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Chairs: Ash Kothari & Mark Ho-Asjoe

• Panel discussion: Comparing aesthetics and capsular contracture in DTI vs two-stage procedures in pre-pectoral reconstruction (with and without DXT,ripping) 

• How to avoid surgical site infection - Alanna Rebecca

• How much cover is needed in pre-pectoral implant reconstruction? - Giovanni Zoccali

• Can we avoid using a mesh in pre-pectoral reconstruction? - Maurice Nahabedian

• Surgical de-escalation: Pre-pectoral versus sub-pectoral positioning of implants - Walter Weber

• Discussion

Chair: Paolo Montemurro

Chairs: John Kim & Luis Perin

• The desired vs non-desired capsules - Yoav Barnea

• Can a future mastopexy be avoided by implant weight or the plane? - Barbara Cagli

• Sizers, spacers, scaffolds - the first stage of breast reconstruction - Ash Kothari

• 3D printing in surgical planning for breast surgery - Yoav Barnea

• Discussion

Chairs: Marc Thill, Walter Weber

• Use of polyurethane-coated implants in the setting of postmastectomy radiotherapy - Florian Fitzal

• Effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in breast reconstruction - Dietmar Ulrich

• Does AI have a role in reducing radiation and chemotherapy complications? - Yazan Masannat

• Is it better to irradiate a prosthetic device or a flap? - Maurice Nahabedian

• Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy: Is this the future? - Daniel Leff

• Discussion

Chair: Jaume Masia

Chairs: Jaume Masia & Jian Farhadi

Chairs: Koen Van Landuyt & Alanna Rebecca

• What is the real rate of lymphedema - Walter Weber

• How to avoid lymphedema - Ed Chang

•Immediate restoration of the axilla and impact of radiotherapy - Gemma Pons

• Discussion

Chairs: Eric Santamaria & Marc Thill

Chairs: Ed Chang & Marlene See

• Buried flaps versus an exposed skin paddle: Monitoring strategies - Eric Santamaria

• Versatility with DIEP flap skin markings: When are modifications indicated? - Tomoyuki Yano

• Perfusion assessment and reduction in fat necrosis - Gemma Pons

• Tips and tricks to access the IMA/V in NSM - Rene Largo

• Tips and tricks in conversion from implant to autologous reconstruction - Koenraad Van Landuyt

• Discussion

Chairs: Ashutosh Kothari & Yazan Masannat

• NAC transposition versus NAC Graft: Considerations with mammary hypertrophy - Roy De Vita

• Extreme oncoplastic techniques - Marc Thill

• How to get a ptotic breast shape in implant reconstruction - Stefano Pompei

• Strategies in sparing the nipple when the tumour is close to the NAC - Christoph Tausch

• ICG for sentinel lymph node mapping: Efficacy and technique - Adnane Afifi

• Discussion

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Chairs: Koenraad Van Landuyt & Tomoyuki Yano

• Robotic DIEP: Hype or the next evolution - Rene Largo

• Robotic DIEP flaps: Comparing intraperitoneal versus extraperitoneal dissection - John Schuck

• Recipient vessels: IMA versus TDA - John Schuck

• Robotic harvest of the omentum flap for lymphoedema surgery - Alanna Rebecca

• Robotic vs endoscopic NSM: Is this the future - Christoph Tausch

• Optimizing efficiency with robots in breast surgery - Gemma Pons

• Discussion

Chair: Roy De Vita

Chairs: Dietmar Ulrich & Aris Sterodimas

• Fat banking: Is this the future? - Roy De Vita

• How to avoid skin retraction in total breast reconstruction - Andrzej Piatkowski

• Can we predict fat take rate? - Xavier Nelissen

• Lipofilling vs mini implant augmentation: Where is the cut off? - Dimitry Melnikov

• Discussion

Chairs: Jaume Masia & Dimitry Melnikov

• Augmented surgeons: How AI enhances — not replaces — surgical excellence - Karsten Hemmerich
• The use of augmented reality and AI in breast reconstruction - Dietmar Ulrich
• Scarless mastopexy - Aris Sterodimas
• Marketing vs science in plastic surgery - Roy De Vita Discussion
  

Chairs: Jian Farhadi & Marlene See

Further faculty TBC