AMERICAN BOARD OF HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY GUIDELINES FOR APPLICANTS

The Exam for the International Board of Hair Restoration Surgery

was held on Saturday, January 20, 2007 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Marriott Houston & Senge, Bush International Airport, Houston, TX See details on Examinations page

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SURGICAL LOG REQUIREMENTS

The typewritten surgical log must meet the following criteria before the credential committee will consider it:

OPERATIVE REPORTS

Operative reports must be typewritten in narrative form, similar to those completed for hospital reports, and must be signed by the primary surgeon. The front page of the report must contain a list of all procedures performed. Only those procedures listed on the front page will be counted by the committee. The reports must list any and all co-surgeons and assistant surgeons. The narrative description must be sufficiently detailed so that a physician not fully familiar with the procedure will understand what was done. Four (4) copies of before and after clearly marked photos of each patient must be submitted. The photos need to be 4x6 inches or larger and must be submitted on glossy or matte photo paper. Slides and prints on plain paper will not be accepted. Photos must be clearly marked as to how many sessions have been performed and the time since the last session. Before and after photos are expected to be standardized as to viewing angle and proper illumination is necessary.

SUGGESTED READING LIST

DISCLAIMER: These are only recommendations. Exam questions could also come from other textbooks and periodicals.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• Unger, W., Hair Transplantation, 4^th edition, Marcel Dekker, New York, 2004
• Stough, D., Hair Replacement, Mosby, St. Louis, 1996.
• Olsen, E., Disorders of Hair Growth, McGraw-Hill, Inc. New York, 2003.
• Inaba, M., Inaba, Y., Androgenetic Alopecia, Springer, Tokyo, 1996.
• Whiting, D., Howsden, F., Color Analysis of Differential Diagnosis of Hair Loss, Canfield, N.J. 1996
• American Heart Association, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Current Edition
• Hazinski M., Cummins R., Field, J., Handbook of Emergency Cardiovascular Care for Healthcare Providers, Laerdal Medical Corporation, 2000
• Cummins R., ACLS Provider Manual, Laerdal Medical Corporation, 2001.

JOURNALS:

• Dermatologic Surgery, Elsevier Science, New York.