Dr. Ahmad (Zack) Charkawi

Dr Zack Charkawi is the founder of Springs Hair Restoration, a hair restoration clinic in Sandy Springs, Georgia, in Metro Atlanta 12. The clinic has a second location inside Johns Creek Dermatology in Johns Creek, Georgia 3. The site says he evaluates each patient and performs every hair transplant himself 1. It says he has more than 15 years in hair restoration surgery and more than 20 years in procedural dermatology and hair restoration 42. His federal NPI record is under the name Ahmad Charkawi, with Zack Charkawi listed as another name 5.

The clinic offers FUE, no-shave FUE and FUT, as well as non-surgical treatment 1. Its FAQ also lists body hair transplants, transplants to the eyebrows, moustache, beard and eyelashes, and transplants into scalp scars 6. The site says Dr Charkawi performs every stage himself, from extraction and hairline design to placing each graft 7. It says no-shave FUE is done by hand by him, not by a technician or an automated device 7. The FUE page says each hairline is planned around the patient's face and the likely progression of their hair loss 8. The FAQ says patients in their late teens or early 20s should be counselled thoroughly first 6.

The cost page says a hair transplant at the clinic typically costs $4,500 to $15,000 or more 9. It gives three bands: about 800 to 1,500 grafts for $4,500 to $7,500, about 1,500 to 2,500 grafts for $7,500 to $12,000, and about 2,500 to 3,500 or more grafts for $12,000 to $15,000 or more 9. It says the price includes post-op follow-up with Dr Charkawi, and that FUT is generally less expensive than FUE 9. The FUE page lists in-house financing for eligible Georgia residents: 50% down and the rest over 12 months at 0% interest 8.

Consultations are free, and the site says patients meet Dr Charkawi directly 49. The consultation includes a candidacy evaluation, a hairline design preview and a graft estimate 4.

Registry records list him as an ABHRS diplomate, under the name Ahmad Charkawi at the clinic's Sandy Springs address 10. He is an ISHRS Full Member, listed at the Johns Creek address 11. The site says he is an ABHRS diplomate, an IBHRS diplomate and an ISHRS member 2. It also says he is board certified in family medicine 4.