London Breast Meeting 2024 Programme

Below is the programme for London Breast Meeting 2024.

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Registration and refreshments

Please note refreshments will take place downstairs in the Platt Room.

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Welcome and introduction

Jian Farhadi & the scientific committee

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Keynote lecture: Evolution of Breast Rejuvenation: My Personal Journey

Patrick Malluci (introduction by Jian Farhadi)

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Sponsored symposium: Three years’ experience with PERLE™ smooth opaque silicone breast implants: safety and clinical outcome data

Taimur Shoaib

Supported by GCA


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Breast Reshaping 2024 - Have we succeeded in achieving longevity?

Chair: Patrick Malluci & Paolo Montemurro

- Breast reduction- do we need vertical sutures, glandular flaps/ glanduloplasty, Dr Lazaro Cardenas

- Individualising mastopexy for a predictable and long lasting outcome, Adel Bark

- What is the purpose of the mesh in mastopexy, Roy De Vita

- Explantation and mastopexy, Marc Pacifico

- Correction of tuberous breast deformities- do we need implants?, Klaus Ueberreiter

- Refinements of transgender surgery: Male to female, Patricia McGuire

- Refinements of transgender surgery: Female to male, Lazaro Cardenas

- Discussion

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Lunch and exhibition viewing
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Deep Dive into Breast Augmentation

Chair: Adel Bark & Roy De Vita

- Back to basics of subglandular breast augmentation technique, Patricia McGuire

- Deep dive into implant choice- shape, texture and cohesivity, Paolo Montemurro

- How to downsize implants without mastopexy, Abel De La Peña

- How to maintain pocket stability- avoiding caudalization and lateralisation of the implants, Charles Randquist

- Composite breast augmentation- getting balance right between fat and implant volumes, Ramon Llull

- Breast augmentation in the older woman- addressing skin and tissue laxity, Patrick Malluci

- Discussion

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Refreshments and exhibition viewing
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Tips and Tricks in Aesthetic Surgery

Chair: Marc Pacifico & Lazaro Cardenas

- Incision placement in the absence of the inframammary crease, Paolo Montemurro

- How to medialise the nipple in breast augmentation and mastopexy, Patrick Malluci

- - How to manage the fibroglandular breast in breast augmentation, Abel De La Peña

- Addressing the excess axillary skin in breast reduction surgery , Adel Bark

- Gynaecomastia, Mark Ho Asjoe

-  Implant choice following removal of anatomical implant and strategies for pocket control, Charles Randquist

- Discussion

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Sponsored symposium

Implant stabilization by tissue preservation, Dr Charles Randquist

FDA clinical study: 4 year data, Patricia Mcguire

Supported by Motiva



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Panel Discussion: Tips, Traps & Correction of unfavourable results

Chairs: Maurice Nahabedian & Eric Santamaria

Panellists: Lazaro Cardenas, Marc Pacifico, Patricia McGuire, Adel Bark, Paolo Montemurro, Adel De La Pena & Charles Randquist

Garden party and Welcome reception

SPONSORED BY GEM/SYNOVIS

   

 
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LBM Fun Run
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Breakfast and registration
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Pre-pectoral breast augmentation with anatomical implants

Chairs: Adel Bark & Mark Ho Asjoe

- Yes!, Patrick Malluci

- No!, Patricia McGuire

- Discussion

MENTOR Morning

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Sponsored Symposium : Planning and choosing anatomical implants for aesthetic breast surgery in 2024

Marc Pacifico & Sara Dominquez Bengoa


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Exchange of Implants for the Aesthetic Breast

Chairs: Jaume Masia & Jian Farhadi

- Change of plane, Abel De La Peña

- Discussion

MENTOR Morning

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Special topic: Capsular Contracture

Chairs: Jian Farhadi & Eric Santamaria

- Capsular Contracture and Management of the Capsule, Paolo Montemurro

- Panel Discussion - why are there different rates in the North America compared to Europe? Patricia Mcguire, Mark Pacifico & Paolo Montemurro

Mentor Morning

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Break and exhibition viewing
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Advances and Refinement of Implant Reconstruction

Chairs: Cornelia Leo & Maurice Nahabedian

- Unilateral breast reconstruction: Technical strategies for symmetry, Andrea Morreira

- Salvaging Implant Reconstruction without Reverting to Autologous Reconstruction, Nicola Rocco

- Conversion from prepectoral to submuscular plane: When, why and how?, Roy De Vita

- Mesh and implant reconstruction- what, why and how?, Ash Kothari

- Implant reconstruction failure- aesthetic strategies for removal, alternative reconstruction and the role of the LD, Cicero Urban

- Panel Discussion

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Sponsored symposium: The right device for the right case

My personal experience, my decision algorithm,

Roy de Vita

Supported by Q Medical



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Best Papers in Aesthetic, Oncological and Reconstructive Surgery- Comparing Surgeon reported vs Patient Reported outcomes

Chairs: Eric Santamaria & Christoph Tausch

Marc Pacifico, Nicola Rocco & Elisabeth Kappos

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Conference group photo
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Lunch and exhibition viewing
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Lipofilling

