A Webcast You’ll Want to Watch


Those considering hair restoration, interested in FUE and curious about the new robotic-assisted ARTAS™ System will want to mark their calendars for this Friday, October 28. Spencer Kobren–founder of The American Hair Loss Association and The International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons–is hosting a special webcast on the ARTAS. Because Spencer is also one of the nation’s leading communicators regarding hair loss, restoration advances, and the art and science of FUE, I’m particularly pleased to be part of the presentation.  Experience tells me this will be a lively discussion.

The ARTAS, as you may know, is the first—and only—image-guided system for follicular unit (FUE) harvesting. Physician-guided and interactive, it is the next-level option for people seeking FUE hair restoration for male-pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia). The system was rigorously reviewed in multiple clinics for more than two years before its introduction and was cleared by the FDA in early 2011.  Patients have an added assurance of safety and comfort, as well, as the system continuously monitors and dynamically compensates for any patient movement in true real-time.

Here are the details:

Date: Friday, October 28, 2011

Time: 10 a.m. (Mountain Standard Time)

Site: www.thebaldtruth.com


FUE and New Frontiers


We’re at the midpoint of the The ISHRS Annual Scientific Meeting.  Yesterday’s focus was on FUE, and I presented during the afternoon—The Analysis of the Measured Area of FUE Extraction Donor Zones Utilizing Dissecting Punches of Different Sizes. While the topic may not sound terribly exciting to those of us not in the field, hair restoration surgeons will back me up when I say it’s an essential consideration for optimal outcomes.

And that’s why we’re all here. The best never stop learning, particularly in a field as dynamic as this. The topics on our agenda this week range from the biological—such as breakthroughs in cell therapy—to the technological—including robotic breakthroughs and our own powered SAFE Scribe. Time is dedicated, too, for a thorough discussion of “Difficult and Atypical Cases.”

For surgeons just entering hair restoration as well as those us who have been practicing this specialty for decades, it’s an opportunity to take our skills, our practices and our profession to the next, exciting level.


Greetings from Anchorage


It’s Day 1 of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) Annual Scientific Meeting. More than 300 hair restoration surgeons and their clinical assistants from around the world have come to Alaska for four days of discussion, education and exploration.  This is the 19th such session, and—having been involved in the majority—I can confirm the gathering has never been more global nor more technological in nature.

My time today was spent with co-chair Glenn M. Charles, DO, and several other colleagues, helping prepare our fellow practitioners for the certification/re-certification exams of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery. The written and oral exams are rigorous, critical to assuring the quality that drives great patient outcomes. So along with case scenarios to help participants focus their real-time responses, we reviewed the etiologies of hair loss, anatomy and histology of scalp and hair, medical treatments, donor and recipient area management, cell and gene therapy, anesthesia, and emergency interventions.

Great to be working with such high-caliber candidates.


Dr. Glenn Charles