9:00 am to 12:30 pm - OKO Hall, The Lalit, Mumbai
Workshop on PRP
Tuition fees and ticket required for admission
Course Director: Dr Bhavika Shah
Program:
- Practical PRP Preparation Without Commercial Kits - Sukhen Dashore
- Instrumentation Essentials: Centrifuges, Tubes, Syringes & Pipettes - Sukhen Dashore
- Optimizing PRP Yield and Quality - Rachita Dhurat
- Injection technique of PRP in AGA - Rachita Dhurat
- Pain Management During PRP Procedures - Dr Priyanka Kowe
- GFC (Growth Factor Concentrate)
- Meta cell technology - next generation plalelets derived exosomes
- Live demo - GFC
- Audience questions
2:00 pm to 5:30 pm - OKO Hall, The Lalit, Mumbai
Microblading
Tuition fees and ticket required for admission
Course Director: Madhulika Mhatre
Faculty: Dr Punit Saroagi
Program:
- Introduction to PMU with short video demos (lips & brow techniques) - 30 min
- Introduction to equipment and materials - 30 min
- Colour science + pigment selection - 30 min
- Live demo: brows - 60 min
- Aftercare instructions + Q&A session - 20 min
9:00 am to 12:30 pm - Quorum Hall 4, The Lalit, Mumbai
Basic Hair Transplant Workshop
Tuition fees and ticket required for admission
Course Director: Dr. Ajara Sayyad
Program:
- From Consultation to Consent: Preparing
Patients for Surgery
Counselling, consent, readiness for surgery, and transition from OPD to OT
Dr. Narendra Patwardhan - (12 mins) - Tools of Precision: Instrumentation & Local
Anesthesia in Hair Transplantation
Essential surgical tools, anaesthetic protocols, ergonomic setup
Dr. Ajara Sayyad - (12 mins) - Mapping the Blueprint: Designing Hairlines &
Defining the Safe Donor Zone
Art and science of natural hairline creation and safe donor planning
Dr. Sandeep Agarwal - (12 mins) - The Art of Plantation: Slit Making &
Implantation Techniques
Premade vs DHI, forceps vs implanters, strategic angles and direction
Dr. Sunil Mishra - (12 mins) - Framing the Face: Basics of Facial Hair
Restoration
Principles of beard, eyebrow, and moustache transplants
Dr. Amit Kerure - (12 mins) - Safe Surgery: Managing Complications &
Medicolegal Essentials
Complications, consent, assistant roles, legal responsibilities
Dr. Pradeep Kumari - (12 mins) - How to setup hair transplant unit
Dr. Sujit Shanshanwal - (12 mins)
Tea Break
Time: 10:10 – 10:30 AM
Session II: Visual Learning – Video
Demonstration
Time: 10:30 – 10:45 AM
Presented by: Dr. Umesh Bilewar
- Donor Area Mapping & Punch Handling
- Slit Making & Angle Direction Technique
- Implantation with Forceps & Implanters
- Basic Beard & Eyebrow Design
Session III: Q&A + Hands-On
Training
Time: 10:45 AM – 12:30 PM
Practice Modules:
- Graft handling
- Punch angulation
- Slit creation
- Hairline marking
- Implanter and forceps orientation
Training Stations:
- Station 1: Dr. Amit Kerure, Dr. Narendra Patwardhan
- Station 2: Dr. Sunil Mishra, Dr. Sandeep Agarwal
- Station 3: Dr. Pradeep Kumari, Dr. Ajara Sayyad, Dr. Umesh Bilewar
2:00 pm to 5:30 pm - Quorum Hall 4, The Lalit, Mumbai
Injectables (Botox, biomimetic peptides, exosomes)
Tuition fees and ticket required for admission
Course Director: Dr Sukesh M S
Program:
- Procedural Trichology - Need of the hour - Dr Sukesh MS (5 mins)
- Injectable dutasteride in hair loss with video demo - Dr Pradeep Kumari (15 mins)
- Injectable bicalutamide in hair loss with video demo - Dr Shilpa K (15 mins)
- Botulinum toxin injections for hair regrowth - with video demo - Dr Pradeep Kumari (15 mins)
- Biomemetic peptides for hair growth - Dr Rachita Dhurat (10 mins)
- Autologous Follicular stem cell suspension therapy for hair growth - Dr Nitin Jain (15 mins)
- Exosomes for hair rejuvenation with video demo - Dr Viral Desai (15 mins)
- Fat injections for hair rejuvenation with video demonstration - Dr Nitin Jain (15 mins)
- Audience questions to speakers moderated by Dr Sukesh MS - 15 mins
Live demo Dutasteride - 20 mins
Live demo Exosomes - 20 mins
Saturday, 30.08.2025
9:30 - 9:35 — Welcome address
9:35 - 10:50 — The Science Behind Alopecia Areata: A Deeper Dive
- SALT and Beyond: What’s Practical in Assessing Alopecia Areata? — Dr Soumil Khare — 15 mins
- European consensus on management of alopecia areata — Dr Lidia Rudnicka — 15 mins
- Non-scalp AA what are the best treatment options — Dr Maria Hordinsky — 15 mins
