Female Hair Transplantation: Advanced Decision Making
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Female Hair Transplantation: Advanced Decision Making
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
8:00 AM – 10:30 AM CDT (Time zone conversion)
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Program Description
This 2.5-hour live webinar, “Female Hair Transplantation: Advanced Decision Making,” is designed to provide an advanced review of the principles, challenges, and evolving strategies in female hair restoration surgery. The session will address patient evaluation and selection, limitations in female hair transplantation, and the aesthetic and technical considerations involved in surgical planning.
Additional topics will include the management of surgical patients with cicatricial alopecia, the role of regenerative medicine and scalp micropigmentation as adjunctive therapies, and specialized procedures such as eyebrow and eyelash transplantation. Long-term outcomes and patient satisfaction will also be discussed to provide a broader perspective on treatment success and patient-centered care.
Through this focused review, participants will strengthen their understanding of advanced decision-making in female hair restoration and refine their approach to achieving safe, natural, and predictable outcomes.
Professional Practice Gap
Many practitioners in the field of hair restoration practice only the FUE method on generally healthy young men. But as the numbers of patients seeking hair restoration surgeries increases, and the increase of medical tourism in hair transplant, more patients with complex medical histories will need to be managed.
The skill sets for these techniques draw widely from wound care, the recent advances in the dermatology of cicatricial alopecias, critical care medicine, and infectious disease. Management of high risk patients is not generally taught to those entering the field, nor widely practiced, but the demand and the load of medically complex patients is high and growing.
Educational Need
This webinar addresses these gaps by delivering targeted education on the unique principles and challenges of female hair restoration, including patient evaluation and selection, recognition of systemic and local factors affecting candidacy, and the limitations of surgical intervention in women.
Participants will also gain insight into aesthetic planning, management of complex conditions such as cicatricial alopecia, the integration of adjunctive therapies including regenerative medicine and scalp micropigmentation, and specialized procedures such as eyebrow and eyelash transplantation.
Improved understanding of these areas will enable participants to refine their clinical decision-making, optimize patient selection, and enhance both the surgical and aesthetic quality of outcomes in female hair restoration surgery.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify the systemic and local factors that influence patient candidacy and surgical planning in female hair transplantation.
- Describe the limitations and unique challenges of female hair restoration, including donor constraints and cicatricial alopecia.
- Apply aesthetic principles and surgical planning strategies to optimize female hairline design and natural outcomes.
- Evaluate the role of adjunctive therapies, including regenerative medicine and scalp micropigmentation, in improving surgical results.
- Assess the indications, risks, and technical considerations of eyebrow and eyelash transplantation.
- Analyze long-term outcomes and patient satisfaction to refine clinical decision-making and improve patient-centered care in female hair restoration surgery.
Assessment Methodology
Target Audience and Prerequisites
This webinar is taught at the physician level. It is open to all levels and geared toward advanced hair restoration surgeons.
References
- Shapiro R, Unger W, Barankin B, eds.[Text Wrapping Break]Hair Transplantation, 6th ed. CRC Press; 2023.
- Garg A, Garg S, True R.[Text Wrapping Break]Female Hairline Design. In: Practical Guide to Hair Transplantation. Thieme; 2021.
- Queen D, Avram MR.[Text Wrapping Break]Hair Transplantation in Women. J Drugs Dermatol. 2025;24(9):851–857.
- Trüeb RM, Dias MFL.[Text Wrapping Break]Restoration of Hair in Cicatricial Alopecia. Dermatol Clin. 2021;39(3):417–430.
- Rodríguez Forero RA, Hernández Perilla PA, Londoño S.[Text Wrapping Break]An Approach to Performing Successful Eyelash Restoration. Hair Transplant Forum International. 2025;35(5):162–164.
- Rodríguez Forero RA, Londoño S.[Text Wrapping Break]Chapter on Eyebrow Transplantation. In: Jiménez Acosta F, Vázquez JJ, eds. Cirugía de Trasplante Capilar: Principios, Técnicas y Avances. Spain: Genové Laboratories; 2025.
CME Information
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit Statement
The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery designates this Other Activity (blended synchronous and enduring) for a maximum of 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
To receive CME credit and a CME certificate, participants must participate in the activity, complete the evaluation survey and the CME Claim Form by January 12, 2027.
Program Evaluation
Participants will complete an evaluation form to provide feedback on:
Format
Internet/online, via computer or mobile device.
Official Language
The official language of the webinar is English. Simultaneous interpretation is not provided for this webinar.
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Disclosures of Relevant Financial Relationships of Planners, Faculty, and Others
Faculty Disclosures
The following individuals have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose:
Planners
- Marco Barusco, MD, FISHRS – Planner
- Victoria Ceh, MPA – Planner & Manager
- Christopher M. D’Souza, MD, MBChB – Planner
- Aditya K. Gupta, MD, PhD, FISHRS – Planner
- Robert S. Haber, MD, FISHRS – Planner
- Chiara Insalaco, MD, PhD – Planner
- Marissa LaDue, MPH – Planner & Manager
- Sofia Londono, MD – Planner and Moderator
- Ratchathorn Panchaprateep, MD, PhD, FISHRS, Chair – Planner
- Henrique Radwanski, MD, FISHRS – Planner
- Farhaad Riyaz, MD – Planner
- Miriam Scheel, MD, Chair – Planner
- Melanie Stancampiano – Planner & Manager
- Robert T. Leonard, Jr., DO, FISHRS – Planner
- Zinaria Williams, MD – Planner and Moderator
Faculty
TBA
The following individuals have relevant financial relationships:
Planners
None
Faculty
None
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
Commercial Support
None
Off-Label Or Other Non-FDA Approved, Investigational Use
None
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