Hair Transplant Fellowship In India

Hair Transplant Training at The Venkat Center

Hair Transplant Fellowship in India

A hair transplant fellowship in India offers a comprehensive learning experience for aspiring hair restoration specialists. Participants delve into advanced techniques, patient assessment, and surgical skills under expert guidance. This hands-on program equips them with the expertise needed to excel in the field, ensuring successful careers in hair transplantation.

Venkat Center, formerly Venkat Charmalaya, has emerged as a major training centre in India for dermatology, dermatosurgery, and hair transplantation. This is partly because of the reputation of the centre as a trainee-friendly centre which gives opportunities for training, and also because of the popularity of Dr. Venkataram Mysore as an authority in dermatology, dermatopathology, and surgery including hair transplantation. The centre has trained over 100 doctors from India, Nepal, Vietnam, Nigeria, the UK, and other countries. The Venkat Center offers comprehensive and hands-on training in the following courses.

Hair Transplantation
Basic and Advanced Dermatosurgery aesthetics and lasers
One-year University accredited fellowships (with Rajeev Gandhi University of Health Sciences)

In addition, we also organise workshops for training in different areas. The dates for the workshops will be updated as and when they are ready.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE STRICTLY ONLY TRAIN DERMATOLOGISTS AND PLASTIC SURGEONS AT OUR CENTRE.

Venkat Center is recognised for training by the Association of Cutaneous Surgeons of India, and the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists, and Leprologists. We are also one of the few centres recognised by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.

Hair Transplantation

The Venkat Center offers training in Hair Transplantation to interested doctors. It is recognised by the Association of Hair Restoration Surgeons and the Association of Cutaneous Surgeons(India). These fellowships are of one and two weeks duration, detailed below. Longer fellowships can also be arranged.

To know more about these details, please send Dr. Venkataram Mysore your inquiries along with your biodata at [email protected] with the SUBJECT: Training at Venkat Center. With the SUBJECT: Training at Venkat Center.

One week of Hair Transplantation Training

This will consist of Observation + Practical training in the dissection of hairs, along with a daily discussion of different aspects of Hair Transplantation. All beginners are advised to start with this.

Provisional Program

Day 1: Discussion: Introduction to Hair Transplantation basics, overview of surgery

Practical: Observation of the procedure.

Day 2: Discussion of case selection, the role of medical treatment, and different methods of Hair Transplantation.

Practical: Observation of procedure and dissection of hairs.

Day 3: Discussion of FUT, Microscopic dissection and methods of dissection

Practical: Learning dissection and observation of case.

Day 4: Discussion of specific problems: anaesthesia, and donor dissection.

Practical: Learning dissection and observation of case. Learning dissection under a microscope.

Day 5: Discussion of specific problems: density, and methods of insertion.

Practical: Learning dissection and learning dissection under a microscope.

Two-Week Hair Transplantation Training

The fellowship program will consist of both observational learning and assisting at the operating table during selected stages of the surgery. Since this is a cosmetic surgery and our patients are all private paying patients, students will not be allowed to handle the patient independently at any time. Patients’ privacy, patients’ rights, and patients’ interests will be considered first and foremost.

For any procedure in which the trainee has to participate, prior permission will be sought from the patient. Patient interest and medicolegal aspects will govern the involvement of trainees in all cases.

It is advised that the student read available material on the internet thoroughly. The teaching will be didactic and will consist of questions and answers. No formal lectures will be taken. We generally have surgeries almost daily; however, this cannot always be predicted and guaranteed. So it is possible that there may not be any surgeries on certain days. The opportunities for the trainee also depend on the requirements of a given case. Discretion of the senior doctor will be final in all such matters.

Provisional Program

This is a tentative schedule and while we will try to adhere to this schedule, it may not always be possible to do so on all days and hence variations may happen.

Day 1: Discussion: Introduction to Hair Transplantation basics, an overview of surgery;

practical: Observation of procedure.

Day 2: Discussion of case selection, role of medical treatment, different methods of transplantation

practical: Observation of procedure.

