Scientific Program

  • Workshop Friday - Aug 29, 2025
  • Conference Sat - Aug 30, 2025
  • Conference Sun - Aug 31, 2025

9:00 am to 12:30 pm - OKO Hall, The Lalit, Mumbai

Workshop on PRP

Course Director: Dr. Srushti Zatakia

  • Practical PRP Preparation without Commercial Kits - Dr. Sukhen Dashore - 20 min
  • Instrumentation Essentials: Centrifuges, Tubes, Syringes & Pipettes - Dr. Sukhen        Dashore - 10 min
  • Optimizing PRP Yield and Quality - Dr. Rachita Dhurat - 15 min
  • Injection technique of PRP in AGA - Dr. Rachita Dhurat - 10 min
  • Pain Management During PRP Procedures - Dr. Priyanka Kowe - 10 min
  • Blood collection for GFC and Platelet derived Exosomes - Dr. Atul Bothra - 12 min
  • Beyond PRP: Platelet based exosome for hair growth (Meta cell technology) - Dr. Sunita       Naik - 15 min
  • Live demo - Platelet based exosome for hair growth - - - 30 min
  • Live demo – GFC - - - 30 min
  • Audience Questions - 30 min

2:00 pm to 5:30 pm - OKO Hall, The Lalit, Mumbai

Workshop on Mastering the art of Microblading

Course Director: Dr. Madhulika Mhatre

  • Introduction to PMU with short video demos (lips & brow techniques)- Dr. Gunjan Shah - 30 min
  • Introduction to equipment and materials - Dr. Gunjan Shah - 30 min
  • Colour science + pigment selection - Dr. Gunjan Shah - 30 min
  • Live demo on Microblading - Dr. Punit Saraogi - 30 min
  • Practice modules for delegates

9:00 am to 12:30 pm - Quorum Hall 4, The Lalit, Mumbai

Basic Hair Transplant Workshop

Course Director: Dr. Ajara Sayyad

  • From Consultation to Consent: Preparing Patients for Surgery Counselling, consent, readiness for surgery, and transition from OPD to OT - Dr. Narendra  Patwardhan - 12 min
  • Tools of Precision: Instrumentation & Local Anesthesia in Hair Transplantation Essential surgical tools, anaesthetic protocols, ergonomic setup - Dr. Ajara Sayyad - 12 min
  • Mapping the Blueprint: Designing Hairlines & Defining the Safe Donor Zone Art and science of natural hairline creation and safe donor planning - Dr. Sandip Agrawal - 12 min
  • The Art of Plantation: Slit Making & Implantation Techniques - Premade vs DHI, forceps vs implanters, strategic angles and direction - Dr. Sunil Mishra - 12 min
  • Framing the Face: Basics of Facial Hair Restoration - Principles of beard, eyebrow, and moustache transplants - Dr. Amit Kerure - 12 min
  • Safe Surgery: Managing Complications & Medicolegal Essentials Complications, consent, assistant roles, legal responsibilities - Dr. Pradeep Kumari - 12 min
  • How to setup hair transplant unit - Dr. Sujit Shanshanwal - 12 min
  • Dr. Umesh Bilewar - 15 min
    • Session II: Visual Learning – Video Demonstration: 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 - 15 min

2:00 pm to 5:30 pm - Quorum Hall 4, The Lalit, Mumbai

Injectables (Botox, Biomimetic peptides, Exosomes)

Course Director: Dr. Sukesh M S

  • Procedural Trichology - Need of the hour - Dr. Sukesh MS - 5 min
  • Injectable dutasteride in hair loss with video demo - Dr. Pradeep Kumari - 15 min
  • Injectable bicalutamide in hair loss with video demo - Dr. Shilpa K - 15 min
  • Botulinum toxin injections for hair regrowth - with video demo - Dr. Pradeep Kumari - 15       min
  • Biomemetic peptides for hair growth - Dr. Rachita Dhurat - 10 min
  • Autologous Follicular stem cell suspension therapy for hair growth - Dr. Nitin Jain - 15       min
  • Exosomes for hair rejuvenation with video demo - Dr. Viral Desai - 15 min
  • Fat injections for hair rejuvenation with video demonstration - Dr. Nitin Jain - 15 min
  • Live demo- Dutasteride - 20 min
  • Live demo- Exosomes - 20 min

9:30 - 9:35 -Welcome address

9:35 am- 10:50 am

The Science Behind Alopecia Areata: A Deeper Dive

  • SALT and Beyond: What’s Practical in Assessing Alopecia Areata? -Dr. Soumil Khare -      15 min
  • European consensus on management of Alopecia Areata - Dr. Lidia Rudnicka -15 min
  • Non scalp Alopecia Areata what are the best treatment options -Dr. Maria Hordinsky       — 15 min
  • JAKi from research to clinical practice -Dr. Rodney Sinclair -15 min
  • Switching between Tofacitinib and Baricitinib in management of Alopecia Areata -Dr.       Rodney Sinclair -15 min

10:50 am - 11:00 am -Q & A (10 mins)

11:00 am - 11:10 am -Inauguration (10 mins)

11:10 am - 11:35 am -Coffee break (25 mins)

