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Day 1

Thursday, 7 May

Minimally Invasive Reconstruction & Aesthetics (MIRA) Symposium.

Registration

Opening Remarks and Program Presentation

12:00 - 14:00 SESSION 1 – The Building Blocks of Breast Tissue Preservation Masterclass - Sponsored by Establishment Labs

The Applied Anatomy of Breast Tissue Preservation

MIS Techniques for Primary Augmentation

MIS Techniques for Primary Hybrid Augmentation

MIS Techniques for Primary Mastopexy-augmentation

BTP Consultation: Understanding Indications, Patient Selection and 3D Planning

Use of Ultrasound for BTP: from Consultation to Surgery to Post-op

Anesthesia modes for BTP

Q&A

Lunch Session – Democratization of Breast Reconstruction in Africa: A Capacity-Building Mod

15:00 - 16:40 VIDEO SESSION 2 - Minimally Invasive and Robotic Assisted Approaches

To See or Not to See: A Simplified Transaxillary Approach to Breast Augmentation

Augmentation by the Inframammary sulcus: Fast & Furios

Small-Scar Breast Reduction for Big Results

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

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

Single Port Robotic Mastectomy and Immediate Breast Reconstruction

Robotic DIEP Flap Using the Totally Extraperitoneal (TEP) Approach

Workhorse of the Future: Robotic Assisted Latissimus Dorsi Flap

Transforming Microsurgery With Robotics: The Symani Surgical System

The Convergence of AI & Robotics

16:40 - 18:25 SESSION 3 - Controversies and Crossroads in Minimally Invasive Breast Surgery

Beyond the Scar: Advancing Quality of Life in Breast Reconstruction

Two-Stage Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: Current Indications in a Globally Evolving Practice

Optimizing Outcomes with Minimally Invasive Breast Reconstruction

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

Preserving Mastectomy Flaps Perfusion: Which Is the Best Approach?

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

Breast Replacement and Integration with Fat Augmented TRAM Flap

Adjurnament

Welcome Reception

Day 2

Friday, 8 May

11th International Breast Surgery Workshop

08:30 - 10:15 SESSION 4 - Mastering Implants to Shape Aesthetic Outcomes

Round Control: Implant Exchange via the Circumareolar Approach

Removal to Renewal: Approaches to Explantation and Soft Tissue Remodelling

Comprehensive Approach to Tuberous Breast Deformities

Optimising Aesthetic Outcomes With Latest Anatomical Implants

Experience with Microtextured Breast Implants – a Single Institution Report

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

Subglandular Breast Augmentation, with Minimal Incision and Previous Tissue Expansion

Coffee break

10:45 - 12:15 SESSION 5 - Controversies and Crossroads in Breast Reconstruction

Prepectoral Reconstruction: Stability Without Mesh, the Case for Polyurethane Implants

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

Radiotherapy in Reconstruction: Strategies for Autologus Tissue Transfer

Radiotherapy in Reconstruction: a Clear Autologous Advantage

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

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

Welcome Remarks Authorities

Lunch

13:30 - 15:00 VIDEO SESSION 6 - Pearls, Techniques and Surgical Innovation in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery

The Fix Nip to the Nipple for a Comprehensive Breast Reconstruction

Optimizing the Circumflex Scapular Vessels: Stepwise Approach to Flap Readiness

Reviving the Omentum: Flap-Based Solutions for Lymphedema Management

Integrating Lymphatic Surgery: Emerging Concepts

Rethinking Stability in Breast Implant Surgery

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

Pap Flap Planning and Surgical Dissection

Composite Reconstruction: Challenging Aspects of Using Expander with Fat Transfer

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

15:00 - 17:00 SESSION 7 - Innovations in Breast Reconstruction: From Perfusion to Precision

Vein Drainage and DIEP Flap Perfusion

Prophylactic Venous Supercharging in Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap Surgery

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

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

ICG Fluorescence to Guide Flap Assessment and Mastectomy Skin Management

Quantifying Perfusion: the Role of Intraoperative Imaging in Flap Viability

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

When Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction Meets Minimally Invasive Mastectomy

Adjurnament

Conference Dinner

Day 3

Saturday, 9 May

11th International Breast Surgery Workshop

08:15 - 9:45 SESSION 8 - Debates on Controversies and Crossroads in Breast Aesthetics

Breast Augmentation Subglandular Plane: is Muscle Necessary?

Breast Augmentation Submuscular Plane: Muscle is Necessary!

Tuberous Breast, Implant Correction: Precision, Projection, and Predictability

Tuberous Breast, Autologous-Based Correction: Natural Contour Through Fat and Flap Using Threads

Breast Asymmetry: Implant-Based Correction, Predictability

Breast Asymmetry: Autologous-Based Correction, Tailored Harmony

Coffee Break

10:15 - 12:00 SESSION 9 - What Keeps Us Up at Night: The Greatest Reconstructive Challenges

Direct To Implant for Nearly Every Patient

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

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

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

Management of the GLP1 Breast

Immediate Nerve Repair and Mastectomy Reinnervation

Infected Implant: When and What to do

Adjournment

Lunch

Day 3

Saturday, 9 May

7th World Consensus Conference on BIA-ALCL

Opening Remarks and Program Presentation

13:00 - 14:45 SESSION 1 - Breast Implant Safety: Evidence and Evolution

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

Do Patient Characteristics & Comorbidities Influence BIA-ALCL Likelihood?

The Capsule in Focus: Translational Discoveries Shaping Implant Safety

Personalized Risk: Genetic Determinants of BIA-ALCL

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

The Fate of Capsule When Moving From Anatomic to Round Implants

Silicone Leakage and Rupture Implications for Capsular Contracture and Implant Safety

14:45 - 16:30 SESSION 2 - Controversies and Crossroads in BIA-ALCL

BIA-ALCL: International Patterns and Evolving Global Insights

Follow-up Strategies for Breast Implant Patients

Management of Capsule in Patients with Textured Implants

BIA-ALCL and Germline Mutations: Clinical Consideration

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

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

Breast Implant Associated Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Updates on Pathogenesis and Management

16:30 - 18:10 SESSION 3 - National Ethics, Clinical Trials and Advanced Therapies in BIA-ALCL

AAPS – American Association of Plastic Surgeons

ASPS – American Society of Plastic Surgery

EURAPS – European Association of Plastic Surgeons

ESPRAS – European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

SICPRE – Italian Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

UEMS – European Union of Medical Specialists (Section PRAS)

CEN-ATMP – National Ethics Committee for Clinical Trials on Advanced Therapies

Q&A (All National Societies)

Closing Remarks

Networking Dinner