necessary when in the hands of skilled technicians transplanting hairs.

 

I do know what you mean though...it feels more comfortable when the surgeon is a bit more present. But I have confidence that you will end up with a great result.

 

Bill

[Mike26]

That is common, the doctor does the slits the techs. place the grafts.

 

Just got mine done with Dr. Charles as well.

[Hair28]

Yeah, I guess it is common for Doctors to go away and take care of other stuff while the techs work on the patient. I guess I was just a bit surprised since I was not told in advance that the techs were doing the whole graft insertion (and yes, I should've asked beforehand). The important thing is for the results to look great. Time will tell...