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Preliminary Faculty

Local host: Francesco D’Andrea

Scientific Committee: Deniz Dayicioglu, Fabrizio Schonauer and Michail Sorotos.

Nicolas Abboud

Belgium

Tuberous Breast Reconstruction Debate: Autologous-Based Correction: Natural Contour Through Fat and Flap.

Bio

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Carmine Alfano

Italy

Session lead – Session 9

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Mauro Barone

Italy

Beyond the Scar: Advancing Quality of Life in Breast Reconstruction.

Moderator – Session 4: Mastering Implants to Shape Aesthetic Outcomes

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Franco Bassetto

Italy

SICPRE President.

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Professor Franco Bassetto, MD is Full Professor of Plastic Surgery and Chief of the Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University Hospital of Padua, Italy. He has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications and served as Principal Investigator on 57 research programs in tissue engineering, regenerative
medicine, and wound healing. Prof. Bassetto is President-Elect of the Italian Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SICPRE) for 2026-2027 and holds memberships in numerous international professional societies. He directs the university’s Master’s Program in Aesthetic Surgery and Residency Program in Plastic Surgery. Since 2008, he has conducted regular humanitarian missions, establishing a Plastic Surgery Unit at North Kinagopo Catholic Hospital and developing training programs for local healthcare professionals.

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Bob C. Basu

USA

Minimal Invasive Access: Precision and Control, The Case for Inframammary Augmentation.

Management of the GLP1 Breast

ASPS President.

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Richard C. Baynosa

USA

Moderator – Session 1: From Less Invasive to More Preservative in Aesthetic Breast Surgery

Current Data, Credentialing, & Ensuring Safety in Robotic Surgery

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Giorgio Berna

Italy

Prepectoral Reconstruction Debate: Control Through Coverage, The Case for ADM and Implants.

Moderator – Session 8: Debates on Controversies and Crossroads in Breast Aesthetics

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Pietro Berrino

Italy

Breast Asymmetry Debate: Autologous-Based Correction, Tailored Harmony

Management of Capsule in Patients with Textured Implants

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Ciara Brown

USA

Moderator – Session 9: What Keeps Us Up at Night: The Greatest Reconstructive Challenges

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Beniamino Brunetti

Italy

DIEP in the Danger Zone: Managing Risk in Radiated Breast Fields.

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Barbara Cagli

Italy

Prepectoral Reconstruction Debate: Stability Without Mesh, The Case for Polyurethane Implants.

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James Chang

USA

James Chang

Palo Alto, USA

Sessions

AAPS President Elect.

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Augusta Cardoso

Portugal

Oncoplastic Breast Reduction and Nipple-sparing Mastectomy. What Is the Best Approach?

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Valerio Cervelli

Italy

Moderator – Session 6: Pearls, Techniques and Surgical Innovation in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery

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Carrie Chu

USA

Reviving the Omentum: Flap-Based Solutions for Lymphedema Management

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Mark Clemens

USA

Workhorse of the Future: Robotic Assisted Latissimus Dorsi Flap.

From Diagnosis to Cure: Multimodal Management of Advanced BIA-ALCL.

Moderator – Session 3: National Ethics, Clinical Trials and Advanced Therapies in BIA-ALCL

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Amy S. Colwell

USA

My Most Challenging Cases: Nipple Sparing Mastectomy in Large and Ptotic Breasts

Moderator – Session 5: Controversies and Crossroads in Breast Reconstruction

DTI for Nearly Every Patient

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Francesco D'Andrea

Italy

Session lead – Session 1: From Less Invasive to More Preservative in Aesthetic Breast Surgery

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Deniz Dayicioglu

USA

Never Settle for “Good Enough”: Optimizing DIEPs with Secondary Augmentations & Lifts

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Giovanni Di Benedetto

Italy

Moderator – Session 5: Controversies and Crossroads in Breast Reconstruction

Prepectoral Reconstruction of Large and Ptotic Breast: What Do We Expect from It?

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Arianna Di Napoli

Italy

Personalized Risk: Genetic Determinants of BIA-ALCL.

