Clinical Practice Guidelines for Virtual Consultations in the Practice of Hair Restoration Surgery

November 2023

Nilofer P. Farjo, Venkataram Mysore, Robert H. True

hair restoration surgery telemedicine virtual consultations

Studysummary No results were reported in this guideline paper, which was authored by the Task Force for Guidelines for Virtual Consultations of the ISHRS to provide suggestions on effectively offering virtual consultations in hair restoration practice.

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