Dr. Venkataram Mysore

Dr Venkataram Mysore is a dermatologist, dermatopathologist and hair transplant surgeon in Bangalore, India 1. His ISHRS profile says he earned his MBBS in 1981 and his MD in 1988 5. It lists a diploma in dermatopathology from the Royal College of Pathologists in 1995 and an FRCP from Glasgow in 2013 5. His bio says he served in the Indian Air Force and worked in Muscat and Bahrain before moving to Bangalore in 2003 1. It says he trained in hair transplantation in Korea, Orlando and Poland 1. He founded the Venkat Center, which offers dermatology, hair transplants, plastic surgery and ENT care 1.

The centre offers FUT (strip) and FUE, and uses beard and body hair as extra donor sources 24. Its hair transplant page describes "giga sessions" of 4,000 to 8,000 grafts that combine FUT, FUE and body hair, for selected patients 4. For advanced hair loss it suggests covering the front with 2,500 to 3,000 grafts first and planning the crown six months later 4. Grafts are placed with pre-made slits, slit-and-place or implanters, depending on the case 2. The centre also lists beard, eyebrow and crown transplants, transplants into scars, and transplants for women 4. The cost page says the assistants are qualified nurses, and that the clinic's doctors have performed more than 3,000 hair transplants 2.

The cost page lists packages by surgeon 2. When Dr Venkat operates, the price table gives Rs 70 to 80 per graft, excluding GST 2. The cost calculator on the same page gives Rs 60 to 70 per graft for him 2. Packages with other surgeons at the centre cost less per graft, and long-hair (unshaven) FUE costs Rs 100 to 120 per graft 2. The prices exclude PRP, blood tests, drugs, anaesthetist charges and hospital admission where needed 2. The clinic says it refunds if it places fewer hairs than agreed 2.

The cost page says the assessment includes a scan of the donor area, hairline and density planning, and a general health check 2. The surgery price includes free consultations for a year afterwards 2. The centre has branches in Vijayanagar, on Cunningham Road and in Banashankari, Bangalore 5.

He is an ISHRS Fellow Member, listed at the Venkat Center in Bangalore 5. His profile gives 2014 as the year he became a Fellow 5. His bio says he founded the Association of Hair Restoration Surgeons of India and was its president 1. It says he was chief editor of a textbook on hair transplantation published in 2016 1.