Moderator – Session 2: Controversies and Crossroads in BIA-ALCL

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Asa Edsander Nord

Sweden

EURAPS President

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Gregory Evans

USA

Prepectoral Conversion in Revisional Reconstructive Breast Surgery: a Step-By-Step Approach

Session lead – Session 2: Controversies and Crossroads in BIA-ALCL

AAPS Secretary

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Mario Faenza

Italy

Moderator – Session 1: From Less Invasive to More Preservative in Aesthetic Breast Surgery

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Andrea Figus

Italy

Pap Flap Planning and Surgical Dissection

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Guido Firmani

Italy

BIA-ALCL: International Patterns and Evolving Global Insights.

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Guido Firmani, MD is a plastic surgeon with extensive clinical and research experience in reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. Based in Rome, Italy, he is currently pursuing a PhD in sensorineural plasticity while working as a full-time consultant in a teaching hospital. He trained and practiced in oncology referral centers with a primary focus on breast reconstruction and has contributed to advancing knowledge on both implant-based and autologous techniques. Dr. Firmani is committed to bridging clinical innovation and academic research, with particular interests in translational projects and international collaboration.

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Megan Fracol

USA

Breast Implants Elicit Local and Systemic Immune Response: Evidence for Breast Cancer Immunosurveillance.

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Assistant Professor

Associate Program Director, Plastic Surgery Residency

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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Patrick Garvey

USA

Session lead – Session 4: Mastering Implants to Shape Aesthetic Outcomes

Radiotherapy in Reconstruction Debate: A Clear Autologous Advantage

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Paola Ghione

Sessions

Radiotherapy in Reconstruction Debate: Implants Performing Under Pressure.

Diagnosis only in Seroma: Does is it count as BIA-ALCL?

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Giuseppe Giudice

Italy

Session lead – Session 8: Debates on Controversies and Crossroads in Breast Aesthetics

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Ricardo Giunta

Germany

Removal to Renewal: Approaches to Explantation and Soft Tissue Remodelling.

Early Perfusion Dynamics in DIEP Flaps: The First 72 Hours of Recovery.

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Univ. Prof. Dr. med. Riccardo Giunta

since 2011 Head of the Dept. for Handsurgery, Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Surgery at Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich

2005 Editor-in-Chief of German society journal Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie

Past President to German Society of Plastic Surgery DGPRÄC 2017-2019

Past President to European Society for Plastic Surgery ESPRAS 2023-2024

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Luca Grimaldi

Italy

Session lead – Session 3: Controversies and Crossroads in Breast Surgery

TBD

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Emma Hansson

Sweden

Emma Hansson

Göthenbur, Sweden

Sessions

European survey on Quality indicators in breast reconstruction.

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Yves Harder

Switzerland

Composite Breast Reconstruction: Challenging Aspects

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Mikkel Herly

Denmark

Cracks Beneath the Surface: Understanding Implant Rupture and Its Implications.

The Forgotten Silicone Leackage: a Potential Strong Driver of Capsula Contracture

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Mikkel Herly has made significant contributions to understanding the role of silicone leakage from breast implants and bacteria on implant surfaces in the development of capsular contracture. He founded and leads the Copenhagen Breast Implant Biobank, which includes implants and capsule biopsies from more than 1,000 women, and is principal investigator of a randomized trial testing antibiotic irrigation in implant-based breast reconstruction. He leads a research group of PhD students and postdoctoral fellows based at Copenhagen University Hospital and the University of Copenhagen.

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Radu Cristian Jecan

Romania

Moderator – Session 7: Innovations in Breast Reconstruction: from Perfusion to Precision

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Jerzy Kolasiński

Poland

Patient Participation to Implant Size Selection: Analysis of 1840 Primary Breast Augmentations

Follow-up Strategies for Breast Implant Patients

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Jerzy Kolasiński (M.D., Ph.D.) is a specialist in plastic surgery and general surgery. He is a member of the Polish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons and the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. He is the founder, owner and director of the Klinika Kolasinski – Hair Clinic Poznan, Poland.

Dr. Jerzy Kolasiński is an active member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery and the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Over the years 2000-2002 he was a Vice-President of the European Society of Hair Restoration Surgery. In the years 2000-2004 he was the President of the Polish Society of Hair Restoration Surgery. Between 2005 and 2011 he was a Board Member of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery. Since 2017 dr Kolasinski has been a Board Member of Polish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons.

For 35 years dr. Jerzy Kolasinski has done thousands of aesthetic plastic surgeries and hair transplant procedures. He has operated in many countries like: the USA, Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, Israel, Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia.