Day 3: Discussion of FUT, Microscopic dissection, methods of dissection; practical: Learning dissection and observation of case.

Day 4: Discussion of specific problems: anaesthesia, donor dissection;

practical: Learning dissection and observation of case.

Day 5: Discussion of specific problems: density, methods of insertion;

practical: Learning dissection, learning under a microscope.

Day 6: Discussion of Specific problems and complications;

practical: Learning dissection & learning dissection under a microscope.

Day 7: Discussion Specific problems: planning a second session, surgery on vortex;

practical: Assisting at the donor site, learning dissection.

Day 8: Discussion specific problems and minimising scar;

practical: Assisting at the donor site, learning dissection.

Day 9: Discussion Specific problems: mega session;

practical: Assisting donor area, learning dissection.

Day 10: Discussion of vortex transplantation;

practical: Assisting donor learning dissection, assisting in making recipient sites.

Day 11: Discussion of female alopecia;

practical: Assisting donor learning dissection assisting in insertion of hairs.

Day 12: Discussion of difficult areas, second transplantation;

practical: Assisting donor learning dissection assisting in insertion of hairs.

Training in Aesthetics, Basic Dermatosurgery, & LASER

We offer training of different durations, from one to six months as follows. We also offer a short course of one month on the above topics.

Aesthetics :

Chemical peeling:
1. Glycolic acid (20%, 35%, 50%, 70%)
2. Salipeel
3. TCA peel
4. Melaspeel
5. Mandelic peel
6. Retises – CT yellow peel
7. Sesglico peel-S
8. Lactipeel
9. Argipeel
10. Spa peel
11. Jessner’s peel
12. Acidoglicopeel
13. Eye contour peel
Microdermabrasion
Iontophoresis
Dermalage- Skin tightening
Hair scan
Intralesional injection
1. steroids
2. bleomycin
Tattooing for vitiligo
Phenolisation in
1. alopecia areata
2. vitiligo
Comedone expression
Dermaroller in Alopecia areata
Botox
Fillers (temporary & permanent)
Targeted phototherapy for vitiligo and psoriasis

Basics in Dermatosurgery

Biopsy techniques (punch/excision, different sites, with or without suture)
Radiofrequency
1. in infective lesions,
2. in benign growth including keloid excision,
3. in genodermatoses (tuberous sclerosis, Hailey- Hailey disease), RF epilation (of grey hairs)
Acne surgeries
1. Subscission
2. Dermaroller
3. Punch floatation/excision & suturing/grafting
4. TCA CROSS
5. Scar revisions
Vitiligo Surgeries
1. Dermabrasion
2. Punch Grafting
3. Split thickness skin grafting
4. Epidermal suspension grafting
5. Tattooing
6. Excision

LASERs

Er:YAG laser
1. Pixel laser: In pigmentary disorders: post acne pigmentation, macular amyloidosis, post-inflammatory pigmentation, photo facial.
2. In scarring disorders: Post-acne scars, Post-traumatic scars, Stretch marks
3. Er: YAG (non-pixelated): in vitiligo, in scars.
NDd Yag Laser
Q Nd Yag laser
SKIN TIGHTENING: of the face, and abdomen.

Hands-on Training (only for three months fellowship)

Aesthetics
1. Chemical Peeling
  1. Glycolic acid (20%, 35%, 50%, 70%)
  2. Salipeel
  3. TCA peel
  4. Eye contour peel
2. Microdermabrasion
3. Hair scan
4. Intralesional injection: steroids, Phenolisation in alopecia areata
5. Comedone expression
Basics in Dermatosurgery
1. Biopsy techniques
2. Radio frequency: in ineffective lesions
3. Acne surgeries
  1. Dermaroller
  2. Punch Flotation
  3. TCA CROSS
4. Vitiligo Surgeries
  1. Dermabrasion
  2. Punch Grafting
LASERs
1. Pixel LASER: in post-acne surgeries

Some pictures from our fellowship, it’s not all fun and games as might seem though.

Hair Transplant Training at The Venkat Center