Program

08:00 - 08:45 | Registration

08:45 | Opening Address : Research and Regenerative Medicine

09:00 | Lana Van Damme

09:10 | Ramon Llull

On the limits of microsurgery

09:25 | Arne Peirsman

Fat Tissuoid: a potent building block for adipose tissue engineering

09:35 | Ramon Llull

Complex Tissue engineering

09:50 | Tomoyuki Yano

Introducing new 3D CT image viewer "Viewtify" for reconstructive surgery.

10:00 | Florian Vanlauwe

Vascular self-assembly in bioprinted tissue constructs.

10:10 | Phillip Blondeel

My message for next gen tissue engineering

10:20 | Discussion

10:30 | Break

Lymphatic Surgery

Session 1: The New Era of Lymphatic Surgery. Technology, neuro-lymphatics and the future of physiological reconstruction.

11:00 | Elisabeth Kappos

Functional Lymphosome Transfer: Reconstructing Physiology, Not Just Anatomy

11:12 | Gemma Pons

Robotic Lymphatic Surgery: Beyond the Hype

11:24 | Liesl De Graeve

Lymphatic Surgery: From Skepticism to Scientific Reality - Why Lymphatics Matter to Every Plastic Surgeon

11:36 | Yixin Zhang

Lymphovenous Anastomosis in Alzheimer's Disease: A New Frontier?

11:48 | Tor Chiu

Cervical lymphatics and brain function: translating theory into experience

Session 2: Contemporary Lymphatic Surgery. Prevention, Breast cancer-related lymphedema and practical lymphatic surgery.

12:00 | Koen Van Landuyt

Lymphatic-Safe Surgery: Preventing Iatrogenic Lymphedema

12:12 | Tor Chiu

Complementary Medicine in Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: Evidence and Experience

12:24 | Gemma Pons

The Value of Lymphedema Prevention: 10 years of Experience with Targeted Lymphatic Axillary Repair

12:36 | Bernard Depypere

Immediate Lymphatic Repair in Belgium: The LVARCT Trial - Lessons Learned, Pitfalls and Future Directions

12:48 | Elisabeth Kappos

The LYMPH Trial: comparing microsurgical with conservative treatment for chronic breast cancer-associated lymphoedema.

Head and Neck Reconstruction.

14:00 | Nicolas Dhooghe

Pearls in Nasal Reconstruction

14:12 | Sydney Ch'ng

The Inversion of Surgical Philosophies: Escalation in Aesthetics vs De-escalation in Oncology and Reconstruction

14:24 | Yixin Zhang

Prefabricated flaps in facial soft tissue reconstruction.

14:36 | Benjamin Denoiseux

Jaw in a day mandibular reconstruction.

14:48 | Matthias Ureel

Immediate Bone-Anchored Facial Epithesis: A New Paradigm in Facial Reconstruction

15:00 | Burak Ozkan

Flap transfers for burn sequeles of the head and neck

15:12 | Paul Werker

Facial Nerve Reconstruction

15:24 | Virginie Ninclaus

Treatment of Graves Orbitopathy.

15:36 | Aline Ceulemans

Swing skin flap in lower eyelid reconstruction - how one fellow got us into swinging.

15:48 | Wouter Huvenne

Margin Assessment in head and neck oncological surgery.

16:00 | Break

Facial Gender Confirmation Surgery

16:30 | Renaat Coopman

From CT to Contour: Virtual Surgical Planning in Facial Feminization

16:45 | Brigitte Meijer

Facial Gender Confirmation Surgery: the Dutch experience.

17:00 | Tor Chiu

Facial Gender Confirmation Surgery: the Hong Kong Experience

17:15 | Discussion

18:00 | End of meeting

19:30 | Faculty Dinner

08:00 | Registration

08:45 | Welcome

Breast

09:00 | Filip Stillaert

Data on hybrid breast reconstruction

09:10 | Tomoyuki Yano

First experiences in short scar LD flap harvesting with lipofilling for breast reconstruction under endoscope assist.

09:20 | Filip Stillaert

How to do a Lumbar flap.

09:30 | Stefano Marcelli

Breast Augmentation: optimising implant selection and measurements for predictable outcomes

09:40 | Elisabeth Kappos

Sensitized Breast Reconstruction

09:50 | Phillip Blondeel

The New Implant Era

10:00 | Stefano Marcelli

Simplified algorithm for secondary breast surgery.

10:10 | Discussion

10:30 | Break

Rhinoplasty

11:00 | Ramon Tarragona

The Journey of Single Surgeon Through Structural and Dorsal Preservation in Primary Rhinoplasty

11:12 | Rajan Uppal

Preservation Rhinoplasty - The Consequences

11:24 | Nicolas Dhooghe

Rib in rhinoplasty and the art of camouflage

11:36 | Ramon Tarragona

My Favourite Rhinoplasty

11:56 | Rajan Uppal

Mastering the Tip

12:16 | Discussion

Tribute & Honorary Lecture

12:30 | Paul Werker

Tribute to Hubert Vermeersch

12:45 | Hubert Vermeersch

Honorary Lecture

13:00 | Lunch Break

Facial Cup. Most Challenging Facial Reconstruction.

14:00 | Rules and introduction

Keynote Lectures

15:00 | Sydney Ch'ng

Aesthetic Refinement in Head and Neck Reconstruction

15:20 | Discussion

15:30 | Yixin Zhang

Lymphatic surgery to cure Alzheimer

15:50 | Discussion

16:00 | Break

Facial Aesthetic Surgery

16:30 | Brigitte Meijer

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

16:42 | Stefanie Bracke

Skin remodelling beyond the scalpel: scars and rejuvenation

16:54 | Bob Casaer

Going the deep plane road

17:06 | B. Berenguer

Otoplasty and reduction otoplasty

17:18 | Nathalie Roche

Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty

17:30 | Beatriz Berenguer

Lip Lift

17:42 | Discussion

17:55 | Closing Ceremony

18:00 | End of Meeting

19:30 | Closing Party at Circe, Kraanlei, Gent. Dress Code: Miami Vice.