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Charles Lockwood

USA

Charles Lockwood

Tampa, USA

Sessions

Session 7 moderator.

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Giuseppe Lombardo

Italy

Prophylactic Venous Supercharging in Deep

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Paolo Marchetti

Italy

Session lead – Session 1: Breast Implant Safety: Evidence and Evolution

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Teodor Mares

Romania

Preclinical Perspectives on Implant Safety: A Systematic Review of Animal Models.

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Board-certified plastic surgeon with a primary focus on breast surgery, both aesthetic and reconstructive, as well as autologous breast reconstruction and breast implant safety. I have completed a clinical and experimental microsurgery fellowship at Sant’Andrea Hospital in Rome under the supervision of Prof. Fabio Santanelli di Pompeo, followed by an observership at Maastricht University Hospital in autologous breast reconstruction. I am currently practicing in Bucharest, Romania, and pursuing a jointPhD between Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, and Sapienza University of Rome.

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Maurizio Martelli

Italy

Maurizio Martelli

Rome, Italy

Sessions

The Perforator Planning Debate: Mind’s Eye, Visual Triggers and Cortical Logic in Flap Planning

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Stephen McCulley

United Kingdom

Moderator – Session 8: Debates on Controversies and Crossroads in Breast Aesthetics

Tuberous Breast Reconstruction Debate: Implant Approach: Precision, Projection, and Predictability.

Explantation and Mastopexy – Strategies and Techniques in Cosmetic and Cancer Settings

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Arash Momeni

USA

The Perforator Planning Debate: Augmented Reality and the Future of Perforator Mapping.

Moderator – Session 7: Innovations in Breast Reconstruction: from Perfusion to Precision

Infected Implant: When and What to do!

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Dr. Arash Momeni is an Associate Professor of Surgery, the Ryan-Upson Scholar, Director of Clinical Outcomes Research in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Stanford University, and Co-Leader of the Breast Cancer Clinical Program at Stanford Cancer Center. He graduated magna cum laudefrom Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany, and completed residency training in Plastic and Hand Surgery at the University of Freiburg. He subsequently completed a second residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Stanford University, followed by a fellowship in Advanced Reconstructive Microsurgery at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Momeni specializes in complex reconstruction following cancer and trauma, with a clinical focus on reconstructive surgery of the breast. He is recognized for pioneering approaches to post-mastectomy breast reconstruction, including hybrid reconstruction –combining autologous tissue and implants – and flap neurotization techniques to enhance sensory recovery. An internationally recognized expert in clinical outcomes research and evidence-based medicine, Dr. Momeni has authored more than 240 peer-reviewed publications and numerous textbook chapters. He is the 2023 ASRM Godina Fellow, a frequent speaker at national and international conferences, serves as Associate Editor of Annals of Plastic Surgery, and sits on the editorial boards of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, and the European Journal of Plastic Surgery, while also serving as a peer reviewer for several leading journals in the field.

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Alexandre Munhoz

Brazil

Minimal Invasive Access: Hidden Scars, the Case for Transaxillary Augmentation

Moderator – Video Session 2: Minimally Invasive Robotic Assisted Approaches

Breast Asymmetry: Implant-Based Correction, Predictability

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Terence Myckatyn

USA

Terence Myckatyn

St. Louis, USA

Sessions

Session 1 moderator.

Title: to be announced.

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Maurice Nahabedian

USA

Less Invasive, Highly Effective: The Power of IMAP and MICAP Flap

Quantifying Perfusion: The Role of Intraoperative Imaging in Flap Viability

Moderator – Session 2: Controversies and Crossroads in BIA-ALCL

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Maurice Y. Nahabedian, MD, FACS, is in private practice at the National Center for Plastic Surgery in McLean, Virginia. Dr. Nahabedian completed his Plastic Surgery residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1995 and remained on the full-time faculty until 2005. He transitioned to Georgetown University in 2005 and remained there until 2017 where he was a Professor and the Vice-Chairman of the Department of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Nahabedian has published over 240 scientific manuscripts, editorials, and discussions, as well as 107 book chapters that have focused primarily on aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery. He has been the principal or associate editor of 11 textbooks on breast and abdominal wall reconstruction and has been a visiting professor at over 100 hospitals and universities. Dr. Nahabedian is the current section editor for Aesthetic Breast Reconstruction for ASJ since 2023 and was the Breast Section Editor for PRS from 2009 –2017. He has chaired or co-chaired 27 plastic surgery conferences throughout the United States and Europe. Dr. Nahabedian is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American College of Surgeons, and the American Association of Plastic Surgeons.

