Medical Technician Training for Hair Transplant Surgery

The Value of Hair Transplant Medical Technicians  

Hair transplant technicians are an integral and important part of the operation in hair transplant surgeries.  Therefore properly trained hair technician plays an important role in hair restoration results.

At Parsa Mohebi Hair Restoration we utilize a well designed system in which we train our hair technicians.  Our hair technicians are selected by a discerning level of criteria:

*    A high level of personal ethics
*    Initially demonstrate a natural level of strong hand eye coordination
*    General training as medical or surgical assistant
*   Further training as hair transplant technician —  is provided in our office for more junior  technicians.

Hair Transplant Technician Selection

After a vigorous selection process our technicians must complete Parsa Mohebi Hair Restorations custom designed Hair Technicians Training Program. Our technicians complete intense period of training under the direct tutelage and supervision of medical director Dr. Parsa Mohebi. This training includes:

     *   lectures
     *   surgical observation
     *   demonstration high level of skills on synthetic hair and laboratory models
     *   compliance of surgical techniques and standards

At each level technicians must show proper improvement and competency prior to moving to the next level of training.  We do not allow technicians to work on actual patients before they demonstrate proper skills and above satisfactory completion of our training program.

Parsa Mohebi Hair Restoration Hair Technician Training Program

During this program each technician first learns how to cut and place grafts on synthetic hair and scalp at the next level the hair technician candidates’ advance to working and mastering their skills Bovine skin which is close enough to human hair orientation for laboratory purposes and skill development.

Laboratory conditions replicate the hours of actual surgery. During this time future hair technicians for US Hair Restoration spend hours cutting and implanting bovine hair grafts. This training improves their hand eye coordination until they reach a level of competency to assist in an actual hair transplant surgery.

 Advancement to Hair Transplant Surgical Procedures

Upon successful completion of all necessary lecture series and hands on training our hair technicians receive approval from the medical director to working in the operating room under supervision of a senior hair restoration technician.

 

When hair transplant technicians are properly trained they will demonstrate their abilities and skills by passing the written and oral examinations.  After demonstrating that they are capable of working to the high standards of Parsa Mohebi Hair Restoration, they graduate as hair transplant technicians.  Recently graduated hair transplant technicians continue to be supervised to improve their skills.  They also are required to participate in internal educational series, as well as, and external hair transplant seminars that are designed for hair technicians.

We are proud to announce that Parsa Mohebi Hair Restoration is ready to train technicians for other centers that need to have highly trained technicians for their hair restoration services.

Orlando Live Hair Transplant Surgical Workshop – OLSW-17

The Orlando Live Surgical Workshop (OLSW 17) of The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) was recently held in the beautiful city of Orlando last month.  Hair transplant surgeons from all over the world participated in presentations, seminars and Q&A sessions.

The event had many great lectures from the leaders of hair restoration surgery from across the globe. Topics covered basic information about hair restoration methods for new hair transplant surgeons and to also refresh and update the knowledge of advanced hair transplant techniques for more experienced doctors.

We had lectures every morning and, in the afternoon, we went to visit a surgery center for hands-on procedures that were designed to teach the techniques of hair transplant surgery. I have to congratulate the whole staff involved with this workshop for the great work they performed coordinating a large group of doctors from all over the world. The planning committee put together a great set of lectures that covered a wide variety of subjects about modern hair restoration procedures and medical treatments.We enjoyed lectures and interactive presentations about new methods of hair restoration surgery such as robotic hair transplant surgery. The latest updates on robotic surgery were shown to the audience.  There is a hope that the practical model of robotic hair restoration will be available within a few months.

I conducted two lectures that both emphasized the techniques involved in the removal of follicular units in hair transplants with a large number of grafts through the use of a Laxometer. I also demonstrated the applications of Laxometer in sequential strip removal techniques during a live surgical workshop.

I also conducted a lecture on scalp scars and the methods used to revise them. The lecture was focused on making surgeons more familiar with the proper techniques of scar revision and the indications of each particular technique.

I went over trichophytic closure methods for a variety of different scars.  I discussed the implications of Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) to revise scalp scars. I also presented a variety of scalp scars treated with FUE methods.  I went over the pros and cons of FUE to revise scalp scars and provided a guideline that helps hair transplant surgeons decide which method should be used for each type of scar.

Hair Transplant Technician Skills and Quality Control

Q:

It seems to me that successful outcomes can, to a substantial degree, rely on the technicians handling the hair follicles. How do you measure your technicians skills?

A:

We have a great quality control system at Parsa Mohebi Hair Restoration in which every technician is monitored during cutting and placing.  We also have surveillance cameras in the OR to record the entire procedure for quality control.  We hire only highly qualified hair transplant technicians.  We still need to provide some special training to assure they can function according to Parsa Mohebi Hair Restoration standards.  We hold regular educational meeting for hair transplant techs to keep them all up to date on current procedures as well as Parsa Mohebi Hair Restoration quality expectations.

Check this post on my blog:  Parsa Mohebi Hair Restoration – Hiring Qualified Hair Transplant Technicians for more information on quality of hair transplant technicians.