Chairs: Mark Ho Asjoe & Koen Van Landuyt

- Tribute to Eric Auclair

- Comparison of techniques, Ramon Llull

- Lipofilling with cryopreservation, Roy De Vita

- Total Breast Reconstruction with Autologous Fat Grafting, Klaus Ueberreiter

- Treatment of cysts and fat necrosis, Ed Chang

- Panel discussion: Pre and post-operative strategies to improve fat retention after fat transfer

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Sponsored symposium: Endopscopic NSM, techniques and clinical evidence review

Antonio Toesca

Supported by Applied Medical


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Astley Cooper Key Note Lecture: Are AI and Robotics Compensating for the Lack of Experience

JP Hong (introduction by Jaume Masia)

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Break and exhibition viewing
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Breast Oncology Update

Chair: Ash Kothari & Christoph Tausch

- Radiotherapy updates and the Cinderella project, Orit Kaidar-Person

- De-escalation of treatment- surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Maggie Banys-Paluchowski

- Will there be a reduction in Axillary lymph node clearance procedures soon?, Cornelia Leo

- Treatment of breast cancer in special groups: extremes of age and pregnancy, Alessandra De Scalzi

- Managing Familial breast cancer risk in non- mutation carriers, Vishakha Triparthi

- Ethical considerations in Risk Reducing Surgery, Cicero Urban

- The Impact of Lifestyle on Cancer Development, Gill Reeves

- Discussion

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THE LBM 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

SPONSORED BY Q MEDICAL & INTEGRA


Join us in celebrating a decade of surgical excellence at the 10th Anniversary of the London Breast Meeting! Join us at this fantastic event in Quaglino’s in the heart of Mayfair. Click here to find out more.

Tickets for this extraordinary evening are available now and are included in the LBM 10th Anniversary Premium Ticket.


Day 3 - Friday 6th September

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Refreshments and exhibition viewing
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Deep Dive into Lymphoedema Surgery

Chairs: Ed Chang & Jaume Masia

- Prevention surgery: cost, time vs outcome benefit of LVA, Andrea Moreira

- Comparing microsurgical vs conservative treatment for breast cancer related lymphoedema, Elisabeth Kappos

- Non-surgical therapy for lymphoedema, Curro Millan

- Novel flaps for lymphoedema, Mark Schaverien

- Panel discussion: Is there a reducing rate of lymphoedema, Andrea Moreira, Elisabeth Kappos & Mark Schaverien

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Keynote Lecture: From microsurgery to supremicrosurgery, A Personal Journey

Koen Van Landuyt (introduction by Marlene See)

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Break and exhibition viewing
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Parallel A: Microsurgical Reconstruction

Achieving the Gold Standard in Autologous Reconstruction

Chairs: Venkat Ramakrishnan & Koen Van Landuyt

- Nipple sparing Mastectomy and Free Flaps Reconstruction, Ed Chang

- Aesthetic considerations- patient vs surgeon outcomes, Andrea Morreira

- Fat necrosis in flaps - strategies to avoid this and the role of imaging, Gemma Pons

- Discussion

- Tips and Tricks of Autologous Reconstruction

- The SGAP flap, Paul Roblin

- The LAP flap, Koen Van Landuyt

- Thigh flaps, Venkat Ramakrishnan

- Insetting of the delayed flap reconstruction, Mark Schaverien

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Parallel B: Oncoplastic Surgery

Chairs: Roy De Vita & Elisabeth Kappos

- Intra-operative confirmation of resection margins and review of the imaging devices, Ash Kothari

- Radiotherapy Planning following Complex Oncoplastic Surgery, Orit Kaidar-Person

- Identification of tumor bed after Oncoplastic Resection, Alessandra de Scalzi

- BCS in small breasts- what are the limits, Cornelia Leo

- Management of Recurrent cancer following breast conservation surgery, Nicola Rocco

- Reducing the skin envelope in nipple sparing mastectomy, Benjamin Sarfati

- Discussion


- Panel Discussion: complex oncological and aesthetic scenarios and the treatment algorithms

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Lunch and exhibition viewing
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Free Paper Session

Chairs: Elisabeth Kappos & Paul Roblin

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Innovation and technology

Chairs: Andrea Moreira & JP Hong

- Robotics in breast surgery, Benjamin Sarfati

- The Use of Ultrasound and Radiofrequency for Breast Reduction, Abel De La Peña

- Tranexamic acid- friend or foe?, Mark Schaverien

- Discussion

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Break and exhibition viewing
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Implant Technology

Chairs: Maurice Nahabedian & Jian Farhadi

- The use of polyurethane implants in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery, Roy De Vita

- Medical Grade silicone and its application in breast implants, Enda Heery

- Breast implant illness - uncovering the aetiology, Patricia McGuire

- ALCL and the prophylactic explantation of macro-textured implants, Nicolo Rocco

- Breast Implant Registries, Standards of Care and Regulations, Lee Martin

- What's on the Horizon in Breast Surgery, Jaume Masia

- Discussion

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Summary and close of conference