Dr. Glenn Charles

Dr. Glenn M. Charles founded Charles Medical Group in Boca Raton, Florida, in 1999, after training other physicians in hair transplant surgery for a hair restoration organization from 1997 to 1999 1. The practice, also based in Brickell, Miami, states Dr. Charles works exclusively in hair transplant surgery 1. The clinic describes itself as a "medical art clinic" built around one-on-one consultations and a custom treatment plan for each patient 1.

The clinic offers both FUT and FUE, choosing between them per patient based on age, hair-length preference, activity level, and donor density 2. FUE extraction uses the ARTAS robotic system, which individually extracts each graft, while dissection and graft placement are handled by long-tenured technicians, some over a decade; every robot-harvested graft is examined, counted, and trimmed before implantation 2. FUT wound closure uses a two-layer trichophytic technique, with sutures removed in 7 to 10 days after a first procedure and 10 to 12 days after a repeat one 2. Procedures use long-acting local anesthesia, with Diazepam offered beforehand as a sedative 2.

The clinic prices per graft rather than publishing package rates, with graft count and cost set at a face-to-face consultation 2. Its financing page lists no procedure prices, only payment methods; personal checks carry a $100 returned-check fee and must clear at least three weeks before surgery if used for the final balance 3. A deposit is required at scheduling, with the final balance due 14 days before surgery 3. Financing is offered through Cherry, Lending Club, and CareCredit; Cherry requires no hard credit check to apply, while Lending Club and CareCredit accounts must be pre-approved before surgery, and no plan length or interest terms are published 3.

Consultations are complimentary, meeting both a patient coordinator and Dr. Charles 2. On candidacy, the clinic states low donor density can rule out a candidate, while for women it states that localized frontal thinning with stable sides and donor hair in the back can make for an "excellent candidate" 2.

Dr. Charles is a past president and current diplomate of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, and the clinic lists him as a Fellow of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery 1. It also states he is a member of the International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgery, though his listed IAHRS profile page returns a not-found error and could not be corroborated 1.