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Dinh Tung Nguyen

Vietnam

Breast Replacement and Integration with Fat Augmented TRAM Flap

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Nicholas J. Panetta

USA

Moderator – Video Session 6: Pearls, Techniques and Surgical Innovation in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery

TBD

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Paolo Persichetti

Italy

Session lead – Video Session 6: Pearls, Techniques and Surgical Innovation in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery

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FullProfessor of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome. Residency Program Director of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome. Editor in chief of EJPS. Author of more than three hundredand sixty-one (scopus database) international indexed publications in the most important journals of Plastic and Reconstructive surgery and 25 monographies. Prof. Persichetti specialized in reconstructive procedures of the headand neck, breast, trunk, abdomen, pelvic and perineal structures and extremities especially aftersurgery for cancer, trauma or congenital deformities. He also performs aesthetic procedures on face, breast, abdomen and extremities. Main interest fields of study and researches are: breast reconstruction, treatment of gynecomastia, tuberous and tubular breasts, chest wall reconstruction bycutaneous flaps, aesthetic and reconstructive rhinoplasty, anatomy of palpebral region and blepharoplasty, the aesthetic value of beauty and the ethical implications in Plastic surgery.

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Marco Pignatti

Italy

Moderator – Session 9: What Keeps Us Up at Night: The Greatest Reconstructive Challenges

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Aurelio Portincasa

Italy

UEMS President

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Roberto Poscia

Italy

CEN-ATMP President

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Hinne Rakhorst

The Netherlands

Smooth, Textured, or Polyurethane: Does Surface Type Shape Revision Risk?

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Charles Randquist

Sweden

Step By Step: Minimally Invasive Surgical Technique in Augmentation.

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Diego Ribuffo

Italy

Diego Ribuffo

Rome, Italy

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Session 8 lead.

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Michele Riccio

Italy

The Fix Nip to the Nipple for a Comprehensive Breast Reconstruction

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Nicola Rocco

Italy

Session lead – Video Session 2: Minimally Invasive Robotic Assisted Approaches

Preserving mastectomy flaps perfusion: which is the best approach?

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Margaret Roubaud

USA

Immediate Nerve Repair and Mastectomy Reinnervation.

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Corrado Rubino

Italy

Session lead – Session 7: Innovations in Breast Reconstruction: from Perfusion to Precision

Vein Drainage and DIEP Flap Perfusion

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Fabio Santanelli di Pompeo

Italy

The Perforator Planning Debate: Mind’S Eye, Visual Triggers and Cortical Logic In Flap Planning

Do Patient Characteristics & Comorbidities Influence BIA-ALCL Likelihood?

Moderator – Session 3: National Ethics, Clinical Trials and Advanced Therapies in BIA-ALCL

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Prof. Fabio Santanelli di Pompeo was born in Naples, currently he is Full Professor and holds the Chair of Plastic Surgery at Sapienza, University of Rome, where he runs the university program for the Board in Plastic Surgery, and from 2003 is Head of Plastic Surgery Unit at Sant’Andrea Hospital.

He started his training on 1984 at University of Naples, and continued from 1987 to 1990 at University of Göteborg, Sweden, where he achieved Fellowships in “cleft lip and palate”, “craniofacial surgery”, “breast surgery” and “reconstructive microsurgery”. Since 1990 he achieved both the Italian and the Swedish Board in Plastic Surgery, and his main interest has been in Reconstructive Microsurgery, specially focusing on breast reconstruction with DIEP flap and Latissimus Dorsi flap, more than 2,000 procedures. The intense activity in this field led him to startand chair, since 2007 a University Master Course on Breast Reconstruction, at Sapienza University of Rome, and from 2009 a Fellowship on Clinical and Experimental Reconstructive Microsurgery at the Superior Institute of Health, Ministry of Health in Rome.

