London Breast Meeting 2026
Preventing Problems and Pitfalls in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery
Please note refreshments will take place downstairs in the Platt Room.
• Introductory Lecture: Definition of Minimally Invasive Breast Augmentation
• Panel Discussion: Is there a definition?
• Patient selection, indications and contraindications
• Anatomical Considerations and How to avoid implant displacement
• Panel Discussion
• Impact of implants on breast ageing
• How to avoid rippling - is it technique or implant choice?
• How to avoid NAC deformation in infraareolar incision and periareloar mastopexy
• Discussion
• Change of Plane to the Pre-pectoral Plane: How to avoid implant visibility
• Change of Plane to the Retro-pectoral Plane: How to avoid pectoralis retraction
• Removal without Replacement in the Small Breast: Strategies to avoid a deformity
• En Bloc Capsulectomy - True Indications, surgical technique and oncological considerations
• Panel Discussion: Do we need to consent for the consequences of explanation at the time of primary augmentation?
• Choice of Implant in Augmentation-Mastopexy
• Longterm results of non-stable implants in mastopexy
• How to avoid vertical scar indentation and boxy-breasts in the inverted T breast reduction
• My pre-operative marking in breast reduction
• My pre-operative marking in augmentation-mastopexy
• Discussion
Please join us in the main theater room to take part in our annual LBM Group Photo!
Bring your trainers and join us for the best way to kick off Day 2 of LBM 2026!
• Panel discussion: Comparing aesthetics and capsular contracture in DTI vs 2 stage procedures in prepectoral reconstruction
• How to avoid surgical site infection
• How much cover is needed in prepectoral implant reconstruction?
• Can we avoid using a mesh in prepectoral reconstruction?
• Surgical de-escalation: Pre-pectoral versus sub-pectoral positioning of implants
• Discussion
• The desired vs non-desired capsules
• Can a future mastopexy be avoided by implant weight or the plane?
• Sizers, Spacers, Scaffolds - the first stage of breast reconstruction
• Discussion
• Genetic predisposition and the effects of radiotherapy
• Use of polyurethane coated implants in the setting of postmastectomy radiotherapy
• Does AI have a role in reducing radiation and chemotherapy complications
• Is it better to irradiate a prosthetic device or a flap?
• Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy: Is this the future?
• Discussion
• What is the real rate of lymphedema
• How to avoid lymphedema
•Immediate restoration of the axilla and impact of radiotherapy
• Discussion
• Buried flaps versus an exposed skin paddle: Monitoring strategies
• Versatility with DIEP flap skin markings: When are modifications indicated?
• Perfusion assessment and reduction in fat necrosis
• Tips and Tricks to access the IMA/V in NSM
• Tips and tricks in conversion from implant to autologous reconstruction
• Discussion
• NAC transposition versus NAC Graft: Considerations with mammary hypertrophy
• Extreme oncoplastic techniques
• How to get a ptotic breast shape in implant reconstruction
• Strategies in sparing the nipple when the tumour is close to the NAC
• ICG for Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping: Efficacy and Technique
• Discussion
• Robotic DIEP: Hype or the next evolution
• Robotic DIEP flaps: Comparing intraperitoneal versus extraperitoneal dissection
• Reciptient vessels: IMA versus TDA
• Robotic harvest of the omentum flap for lymphoedema surgery
• Robotic vs endoscopic NSM: Is this the future
• Optimizing efficiency with robots in breast surgery
• Discussion
• Fat banking: is this the future?
• How to avoid skin retraction in total breast reconstruction
• Can we predict fat take rate?
• Lipofilling vs Mini implant augmentation: where is the cut off?
• Discussion
• Effect of pre-operative hyperbaric therapy
• Integrative breast health pathway: Impact of nutrition
• 3D printing in Surgical planning for Breast Surgery
• Scarless Mastopexy
• Discussion