11: 35am - 12:30pm

Trichoscopy : Scalp clues that changed the game

  • Diagnostic Surprises Through the Trichoscope -Dr. Rachita Dhurat -20 min
  • Lichen planopilaris from Trichoscopy to therapy - Dr. Lidia Rudnicka -15 min
  • Beyond the Flakes: Recognising Scalp Psoriasis Behind ‘Dandruff’ -Dr. Rachita Dhurat       — 15 min
  • Q & A - 5 min

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Hair Care Decoded: Shampoos, Oils, Microbiome & Maternal Myths

  • Understand how to choose shampoos and conditioners scientifically (Sponsored session -      USV)-Dr. Geetanjali Shetty -15 min
  • Caring for Hair in the Maternal Journey: Safety Considerations & Adjustments - Dr. Hoda Moneib -15 min
  • Exploring evidence on oils for hair loss- Dr. Surajit Gorai -10 min
  • Microbiome Matters: Exploring the Scalp’s Ecosystem in Hair Biology - Dr. Smriti Shreshta -      10 min
  • Q & A - 10 min

1:30 pm - 2:15 pm - Lunch break

2:15 pm - 3:25 pm

From Follicles to Feelings: When Hair Loss Tells a Deeper Story

  • Unraveling Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia & fibrosing alopecia in patterned distribution- Dr.       Maria Hordinsky -15 min
  • The Cost of the Cure: Navigating Hair Loss During Chemotherapy -Dr. Rodney Sinclair       -15 min
  • Scalp Dysesthesia: The Neurocutaneous Nexus- Dr. Maria Hordinsky -15 min
  • Hands That Harm, Minds That Hurt: Understanding Trichotillomania -Dr. Ameshin       Moodley- 10 min
  • Role of pharmacogenomics in hair loss management -Dr. Andy Goren -15 min

3:25 pm - 3:40 pm

Hairline hotline : ask the expert

by Dr. Rodney Sinclair, Dr. Sukesh MS & Dr. Anupam Das

3:4 0pm - 3:55 pm - Coffee break

3:55 pm - 4:45 pm

New Directions in Trichology: Age, Gender, Hormones & Innovation

  • Mini Follicles, Major Concern: The Paediatric face of Androgenetic Alopecia -Dr. Richa       Sharma -10 min
  • Breaking Barriers: Promoting Hair Transplant Solutions for Women and role of hair serum       post hair transplant -Dr. Dharmendra Karn- 10 min
  • The Role of Scalp Exfoliation in Promoting Healthier Hair with Chemical Peels -Dr.       Siddhi Chikhalkar -10 min
  • Q & A - 10 min

4:45 pm onwards

Quiz - Dr. Anupam Das

8:30am - 9:30am

Award/free paper presentation -60 mins

Faculty

  • Dr. Sudip Das
  • Dr. Vidya Kharkar
  • Dr. Rajesh Kumar

9:30 am - 11:05 am

Androgenetic Alopecia 2.0: Redefining the Therapeutic Landscape

  • Whats new in androgenetic alopecia -Dr. Lidia Rudnicka -20 min
  • Topical cetirizine in management of AGA -Dr. Rachita Dhurat -10 min
  • Oral and sublingual minoxidil for hair loss my perspective -Dr. Rodney Sinclair -20 min
  • Powering the follicle : Energy based innovations in Hair growth -Dr. BS Chandrakshekhar- 15 min
  • Localized Antiandrogen Therapy with Dutasteride and Bicalutamide: A New Paradigm in Hair  Loss Management -Dr. Shilpa K -15 min
  • The 6th type of Telogen Effluvium - AGA associated TE -Dr. Rachita Dhurat -15 min

11:05 am - 11:20am

Ask the expert - 15 mins

Faculty

  • Dr. Maria Hordinsky
  • Dr. Dhanashree Bhide
  • Dr. Lidia Rudnicka
  • Dr. BS Chandrakshekhar

11:20 am - 11:45 am - Coffee break - 25 min

11:45 am - 12 :00 noon

Modulation Science - A New Era in Hair Health (Sponsored session- LUPIN PHARMA)

- Dr. Pravin Banodkar - 15 min

12:00 noon - 12 :57 pm

Regenerative therapy, Microneedling & More

  • Regenerative therapy in Trichology where do we stand today -Dr. Gulhima Arora -15       min
  • Microneedling: An Under utilized Treatment with Overhyped Transdermal Delivery Claims       -Dr. Rachita Dhurat -15 min
  • Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Hair Follicles: An Unseen Contributor - Dr. Aseem Sharma 12 min
  • Selling science, not illusion: Ethical and effective marketing in hair practice -Dr. BS  Chandrashekhar -15 min

12: 57 pm - 1:05 pm - Q and A - 8 min

1:05 pm - 1:55 pm

AI Meets Alopecia: Tracking Progress, Transforming Practice

Program:

  • Use of AI to track treatment outcomes in non scarring alopecia - Hair Metrix -Dr.       Rachita Dhurat -15 min
  • Practice management by AI tools -Dr. Sunil Mishra -20 min
  • Trichology in the Age of Misinformation: Bridging the Gap Between Evidence-Based       Dermatology and Social Media Narratives -Dr. Punit Saraogi -15 min

1:55 pm onwards

Last word until we meet again and award ceremony - Lucky Draw