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HairCon India Pledge
During HairCon 2019, the annual conference of the Association of Hair Restoration Surgeons of India, a “No To Ghost Surgery By Technicians” pledge was taken by all the attending delegates. …
Stand Proud, Be Loud
Stand Loud, Be Proud ISHRS members commit to integrity of profession An increasing number of unlicensed personnel worldwide are performing substantial medical aspects of hair restoration surgery and, in …
2019 World Congress – Bangkok, Thailand
27th World Congress and World Live Surgery Workshop of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery November 13-17, 2019 (Wednesday-Sunday) Bangkok, Thailand Learn More
ISHRS WARNS OF POTENTIAL SERIOUS RISK WHEN UNLICENSED PERSONNEL PERFORM HAIR TRANSPLANTATION SURGERY
GENEVA, IL (January 12, 2017) The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery today issued a consumer alert with a warning that increasing numbers of unlicensed personnel worldwide are performing substantial medical …
WORLDWIDE INTERNATIONAL HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY EXPERTS DISCUSS LATEST MEDICAL ADVANCES AND TRENDS
GENEVA, IL (October 4, 2017) Leading experts in hair restoration surgery will discuss emerging therapies and the latest trends in hair restoration surgery at the 25th World Congress hosted by the …
AS WORLDWIDE VOLUME OF HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY SPIKES, LEADING SURGEONS URGE CONSUMERS TO ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
GENEVA, IL (November 20, 2017) According to just-released results of a member survey conducted by the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS), the worldwide volume of surgical hair restoration procedures …
ISHRS Member Physicians Were Featured in Practical Dermatology’s DermWireTV
When award-winning hair transplant surgeons meet! ISHRS member physicians were featured in a Practical Dermatology’s DermWireTV segment discussing the high quality of education ISHRS provides hair transplant surgeons, hair loss …
Why Your Hair Restoration Specialist Should Be a Physician
Our everyday observation tells us that the primary function of hair follicles is to produce hair. That’s the function we care about because it has the most immediate and visible …
World’s Leading Experts In Treating Hair Loss Share Latest Techniques And Trends At Premier Educational Gathering
ISHRS hosts 26th World Congress in Hollywood, Calif., Oct. 10-14, 2018 GENEVA, IL. – September 11, 2018. With the theme “When Award Winning Hair Transplant Surgeons Meet”, the 26th World …
41-YEAR-OLD FIRE VICTIM
My story begins one February night in 2002 when I went out to a night club. It was the infamous Rhode Island Station Club. What began as a night out …
Follicular Unit Excision (FUE) Resources
FUE Resources FUExcision explained. FUE Clinical Practice Guidelines: Developed by the ISHRS Follicular Unit Excision Advancement Committee (FUEAC) Authors (alphabetical): Márcio Crisóstomo, MD, FISHRS, Kapil Dua, MBBS, MS, FISHRS, Aditya …
ISHRS 2017 Practice Census Infographic
HAIR RESTORATION SURGERIES JUMPED 60 PERCENT WORLDWIDE New survey reports Asia, Middle East and United States performing the most procedures GENEVA, IL. – September 19, 2017. Hair restoration surgery is …
Popular Hair Restoration Technique Updates Name to Reflect Surgical Nature of Procedure
GENEVA, IL. – March 6, 2018. The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) announced today that it is updating the terminology of the hair transplantation method known as FUE …
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Leading International Hair Restoration Surgery Organization Hosts World Live Surgery Workshop in Dubai
LEADING INTERNATIONAL HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY ORGANIZATION HOSTS WORLD LIVE SURGERY WORKSHOP IN DUBAI Dubai Healthcare City, UAE (February 21, 2018) The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS), the leading …
مؤسسة دولية رائدة في جراحة زراعة الشعر تستضيف ورشة عمل جراحية في دبي (Leading International Hair Restoration Surgery Organization Hosts World Live Surgery Workshop in Dubai – Arabic)
مؤسسة دولية رائدة في جراحة زراعة الشعر تستضيف ورشة عمل جراحية في دبي مدينة دبي الطبية، الإمارات العربية المتحدة (21 فبراير 2018) من المقرر أن تستضيف الجمعية الدولية لجراحة زراعة …
ISHRS Statement in Response to Pakistani Actor Sajid Hasan’s Severe Complications with His Hair Transplantation Surgery
The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) is deeply dismayed to hear of Pakistani actor Sajid Hasan’s undesirable experience and severe complications due to his hair transplantation surgery. It’s …
HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY RISK FACTORS
Things That Increase Your Risk for Complications After Surgical Hair Restoration You may think of surgical hair restoration as minor surgery compared to major procedures such a hip replacement and …
EXCISION OF BALD SCALP UTILIZING TISSUE EXPANSION OR EXTENSION
By Martin G. Unger, MD, FRCSC, ABHRS, FISHRS Although hair transplantation alone is by far the most common method of hair restoration utilized in modern times, excision of bald scalp …
WARNING ABOUT SOCIETIES UNAFFILIATED WITH THE ISHRS, Especially Those Permissive of the Unlicensed Practice of Medicine
Background: We continue to hear of cases where hair restoration surgery patients were operated on and harmed by non-doctors. Preventing these occurrences is of paramount importance in our public education …
UPDATE FROM ISHRS TASK FORCE ON FINASTERIDE ADVERSE EVENT CONTROVERSIES
Posted by ISHRS on December 17, 2015 Finasteride is approved by the U.S. FDA as a safe and effective treatment of hair loss caused by androgenetic alopecia. That fact has …
CINDY’S STORY
I was diagnosed with a Dermatofibrous sarcoma (a self-contained malignant tumor) when I was 26 years old which had been growing on the back of my head since I was …
27-Year-Old Cancer Survivor
My story began in Oct. 2008 when I was only 23 years old. I had a large tumor growing out of the side of my face. After having it surgically …
ISHRS Operation Restore In Action
Dr. Nicole Rogers explains ISHRS’s Operation Restore program and how it has affected nearly 60 patients.
LUCILLE’S STORY
I was eighteen months of age and my Mom had put a pot of oil on a hotplate to cook some fries. Mom went to answer the phone and I …
HAIR LOSS PATIENT STORY: VINCENT
I am 34 years old. I have always considered the physical appearance as essential in our modern world, and it has always been so for me. This is why I …
HAIR LOSS PATIENT STORY: 49 YEAR-OLD WHITE MALE
I first started noticing my hair loss when I was 15 years old, but it was very gradual. I was into my 40’s before it was really bad. I was …
HAIR LOSS PATIENT STORY: MY STORY
My story is probably similar to many other people going bald, in that I don’t like it. Bald may be beautiful to some, but personally I would rather walk around …