LAHRC Workshop 2023, April 28-30th
DAY 1: FRIDAY, APRIL 28th
Conference
Hilton Garden Inn Los Angeles: Redondo Beach, CA
| 7:00am – 7:30am | Registration/Check-In | (Coffee, Tea, & Pastries) |
| 7:30am 7:45am |
Welcome Introductions: Mission Workshop Objective Introductions: Learner Objectives and Disclosures |
Sanusi Umar |
Part 1: Donor Management and Instrumentation
Moderated by Paul Rose and Francisco Le Voci
| 7:45am – 7:55am | Hair Follicles and Scalp Anatomy | Sean Behnam |
| 7:55am – 8:10am | Donor Area Evaluation and Math | Paul Rose |
| 8:10am – 8:17am | Donor Assessment | Christian Bisanga |
| 8:17am – 8:24am | The Safe Donor Area | Sanusi Umar |
| 8:24am – 8:34am |
Overharvested Donor: Causes and Management |
Shady El Maghraby |
| 8:34am – 8:44am | FUE-Linear Strip Excision Combo | Christian Bisanga |
| 8:44am – 8:54am | Beard and Body Donor Area Management | Kavish Chouhan |
| 8:54am – 9:04am | Afro Hair FUE Challenges: My Experience (Past & Present) | Maria Marta Zollinger |
| 9:04am – 9:14am | Q&A | |
| 9:14am – 9:34am | Break | Exhibitor Visitation (Coffee & Tea) |
Part 2: Instrumentation and Methods
Moderated by William Rassman and Luis Nader
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9:34am – 9:41am |
Various Types of Follicular Injuries in FUE Transplant | Luis Nader |
| 9:41am – 9:48am | Mechanisms of Graft Trauma in FUE | Sanusi Umar |
| 9:48am – 9:58am | Setting realistic expectations during consultation. | Sean Behnam |
| 9:58am – 10:05am | An Overview of FUE Punches and FUE Devices | Sanusi Umar |
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10:05am – 10:15am |
Optimizing Robotic FUE with Hand Held FUE Devices | Aron Nusbaum |
| 10:15am – 10:22am | FUE Donor Classification for Predicting FUE Difficulty Level | Sanusi Umar |
| 10:22am – 10:32am | Skin Responsive FUE for All-Purpose FUE | Sanusi Umar |
| 10:32am – 10:42am | Long Hair FUE | Tayfun Oğuzoğlu |
| 10:42am – 10:52am | My First Experience with Skin Responsive FUE: The Perspective of an Experienced FUE Practitioner | Juan Maldonado |
| 10:52am – 11:00am | Recipient Area Preparation: Slit Making Methods and Tools | Gaurang Krishna |
| 11:00am – 11:10am | Q&A | |
| 11:10am – 11:25am | Break |
Part 3: Instruments and Donor-Challenged Cases
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11:25am – 11:35am |
FUE Ergonomics Considerations |
Francisco Le Voci |
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11:35am – 11:45am |
Implanters: Overview, Present and Future |
William Rassman |
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11:45am – 11:50am |
Causes of Poor Yield in Hair Transplants |
Özlem Biçer |
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11:50am – 12:00pm |
Dense Packing using Direct Hair Implantation |
Felix Popescu |
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12:00pm – 12:07pm |
New Technique of Pen Implantation (DHI) |
Tayfun Oğuzoğlu |
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12:07pm – 12:17pm |
Art and Science of Hairline Design |
Waris Anwar |
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12:17pm – 12:30pm |
How to Handle Severe Baldness Restoration: Beard and Body Hair Transplantation |
Sanusi Umar |
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12:30pm – 12:40pm |
How to Plan & Execute Revision Transplant |
Gaurang Krishna |
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12:40pm – 12:50pm |
Facial and Beard Restoration |
Alex Gonzalez |
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12:50pm – 12:55pm |
Eyelash Restoration |
Sanusi Umar |
|
12.55pm – 1:00pm |
Eyebrow Restoration |
Alex Gonzalez |
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1:00pm – 1:45pm |
Lunch and Q&A |
COVID-Friendly Lunchboxes |
Part 4: Safety Considerations and Beyond Transplants
Moderated by Miguel Martí and Kavish Chouhan
| 1:45pm – 1:55pm | Anesthesia in Hair Transplantation | Anastasios Vekris |
| 1:55pm – 2:05pm | Hair Transplant Complications and Their Management | Özlem Biçer |
