Dr Yogendra Malik, a Member of the NMC′s Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB), stated that watching videos on YouTube or other platforms is insufficient training for performing aesthetic procedures such as hair transplantation. On the other hand, in the directives issued by the medical body, it was stated that the surgical assistant/technician should perform tasks only when he/she is supervised by an RMP (registered medical practitioner).

The medical body noted that aesthetic procedures, including hair transplants, are not emergency surgery. Therefore, there is no need to allow any untrained person to do it under the pretext of "exceptional circumstances."

The guidelines given by the commission noted that hair transplantation is a part of aesthetic surgery that needs to be performed by RMPs like qualified dermatologists or trained surgeons. Also, assistants or OT technicians should be from medical backgrounds such as nurses, lab technicians, and pharmacists. However, they need to be provided with a structured system and proper training (responsibility will lie with the RMP) in all aspects of both aesthetic surgery and disinfection, sterilization, patient communication etc.

The minimum requirements as per the guidelines for a hospital/clinic performing hair transplant surgery included a daycare theatre, which should be equipped with facilities for monitoring and handling emergencies, including stocking emergency drugs, a Boyles machine, intubation, and an Ambu bag. The directives also added that it would be ideal to have an anaesthetist on standby. 

(Source: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/hair-transplants-must-be-done-only-by-qualified-persons-medical-body-3383690 )