Female Hair Transplantation: Advanced Decision Making

ISHRS 2026 CME Webinar

Female Hair Transplantation: Advanced Decision Making

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
8:00 AM – 10:30 AM CDT (Time zone conversion)
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Registration Fees Per Webinar

Moderators

Moderator: Zinaria Williams, MD | USA
Co-Moderator: Sofia Londono, MD | Colombia

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

Despite the growing demand for female hair restoration, significant gaps remain in the understanding of the unique diagnostic, medical, and surgical considerations required for this patient population. Female hair loss often presents with greater complexity, including systemic contributors, diffuse donor limitations, and challenging conditions such as cicatricial alopecia, all of which can directly impact candidacy, planning, and outcomes.

As the field continues to evolve, there is a need for greater education on advanced decision-making, aesthetic design principles, adjunctive therapies, and specialized procedures such as eyebrow and eyelash transplantation. Addressing these knowledge gaps is essential to improving patient selection, optimizing long-term outcomes, and achieving natural, patient-centered results in female hair restoration surgery.

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:

1. Identify the systemic and local factors that influence patient candidacy and surgical planning in female hair transplantation.
2. Describe the limitations and unique challenges of female hair restoration, including donor constraints and cicatricial alopecia.
3. Apply aesthetic principles and surgical planning strategies to optimize female hairline design and natural outcomes.
4. Evaluate the role of adjunctive therapies, including regenerative medicine and scalp micropigmentation, in improving surgical results.
5. Assess the indications, risks, and technical considerations of eyebrow and eyelash transplantation.
6. Analyze long-term outcomes and patient satisfaction to refine clinical decision-making and improve patient-centered care in female hair restoration surgery.

Assessment Methodology

• Live Q&A Sessions: Encourage interaction and clarify key concepts.
• Participant Feedback Form: Evaluate the relevance, quality, and applicability of the program.

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. Shapiro R, Unger W, Barankin B, eds.[Text Wrapping Break]Hair Transplantation, 6th ed. CRC Press; 2023.
2. Garg A, Garg S, True R.[Text Wrapping Break]Female Hairline Design. In: Practical Guide to Hair Transplantation. Thieme; 2021.
3. Queen D, Avram MR.[Text Wrapping Break]Hair Transplantation in Women. J Drugs Dermatol. 2025;24(9):851–857.
4. Trüeb RM, Dias MFL.[Text Wrapping Break]Restoration of Hair in Cicatricial Alopecia. Dermatol Clin. 2021;39(3):417–430.
5. 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.
6. 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.

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 
• 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

TBA

Faculty

TBA

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

Program Evaluation

Participants will complete an evaluation form to provide feedback on:

1. Relevance and quality of content.
2. Impact on clinical practice.
3. Clarity and effectiveness of speakers.

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 +1-630-262-5399 or email: gro.srhsiobfsctd-59b208@ofni