| 2:05pm – 2:16pm | Safe Hair Transplant Clinic Set-Up and Procedures: From Consultation to Operation to Discharge | Carolina Palacio |
| 2:16pm – 2:23pm | Hair Transplant Training: Updating Skills and Techniques for the Staff and Practitioner | Kavish Chouhan |
| 2:23pm – 2:38pm | When Not to Transplant: A Trichoscopy Guide | Ratchathorn Panchaprateep |
| 2:38pm – 2:48pm | Scarring Alopecias and Their Management | Achiamah Osei-Tutu |
| 2:48pm – 2:55pm | Approach to Hair Transplantation in Cicatricial Alopecia | Kavish Chouhan |
| 2:55pm – 3:05pm | The Concept of Instant Hair Transplant | Kavish Chouhan |
| 3:05pm – 3:15pm | Pharmacological Option in AGA (Old and New Trends) | Miguel Martí |
| 3:15pm – 3:22pm | The Use of Autologous Cellular Micrografting / Regenera Activa in the Management of Pattern Hair Loss | Shadi Zari |
| 3:22pm – 3:29pm | The Role of Mesotherapy in Hair Loss Treatment | Carolina Palacio |
| 3:29pm – 3:36pm | Experience with Use of Botanicals in Hair Loss Treatment | Sanusi Umar |
| 3:36pm – 3:45pm | My Experience with Autologous Cell: Autologous Follicular Micrografting in Combination with Hair Transplantation | Tayfun Oğuzoğlu |
| 3:45pm – 3:52pm | The Role of Regenerative Medical Procedures in Hair Loss Treatment | Ryan Welter |
| 3:52pm – 4:02pm | The State of Hair Cloning Today | Rattapon Thuangtong |
| 4:02pm – 4:12pm | Scalp Micropigmentation (SMP) |
William Rassman |
| 4:12pm – 4:22pm | Allogenic Hair Transplantation | Felix Popescu |
| 4:22pm – 4:29pm | The Art and Science of Crown Design | Antonia Andriopoulou |
| 4:29pm – 4:45pm |
Q&A |
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| 4:45pm – 5:00pm | Final Break | Exhibitor Visitation (Coffee & Tea) |
Cocktail Reception
| 5:00pm – 6:00pm | Cocktail Hour | Drinks, Music, & Charcuterie-Style Hors d’oeuvres |
DAY 2: SATURDAY, APRIL 29th
Live Surgery
Moderated by Paul Rose, Anastasios Vekris and Kavish Chouhan
Dr. U Hair and Skin Clinic: Manhattan Beach, CA
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7:45am – 8:00am |
Attendees arrive and change into scrubs |
(Coffee, Tea, & Pastries) |
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8:00am – 1:30pm |
All Surgeries |
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Case #1 Shaven Head FUE and Long Hair FUE with Manual Implantation |
Surgery Performed by Sanusi Umar MD and Staff. Teaching Explanations by Tayfun Oğuzoğlu MD, Alex Gonzalez MD, and Juan Maldonado MD |
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11:00am – 11:30am |
Break |
Exhibitor Visitation (Coffee and tea available) |
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Case #2 Afro Hair FUE and Use of Dull Implanters for Implantation |
Surgery Performed by Sanusi Umar MD and Staff. Teaching Explanations by Achiamah Osei-Tutu MD, Maria Marta Zollinger MD and Alex Gonzalez MD |
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1:30pm – 2:30pm |
Lunch and Q&A | COVID-Friendly Lunchboxes |
| 2:30pm – 3:00pm | Adjourn |
Attendees can change out of scrubs |
| 7:00pm | Gala Dinner |
DAY 3: SUNDAY, APRIL 30th
Cadaver Lab
Moderated by Paul Ross and Christopher Bisanga
Dr. U Skin & Hair Clinic
| 7:45am – 8:00am | Attendees arrive and change into scrubs | (Coffee, tea, pastries available) |
Fresh Frozen Cadaver Lab
Sanusi Umar, Tayfun Oğuzoğlu, Alex Gonzalez, Christian Bisanga, Kavish Chouhan, Özlem Biçer, Miguel Martí, William Rassman, Juan Maldonado, Paul Rose, Rattapon Thuangtong, Maria Marta Zollinger, Gaurang Krishna
| 8:00am – 10:00am |
Practice Specimens
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Attendees will visit stations and practice skills with faculty members |
| 10:00am – 10:30am | Break | Exhibitor Visitation (Coffee & Tea) |
| 10:30am – 12:30pm |
Practice Specimens
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Skills stations continued |
| 12:30pm – 1:00pm | Lunch and Q&A | |
| 1:00pm – 1:30pm | Break | Exhibitor Visitation (Coffee & Tea) |
| 1:30pm – 1:45pm | Presentation of Certificates | Attendees can change out of scrubs |