Latest Advances in FUE and FUT Techniques

ISHRS 2025 CME Webinar

Latest Advances in FUE and FUT Techniques

Recorded on Saturday, March 1, 2025
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Registration Fees Per Webinar

Moderators

Moderator: Timothy P. Carman, MD, FISHRS | USA
Co-Moderator: Otavio Boaventura, MD | Brazil

Program Description

This 2.5-hour live webinar, “Latest Advances in FUE and FUT Techniques,” is designed to help summarize the core clinical practices which should be standard as a level of care in the skills and technologies involving FUE and FUT donor harvesting procedures. The session will cover the history of both FUE and FUT, navigating the decision tree involved in choosing between FUE and FUT, examining the latest tools and technologies available in HTS, appreciating the limits in donor supply in both methods of harvest, and describing methods for minimizing scars in both FUE and FUT donor harvest. By revisiting these critical topics, 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, while possibly losing the appreciation for the benefits and appropriate use of FUT-based procedures. Given the appearance that there are rapid advancements in FUE techniques often leaves the long history of the success of hair transplants through history in the back seat. This knowledge gap can impact the optimal potential long term outcomes in hair transplant surgery as surgical skills become narrowed, which may negatively affect our artwork.

Educational Need

To address these gaps, this webinar will deliver focused, evidence-based education on:

1. FUE vs FUE donor management.
2. Current technologies in FUE and FUT.
3. The role of a surgical ability/skillset to perform both types of donor harvest.

Improved understanding of these areas will enable participants to better assess and manage the surgical and artistic long term quality outcomes in HTS procedures by maximizing the use of a limited lifetime donor supply.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Describe current techniques for high quality FUE and FUT harvest.
2. Explain the historical importance of the evolution of FUE vs FUT.
3. Name best practices in managing limited lifetime donor supply.
4. Establish best practices for minimizing donor scarring in FUE vs FUT.
5. Illustrate these concepts in practice by presented case studies.
6. Self-assess the need to increase surgical skillset to achieve the highest quality outcomes

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

1. Delineating the safe donor area for hair transplanting- Unger Walter et al. – The American Journey of Cosmetic Surgery, vol 11, N 4, 1994
2. Depth control in follicular unit excision. A new classification from a detailed analysis of 30 patients undergoing FUE technique for hair restoration.- Boaventura Otavio et al. – Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. 2022, 00-1-7.
3. Minimizing injury to the donor area in follicular unit extraction (FUE) harvesting – Zontos Geroge et al. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2016, 16, 61-69.
4. New strategies for using grafts harvested from outside the safe zone – True Robert et el. – Hair Transplant Forum International – 2021, 31, 3.
5. Strip harvesting follicular unit transplantation versus follicular unit excision: comparing the number of hairs and the ratio of hairs to follicular unit – Takata Pontes Luciana et al. – Dermatologic Surgery, 2024, 00:1-4.

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, 2026.

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.

• Ineligible Company: The ACCME defines an “ineligible company” as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services used on or consumed by patients. Providers of clinical services directly to patients are NOT included in this definition.
• Financial Relationships: Relationships in which the individual benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest (e.g., stocks, stock options or other ownership interest, excluding diversified mutual funds), or other financial benefit. Financial benefits are usually associated with roles such as employment, management position, independent contractor (including contracted research), consulting, speaking and teaching, membership on advisory committees or review panels, board membership, and other activities from which remuneration is received, or expected.  ACCME considers relationships of the person involved in the CME activity to include financial relationships of a spouse or partner.
• Conflict of Interest: Circumstances create a conflict of interest when an individual has an opportunity to affect CME content about products or services of an ineligible company with which he/she has a financial relationship.

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

The following individuals have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose:

Planners

Marco Barusco, MD, FISHRS – Planner
Otavio Boaventura, MD – Planner, Moderator & Faculty
Timothy P. Carman, MD, FISHRS – Planner & Moderator
Victoria Ceh, MPA – Planner & Manager
Aditya K. Gupta, MD, PhD, FISHRS – Planner
Robert S. Haber, MD, FISHRS – Planner
Rana Irfan, MBBS, FISHRS – Planner
Marissa LaDue, MPH – Planner & Manager
Hafiz Waqar Maqsood, MBBS – Planner
Maira Merlotto, MD, MsC – Planner
Ratchathorn Panchaprateep, MD, PhD, FISHRS – Planner
Farhaad Riyaz, MD – Planner
Nicole E. Rogers, MD, FISHRS – Planner
Marie A. Schambach, MD, FISHRS | Guatemala – Planner & Faculty
Miriam Scheel, MD – Planner
Melanie Stancampiano – Planner & Manager

Faculty

Muhammad Jawad Chaudry, MBBS | Pakistan
Bessam K. Farjo, MBChB, FISHRS | United Kingdom
James A. Harris, MD, FISHRS | USA
David S. Josephitis, DO, FISHRS I USA
Henrique N. Radwanski, MD, FISHRS I Brazil
Felix Popescu, MD | Romania
Paul T. Rose, MD, JD, FISHRS | USA

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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Disclaimer

The webinar content has been made available by the ISHRS for educational purposes only. The content is not intended to represent the only, nor necessarily the best, method or procedure appropriate for the medical situations discussed, but rather is intended to present views, statements, and opinions that may be of interest to others. The views expressed herein are those of the individual authors and not necessarily those of the ISHRS. The ISHRS assumes no responsibility or liability in connection with your use or misuse of the webinar content or any materials or techniques described in the content, and it makes no warranty or representation as to the validity or sufficiency of any information provided.

Questions: Learners may contact the ISHRS Headquarters with questions about this CME activity at phone +1-800-444-2737 or +1-630-262-5399, or fax +1-630-262-1520, or email: gro.srhsiobfsctd-37d7eb@ofni