When you look up the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery online and select the “About Us” tab the first thing that pops up is “Commitment to Hair Restoration Excellence and Safety”. Tempus Hair Restoration is proud to not only be members of this great organization but our very own Dr. Marco Barusco was recently rewarded with a beautiful crystal plaque from the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery. He is finishing up his year as their President. “It was been a great honor to have been entrusted with this responsibility. Me and my team are looking forward to continuing to be involved with this great institution,” said Dr. Barusco.
(1) The need for the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery (ABHRS) first surfaced in June 1995 at a Hair Replacement Surgery Seminar in Chicago. A group of speakers began discussing the need for a certifying board in hair replacement surgery. The discussion during the subsequent twelve months became more resolute as the press began to focus on hair replacement surgery, due to the many sensational stories on television and in print. In 1996, the American Hair Loss Council (AHLC) invited all of the specialty groups whose physicians performed hair restoration surgery to participate in a meeting to discuss the development of a Board Certification process for hair restoration surgery. The presidents of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery were each invited to send three representatives to a meeting to discuss the development of a certification process.
Now with multiple examinations administered, the ABHRS exam stands as the ONLY psychometrically and statistically validated examination dedicated to the specialty of hair restoration surgery.
We recommend that when choosing your surgeon for your hair replacement procedures that you see if they are involved with the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery.
Source: (1) https://abhrs.org/about-abhrs/