Dr Venkat took over as the president of the global organisation Dermatologists and Aesthetic Surgeons International League (DASIL). The association seeks to educate train and conduct research in the field of dermatosurgery across the globe.
He is the first Indian dermatologist to raise to this high position. At the DASIL congress, the faculty included ISHRS president Arthur Tykocinsky, Dr. Roy Stroller, Dr. Mohammramin was visited by Dr. Venkataram Mysore. Discussions on hair transplantation focused on two aspects.
- New Advances: New advances include a new method of FUE which enables the technique to be done in long hair without trimming the hairs.
- Increasing unethical practices: Unethical practices invite increasing number of non doctors performing Surgery at poorly equipped places. This causes risk to patients health.
Here are some images from the conference.