- JAKi from research to clinical practice — Dr Rodney Sinclair — 15 mins
- Switching between Tofacitinib and Baricitinib in management of AA — Dr Rodney Sinclair — 15 mins
10:50 - 11:00 — Q & A (10 mins)
11:00 - 11:10 — Inauguration
11:10 - 11:35 — Coffee break
11:35 - 12:30 — Trichoscopy: Scalp clues that changed the game
- Zoomed In: Diagnostic Surprises Through the Trichoscope — Dr Rachita Dhurat — 20 mins
- Lichen planopilaris from trichoscopy to therapy — Dr Lidia Rudnicka — 15 mins
- Beyond the Flakes: Recognizing Scalp Psoriasis behind ‘Dandruff’ — Dr Rachita Dhurat — 15 mins
Q & A (5 mins)
12:30 - 1:30 — Hair Care Decoded: Shampoos, Oils, Microbiome & Maternal Myths
- Understand how to choose shampoos and conditioners scientifically — Dr Geetanjali Shetty — 15 mins
- Caring for Hair in the Maternal Journey: Safety Considerations & Adjustments — Dr Hoda Moneib — 15 mins
- Exploring evidence on oils for hair loss — Dr Surajit Gorai — 10 mins
- Microbiome Matters: Exploring the Scalp’s Ecosystem in Hair Biology — Dr Shreshta — 10 mins
Q & A (10 mins)
1:30 - 2:30 — Lunch break
2:30 - 3:40 — From Follicles to Feelings: When Hair Loss Tells a Deeper Story
- Unraveling Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia & fibrosing alopecia in patterned distribution — Dr Maria Hordinsky — 15 mins
- The Cost of the Cure: Navigating Hair Loss During Chemotherapy — Dr Rodney Sinclair — 15 mins
- Scalp Dysesthesia: The Neurocutaneous Nexus — Dr Maria Hordinsky — 15 mins
- Hands That Harm, Minds That Hurt: Understanding Trichotillomania — Dr Ameshin Moodley — 10 mins
- Role of pharmacogenomics in hair loss management — Dr Andy Goren — 15 mins
3:40 - 3:55 — Hairline hotline: Ask the expert — Dr Rodney Sinclair, Dr Sukesh MS, Dr Anupam Das
3:55 - 4:10 — Coffee break (15 mins)
4:10 - 4:50 — New Directions in Trichology: Age, Gender, Hormones & Innovation
- Mini Follicles, Major Concern: The Pediatric Face of Androgenetic Alopecia — 10 mins — Dr Richa Sharma
- Breaking Barriers: Promoting Hair Transplant Solutions for Women and role of hair serum post hair transplant — Dr Dharmendra Karn — 10 mins
- The Role of Scalp Exfoliation in Promoting Healthier Hair with Chemical Peels — Dr Siddhi Chikhalkar — 10 mins
Q & A (10 mins)
5:00 pm onwards — Quiz — Dr Anupam Das
Sunday, 31.08.2025
8:30 - 9:30 — Award/Free paper presentation
Judges: Dr Sudip Das, Dr Vidya Kharkar, Dr Rajesh Kumar
9:30 - 11:05 — Androgenetic Alopecia 2.0: Redefining the Therapeutic Landscape
- What’s new in Androgenetic Alopecia — Dr Lidia Rudnicka — 20 mins
- Topical cetirizine in management of AGA — Dr Rachita Dhurat — 10 mins
- Oral and sublingual minoxidil for hair loss — My Perspective — Dr Rodney Sinclair — 20 mins
- Powering the follicle: Energy-based innovations in hair growth — Dr BS Chandrakshekhar — 15 mins
- Localized Antiandrogen Therapy with Dutasteride and Bicalutamide: A New Paradigm in Hair Loss Management — Dr Shilpa K — 15 mins
- The 6th type of Telogen Effluvium — AGA associated TE — Dr Rachita Dhurat — 15 mins
11:05 - 11:20 — Ask the expert — Dr Maria Hordinsky, Dr Dhanashree Bhide, Dr Lidia Rudnicka, Dr B. S. Chandrakshekhar
11:20 - 11:45 — Coffee break (25 mins)
11:45 - 12:00 — Modulation Science: A New Era in Hair Health — 15 mins Dr Pravin Bandodkar
12:00 - 12:57 — Regenerative therapy, Microneedling & More
- Regenerative therapy in trichology where do we stand today — Dr Gulhima Arora — 15 mins
- Microneedling: An Underutilized Treatment with Overhyped Transdermal Delivery Claims — Dr Rachita Dhurat — 15 mins
- Mitochondrial dysfunction in Hair Follicles: An Unseen Contributor — Dr Aseem Sharma — 12 mins
- Selling science, not illusion: Ethical and effective marketing in hair practice — Dr B. S. Chandrashekhar — 15 mins
12:57 - 1:05 — Q & A (8 mins)
1:05 - 1:50 — AI Meets Alopecia: Tracking Progress, Transforming Practice
- Use of AI to track treatment outcomes in non scarring alopecia - Hair Metrix — Dr Rachita Dhurat — 15 mins
- Practice management by AI tools — Dr Sunil Mishra — 15 mins
- Trichology in the Age of Misinformation: Bridging the Gap Between Evidence-Based Dermatology and Social Media Narratives — Dr Punit Sarogi — 15 mins
1:50 onwards — Last word until we meet again & award ceremony — Lucky draw