CSI (Cases, Studies, and Innovations) Presentations selected from abstract submissions and presented at the ISHRS World Congress are evaluated for awards based on: Alternative Treatments, Legibility and Visual Appeal, Educational Value, and Originality. Previous to October, 2020, they were called Scientific Posters.
2026
1st Place
Morphological Classification of the Cervical Beard
Solon Eduardo Gouveia Souza, MD
2nd Place
Randomized, Intrapatient-Controlled, Single-Center Clinical Trial Comparing FT-002B-Assisted FUE with Traditional FUE for Hair Follicle Harvesting in Androgenetic Alopecia Patients
Wenyu Wu, MD
3rd Place
Nanofat Grafting as Preparation for Hair Transplantation in Primary Scarring Alopecias
Flávia Basilio Silva, MD
Best Practical Tip
Importance of Injecting Tumescence at Right Depth & How to Ensure It
Muhammad Nasir Rashid, MD, FISHRS
2025
1st Place
Hair Transplant Using the FUE Technique in Pediatric Patients with Cicatricial Alopecia
Paola Hernandez, MD
2nd Place
Occupational Osteoarthritis in Hair Transplantation: A Pioneering Case Report and Call to Action
Salome Vadachkoria, MD
3rd Place
Hair Transplantation for Follicular Vitiligo: Restoring Scalp Hair and Eyelashes in Depigmented Areas
Jinran Lin, MD
Best Practical Tip
Red Flags in Hair Restoration Surgery
Ashfaq A. Khan, MD
2024
1st Place
Utilizing Scalp and Hair Follicle Mimic Organoids for Evaluating Anti-Hair Loss Efficacies: A Potential Pathway Toward Hair Transplantation Applications
Seoyeon Kyung, PhD
2nd Place
Eyebrows, Review of Design and Hair Implantation
Christine Graf Guimarães, MD
3rd Place
Smoking and Male Androgenetic Alopecia: A Meta-Analysis
Aditya Gupta, MD, FISHRS
Best Practical Tip(s)
Optimized Non-Shaving Technique for Female Hair Transplant
Elson Viana, MD
Using iPad App to Easily and Precisely Calculate Recipient Area
Kwan Jou Chu, MD
2023
1st Place
Transplanting the Posterior Parietal Triangle (Parietal Eminence) – An Indirect Graft Economical Way to Cover the Bald Crown with Aesthetic Enhancement
Seema Garg, MBBS, MSc, FISHRS and Anil K. Garg Sr., MBBS, MS, MCh, FISHRS
2nd Place
Comparative Efficacy of Mono- and Poly-therapy with Microneedling for Androgenetic Alopecia: A Network Meta-analysis with a Multivariable Network-Regression
Aditya Gupta, MD, PhD, FISHRS and Mary Bamimore, PhD
3rd Place
New Hybrid Pen Implanter
Osman Tayfun Oguzoglu, MD, FISHRS
Best Practical Tip
Comparative Study Between Different Punches: Edge and Ring Punch in Preview Long Hair FUE
Laura Caicedo, MD
2022
Scientific Merit in the Specialty
Characterization of Retrograde Androgenetic Alopecia in Indian Population
Muthuvel Kumaresan, MD
Educational Value
The 16 Steps to Pull a Graft
Mauro Speranzini, MD, FISHRS
Originality
Stretched Scars are Characterized by Decreased Expression Levels of Thrombospondin 1 and 2
Greg Williams, MBBS, FISHRS
Methodology
Relative Efficacy of Monotherapy with Biologics for Alopecia Areata
Aditya Gupta, MD, PhD, FISHRS
Best Practical Tip
Tips and Tricks for Successful Hair Transplantation in Lugwig Type Female Pattern Hair Loss (FPHL)
Ratchathorn Panchaprateep, MD, PhD, FISHRS
Technical Visual Appeal
Clinical Practice of Eyebrow Restoration Using Postauricular Hairline Follicles
Hanxiao Cheng, MD
2021
Scientific Merit in the Specialty
Scientific Merit in the Specialty “Long-term (10-year) Efficacy of Finasteride in 532 Japanese Men with Androgenetic Alopecia”
Masayuki Yanagisawa, MD, PhD
Educational Value
Educational Value “Retrograde Androgenetic Alopecia”
Gholamali Abbasi, MD, FISHRS
Originality
Originality “Eyebrow Transplantation by Long-hair FUE Technique”
Narae Kim, MD
Methodology
Methodology “Histological Analysis of Kinky Hair After Hair Transplant Surgery”
Sooho Park, MD
Best Practical Tip
Best Practical Tip “Management of Time and Space for Giga Session Without Compromising Safety and Results of Hair Transplant”
Seema Garg, MBBS, MSc, FISHRS
Technical Visual Appeal
Technical Visual Appeal “A Novel Approach to an FUE Megasession; A Two-surgeon Donor Harvest”
Seunghyun You, MD
2020
1st Place
COVID-19 Era: Is There Any Aerosol Production During FUE harvesting?
Rattapon Thuangtong, MD
2nd Place
Using Aminocaproic Acid During FUE Procedures Surgical Techniques
Akaki Tsilosani, MD, PhD, FISHRS
Best Practical Tip
Quick Donor Hair Preparation in Non-Shaven FUE
Kongkiat Laorwong, MD, FISHRS
Honorable Mention
Follicular Unit Grafts Contain More Catagen Than Telogen Follicles: An Unexpected Finding That Challenges Previous Dogma
Francisco Jimenez, MD, FISHRS
Honorable Mention
Progressive Loss Risk Scale – PL Risk Scale
Dow B. Stough, MD