The 21st annual congress of International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) was held in San Francisco on October 23rd-26th, 2013. (The president of the congress – Robert H. True).
The Professor Aleksiy Makharashvili and the plastic surgeon Dea Papaskiri participated in the congress activities, as well as a professor of our clinic in Moscow – Alexandre Shestopalov.
The congress was attended by more than 600 delegates, including world known transplantologists (William R. Rassman, Bessam K. Farjo, Robert M. Bernstein, James A. Harris, Bobbi L. Limmer, Jon P. Cole, Robert S. Haber, etc.), directors of clinics and doctors of various specialties (surgeons, dermatologists, biologists, etc.).
137 reports and 57 presentations, dedicated to hair restoration actual issues and follicle physiology, were presented.
It is important to be mentioned that after profound discussions, everyone agrees with an opinion that Strip method remains to be the basic method in hair transplantation, however FUE method is becoming more and more popular.
Great emphasis was made on post hair transplantation issues, where PRP plays an important role.
The exhibition of professional achievements in hair transplantation, post surgery rehabilitation and hair loss treatment spheres was held within the congress frames. The world leading companies, producing medical equipment and tools were the exhibitors.
The doctors from our clinic were invited to ISHRS Scientific Committee Poster Session with the presentation: “New Aspects in Secondary Scarring Alopecia Treatment”. The report systemized and analyzed our doctors’ long term successful experience in hair transplantation issues.
Notwithstanding the fast development and popularization of hair transplantation, the problem of hair transplantation in scarring areas still remains unexplored and scientifically unproved in many clinics in the world; correspondingly, they tend to get dissatisfactory results.
Our doctors’ presentation caused quite big interest among the leading specialists of the world, especially the high percentage of transplanted follicles viability. 94% is quite high result and in our clinic it is achieved through scientifically proven methods of hair transplantation in scarring areas. Stand-up Report Session chairman Robert Haber (USA) focusing on the absolute scientific innovations, pointed out that it was the first work to be presented, which compared the histological research results with the increasing number of grafts transplanted in scarring areas.
Poster Session Opening Day. The authors of the presentation:
Prof. A. Makharashvili, D. Papaskiri, Prof. Shestopalov.
Notwithstanding the fast development and popularization of hair transplantation, the problem of hair transplantation in scarring areas still remains unexplored and scientifically unproved in many clinics in the world; correspondingly, they tend to get dissatisfactory results.
Our doctors’ presentation caused quite big interest among the leading specialists of the world, especially the high percentage of transplanted follicles viability. 94% is quite high result and in our clinic it is achieved through scientifically proven methods of hair transplantation in scarring areas. Stand-up Report Session chairman Robert Haber (USA) focusing on the absolute scientific innovations, pointed out that it was the first work to be presented, which compared the histological research results with the increasing number of grafts transplanted in scarring areas.
On the closing day of the congress, during the Gala Dinner awarding ceremony was held for the doctors and assistants, who had contributed in hair transplantation development greatly.
The highest prize – “Golden Follicle” 2013 was awarded to John Cole (USA), we sincerely congratulate him.
There were a lot of warm meetings with our colleagues from the US, Great Britain, Canada, Turkey, etc.
