Call for Abstracts

We invite you to share your ideas, research, and results with your colleagues at the 33rd World Congress of the ISHRS!

Submit an Abstract

For full instructions, review the Call for Abstracts document by clicking the button below. Please note that the submission deadline is April 8, 2025.

Instructions for Submitting an Abstract

Before submitting an abstract all users must create an account in our abstract system, Abstract Scorecard by Cadmium. Those who submitted an abstract in previous years must still follow the prompt for new users.

New This Year!

The ISHRS is pleased to offer 12 travel grant awards in the amount of $2,000 USD each + complimentary base meeting registration for ISHRS physician members or pending-members, or physician members of a Global Council society, who meet the criteria below and wish to attend the 33rd World Congress of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, October 23-25, 2025, Berlin, Germany.

Who Should Apply:

  • An ISHRS physician member or pending-member, or physician member of a Global Council society, who has not previously attended an ISHRS World Congress and has a financial need.
  • An ISHRS physician member or pending-member, or physician member of a Global Council society who is new to the field of hair restoration surgery, i.e., practicing for <5 years in HRS, and has a financial need.
  • Training Fellows who are an ISHRS physician member or pending-member and in an ISHRS-accredited Fellowship Training Program.
Travel Grant Award Details

Important points

  1. Limit of 2 abstract submissions per primary/presenting author.
  2. Abstracts may be submitted for:
    • Oral Presentation for General Sessions
    • Cases, Studies, and Innovations (CSI) Poster Presentation
    • Patient presentation for the Live Patient Viewing
    • Oral Presentation for Surgical Assistants / Non-Physicians Program
  3. Final results must be submitted with the abstracts. Abstracts will not be accepted that indicate “pending results” or “results will be presented at the meeting.”
  4. We are highly seeking abstracts in the following categories:
    • Artistry and Aesthetics: Hairline, Temples, and Crown design
    • Body Hair: Eyebrows, Beards, Eyelashes, and Other Body Hair
    • Complications & Challenging Cases
    • Ethnic Variations
    • Innovations & Inventions
    • Techniques for Improving Graft Survival and Avoiding Poor Graft Growth
  5. Please report on the number of hairs, and not only the number of grafts. Also include Hair Mass Index data, if available.
  6. Proper, good quality pre- and post-operative photographs are expected and should be included with the abstract.
  7. All accepted presenters must be registered and paid-in-full for the World Congress by the indicated deadline, for their name to be published in the program. Those accepted for oral presentation or to present a live patient must be attending the meeting in person in Berlin. CSI presenters may attend in person, or the on-demand recorded version.

Faculty confirmations will be sent via e-mail July 2025.

Before & After Photos

It is highly encouraged to watch this video and review the Ten Tips link as you prepare your abstract and presentation, in order to have the highest quality Before & After photos: