Hair Transplantation in High-Risk and Medically Complex Patients
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Hair Transplantation in High-Risk and Medically Complex Patients
Saturday, July 18, 2026
9:00 AM – 11:30 AM CDT (Time zone conversion)
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Program Description
This 2.5-hour live webinar, “Hair Transplantation in High-Risk and Medically Complex Patients,” is essential for those hair transplant practices that are taking the next steps for the advanced care of patients. The more popular hair transplant of all types becomes, the more our skills as surgeons and doctors needs to include the up to date clinical practices for medically complex and technically challenging cases.
The session will be divided roughly into the pre-operative and the post-operative care of medically complex patients including, management of smokers, high infection risk, scarring alopecias, appreciating the limits in donor supply in both methods of harvest, and necrosis, and special cases like burned patients. By revisiting these critical topics and working through examples of medical and surgical management, participants will gain an appreciation for the need to keep current in the latest advances, as well as preserving the golden standards for quality that make hair transplants procedures surgically and artistically successful.
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
The webinar addresses this gap by delivering targeted education on:
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Pre-operative optimization for hair transplant patients including updated smoking and infection risks.
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Post-operative management for hair transplant-specific cases
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Scalp wound care in complex cases (pre and post op) for both FUE and linear surgeries.
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Long-term planning in high risk individuals including ethical and surgical boundaries
Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
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Identify high risk patients and form treatment plans to mitigate each risk in complex cases.
- Describe current techniques for pre-operative management of smokers
- Identify the need for infection prophylaxis in common hair transplant cases and be able to distinguish what interventions are required in less common situations.
- Recognize, treat, and prevent scalp necrosis.
- Appreciate these concepts in practice by presented case studies especially as it relates to post-morbid burn patients.
- Understand best practices and ethical guidelines in managing limited lifetime donor supply
- Describe the risks and medical management for cicatricial alopecia patients.
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Self-assess their ability to handle the needs of medically complex patients at their own practice and identify resources in their situation that can help them treat patients appropriately.
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
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Delineating the safe donor area for hair transplanting- Unger Walter et al. – The American Journey of Cosmetic Surgery, vol 11, N 4, 1994
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Hajmohammadi K, Esmaeili Zabihi R, Akbarzadeh K, Parizad N. Using a combination therapy to combat scalp necrosis: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2020 Aug 20;14(1):132. doi: 10.1186/s13256-020-02450-5. PMID: 32814571; PMCID: PMC7439622.
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ISHRS Practice Census Report, 1995.
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Tobacco and Surgical outcomes: WHO Knowledge Summary
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Johnson JT, Schuller DE, Silver F, et al. Antibiotic prophylaxis in high-risk head and neck surgery: one-day vs five-day therapy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1986;95:554-557. https://iowaprotocols.medicine.uiowa.edu/protocols/antibiotic-prophylaxis-head-and-neck-surgery
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Scalp Repair by tissues expanders and burn patients with significant deformity- Lam et al. – Hair Transplant 360, vol 3 pp289-290. 2014 ed.
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Cicatricial Alopecia: An Approach to Diagnosis and Management– Price, Mirmirani – Springer, 2011
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.
Disclosure Information
In accordance with the ACCME Accreditation Criteria, the ISHRS must ensure that anyone in a position to control the content of the educational activity (planners/ speakers/authors/moderators) has disclosed all financial relationships with any commercial interest (termed by the ACCME as “ineligible companies”, defined below) held in the last 24 months (see below for definitions). Please note that first authors were required to collect and submit disclosure information on behalf all other authors/contributors, if applicable.
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The ACCME also requires that ISHRS manage any reported conflict and eliminate the potential for bias during the educational activity. Any conflicts noted below have been managed to our satisfaction. The disclosure information is intended to identify any commercial relationships and allow learners to form their own judgments. However, if you perceive a bias during the educational activity, please report it on the evaluation.
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
Guillermo Guerrero, MD – Planner and Moderator
Aditya K. Gupta, MD, PhD, FISHRS – Planner
Robert S. Haber, MD, FISHRS – Planner
Chiara Insalaco, MD, PhD – Planner
Marissa LaDue, MPH – Planner & Manager
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
Sara Wasserbauer, MD, FISHRS – Planner and Moderator
Faculty
Gholamali Abbasi, MD, FISHRS
Scott A. Boden, MD, FISHRS
Thalita Carlesso, MD
Jerry E. Cooley, MD, FISHRS
Felix M. Popescu, MD, PhD
Dow B. Stough, MD
Lorena Visentainer, MD
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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