Over the last years, he has been focusing on the study of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, and Face Allotrasplantation in cooperation with the Italian Ministry of Health. The commitment and contribution to the scientific research in plastic surgery brought national and international recognition, with the consequent appointment as Honorary Professorship in Plastic Surgery at University of Novi Sad, Serbia, Honorary Member of the Serbian Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Honorary Professorship in Plastic Surgery at University of South Florida a Tampa, and Honorary member of the Swedish Association of Plastic Surgeons, Laurea Honoris Causa from University Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania. He hold the position as EURAPS General Secretary from 2015 to 2021, and President from 2023 to 2024.

His scientific effort produced 192 original papers and 37 book chapters.

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Benjamin Sarfati

France

Reimagination of Nipple Sparing Mastectomy: a Variety of Mini-Invasive Solutions

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Dr Benjamin Sarfati is a French plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgeon. He practices at Gustave Roussy, Europe’s leading Comprehensive Cancer Center, where he focuses on breast oncologic surgery, complex reconstructions, and microsurgery. In parallel, he runs a private practice at the Hartmann Clinic in Paris, where he offers a full range of aesthetic surgical procedures and cosmetic medicine. Dr Sarfati has a particular interest in minimally invasive approaches. He was among the first surgeons to use the Da Vinci robotic systemfor breast surgery, pioneering techniques such as robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy.He is actively involved in academic teaching as head of the French Inter-University Diploma in Breast Oncologic and Reconstructive Surgeryat Paris XI Faculty. In addition, he regularly speaks at international congresses and masterclasses, contributing to the training of surgeons worldwide.Dr Sarfati is the co-founder of the Paris Breast Rendez-Vous, one of the foremost international meetings dedicated to aesthetic, reconstructive, and oncologic breast surgery. He is also the founder of the MIB Meeting (Minimally Invasive Breast Meeting), the first international congress entirely devoted to minimally invasive breast surgery techniques.Beyond his clinical and academic work, Dr Sarfati is a member of the Scientific Committee of Europa Donna, a European organization promoting breast cancer education, early detection, optimal treatment, and research funding.

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Mark Schaverien

USA

Integrating Lymphatic Surgery: Emerging Concepts.

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Fabrizio Schonauer

Italy

Round Control: Implant Exchange via the Circumareolar Approach

Session lead – Session 5: Controversies and Crossroads in Breast Reconstruction

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Graham Schwarz

USA

The Convergence of AI & Robotics

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John W. Shuck

USA

Scarless, Seamless, Robotic: the New Era of Minimally Invasive Reconstruction

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Michail Sorotos

Italy

Optimizing the Circumflex Scapular Vessels: Stepwise Approach to Flap Readiness

The Capsule in Focus: Translational Discoveries Shaping Implant Safety

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Constantin Stan

Romania

The Less You Do the Better: Patient Selection and Preop Planning

Moderator – Session 4: Mastering Implants to Shape Aesthetic Outcomes

From Anatomic to Round Implants: What Do You Need to Know ?

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Nenad Stepic

Serbia

Breast Augmentation Subglandular Plane: Direct, Defined, and Less Disruptive

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Antonio Toesca

Italy

Single Port Robotic Mastectomy and Immediate Breast Reconstruction

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Francesca Toia

Italy

Moderator – Session 2: Minimally Invasive Robotic Assisted Approaches

Small-Scar Breast Reduction for Big Results

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Emilio Trignano

Italy

Radiotherapy in Reconstruction Debate: Strategies for Autologus Tissue Transfer

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Dietmar Ulrich

The Netherlands

Technical Refinements in Breast Reconstruction with the Lumbar Artery Perforator (LAP) Flap

Moderator – Session 1: Breast Implant Safety: Evidence and Evolution

Diagnosis Only in Seroma: Does it Count as BIA-ALCL?

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Berend van der Lei

The Netherlands

Thoughts, Ideas & Implications in Minimally Invasive, Ligament Preserving, Breast Augmentation

Moderator – Session 3: Controversies and Crossroads in Breast Surgery

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Mark Venturi

USA

ICG Fluorescence to Guide Flap Assessment and Mastectomy Skin Management

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Vincenzo Vindigni

Italy

The Italian Multicenter Study: Defining Outcomes of Radiotherapy in Implant-Based Reconstruction

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Roger Wixtrom

USA

Drivers of Capsular Contracture: Biofilm

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Dolores Wolfram Rauniche

Austria

Moderator – Session 1: Breast Implant Safety: Evidence and Evolution

TBD

ESPRAS President

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