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MONTHLY E-MAGAZINE Message from the ISAPS President Dear friends and ISAPS members, The month went by incredibly fast and was full of good news. May be some of you know already that at the end of the year, our Executive Director Catherine Foss will go into well-deserved retirement after more than 20 years of service to ISAPS. We have started early with a succession search to fill this important position. Dr. Dirk RICHTER, MD I am pleased to inform you that at our Board meeting in New York last week ago
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MONTHLYE-MAGAZINE

MessagefromtheISAPSPresident

DearfriendsandISAPSmembers,Themonthwentbyincrediblyfastandwasfullofgoodnews.Maybesomeofyouknowalreadythatattheendoftheyear,ourExecutiveDirectorCatherineFosswillgointowell-deservedretirementaftermorethan20yearsofservicetoISAPS.Wehavestartedearlywithasuccessionsearchtofillthisimportantposition.

Dr.DirkRICHTER,MD

IampleasedtoinformyouthatatourBoardmeetinginNewYorklastweekago

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wewereabletointerviewthefinalcandidates,allofwhomarehighlyqualifiedandhaveagreatdealofexperience.Wewillshortlyhaveadecisiontocommunicate.

Butmanyotherthingswerereportedanddecidedattheboardmeeting,includingothermembershipbenefitssuchastheISAppS.ThisapplicationwillbringISAPSmembersclosertotheirpatients.Itwillautomateinformationaboutanupcomingconsultationappointmentorrecommendationsforbehaviorbeforeandaftersurgeryandincludesmanyothertools.Patientscanlearneverythingaboutaplannedoperationinamodernway.

Anexclusivebenefitforourmembers.Anditwillbeavailableinsevenlanguages!OurISAPSbookonfundamentalaestheticsurgery,whichwillbethefirstbookbyaprofessionalsocietytobepublishedbyElsevier,isalsotakingshapeandweallhopetopresentthebookandappinVienna.Iwouldliketothankmyentireboardforthissuccessfulmeeting,asitisimportanttorememberthatallmembersarevolunteersandmustdedicatetheirtimetoISAPSawayfromtheirbusyschedulesintheirbusypractices.

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Furthermore,aftertheboardmeeting,wehaveaddedaleadershiptrainingcourse,whichwasthelastmoduleoftwothree-daycoursesthatstartedlastyearinVienna.Over40aspiringmembersoftheNationalSecretariesgrouporGlobalAlliancePresidentsattendedtoimprovetheirleadershipskills.Again,thankstothemanyparticipantswhosacrificedtimeandmoneytocontributetoISAPSonavolunteerbasis.

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WehadthewonderfulopportunitytohelporganizingthefamousOculoplasticSymposiumattheendofJanuary,whichhasbeenheldfor20yearsbytheSouthEasternSocietyofPlasticandReconstructiveSurgeryinAtlanta.UnderthedirectionofSESPRSPresidentDr.MarkCodner,oureducationcounciladdedafaceliftsessiontothesymposiumandinternationalfaculty.ThefeedbackoftheparticipantswasoverwhelmingandItooktheopportunitytostaythenexttwodaysforthefollowingworldfamousbreastsymposiumandrefreshedmyknowledgehere.Pleasebesuretoschedulebothsymposiafornextyear!

SavetheDate!2ndAnnualSESPRS/ISAPSPeriorbitalandFacialSymposium

January21,202137thAnnualAtlantaBreastSurgerySymposium

January22-24,2021

Finally,IampleasedtoannouncethattheprogramforViennaisfinishedandwillbepublishedshortly.IamnotgivingtoomuchawayifitwillprobablybethebestcongressISAPShaseverhad.SomanynewtopicsandsomanynewfacespromisetobeahighlightinthehistoryofISAPS.

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Makeyourreservationtodayandenjoythespecialprices.Thehotelcontingentsarelimited,andreservationsaregoingwell.

Ifthisisnotabirthdaypresentforthe50thbirthdayofoursociety?

Havefunreading.

DirkRichter,MDISAPSPresident

InterviewwithFredrikGEWALLIMD,PhD

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PresidentofthetheSwedishSocietyofAestheticPlasticSurgery

Q:WhenwasSFEPfounded?Gewalli:TheSwedishSocietyofAestheticPlasticSurgery(SvenskFöreningförEstetiskPlastikkirurgi-SFEP)wasfoundedin1983byLennartBartholdsson,Carl-EvertJonsson,BengtPontén,JanOlofStrömbeck,HansHolmströmandLarsUddströmerasasectionwithintheSwedishSocietyofPlasticSurgery(SPKF).Atthattime,Swedishplasticsurgeonsfacedanincreaseddemandfromthegeneralpublicandmassmediaforinformationandservices.ItwasimportanttoorganizeeducationinaestheticsurgeryfortheyoungermembersofSPKFandtohaveaninfluenceonlegislation.Q:HowlargeisSFEPnow?Gewalli:TodaySFEPhas74activemembersandourBoardhas4membersandapart-timesecretary.OurmembershavealsoservedasvariousCommitteeChairmenforISAPS:EducationalCouncilCommittee(Troilius),FinanceCommitteeandForeignRelationsCommittee(Niechajev),EASPS:PresidentElect(BirgitStark).Q:WhataresomeupcomingeventsofSFEP?Gewalli:SFEPhasyearlymeetingswithinvitedinternationalfacultywithscientifictopicsaswellasBusiness,LeadershipandMediaworkshops.SFEPmeetingsprovideaforumforimportantsocialinteractionwithcolleagues,andtheopportunitytopersonallyspeakwithpeersduringthescientificproceedingsandatlunchesanddinners.Duringthecoffeebreakswecanmeetwitholdandnewfriendsandfamiliarizeourselveswiththenewproductspresentedbyoursponsors.LastdayispossibleforaGolftournament.OurmembersatAkademiKlinikenorganizetheyearly,andnowadaysprestigious,InternationalMeetinginStockholm“BeautythroughScience“since2002.Thefacultyassembledeachyearisthecrèmedelacrèmeofplasticsurgery.Q:WhatinitiativesisSFEPinvolvedin?Gewalli:DuringthelastthreeyearsSFEPhasbeenconductingpoolingonvariouspatientsafetyissues,withthehelpofaquestionnairefilledoutbythemembers.TheresultswereanalyzedanddiscussedatSFEPyearlymeetingsandtheguidelineswereworkedoutwithapanelofexperts.Uptillnowthereareguidelinesin1.useofantibiotics,2.thromboembolicprophylaxis,3.recommendationstocombinationsurgery,4.howtocareforyourpatientsaftersurgery.In2014,SFEPinitiatedthecreationoftheSwedishBreastImplantRegistry(BRIMP),guidedfromthebeginningbyBirgitStark,wholikeAtlasholdingtheskyonhisshoulders,doesalonealltheworkkeepingtheregistrygoing.Thecomplianceofmembersishighanditisalreadypossibletomakeanalysisofthe

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severaloutcomeparameters.TheresultswillbereportedatyearlySFEPandEASAPSmeetings,andweexpectothercountriestofollowandcreatetheirownregistry,whichiscertainlynoteasy.OurSocietyisalsoinvolvedindealingwithPIPbreastimplantsdisaster.4,000womeninSwedenwereimplantedwithPIPandwehavetofacepatients,mediaandevencourts.TheALCLisanotherupcomingissue,actualnowforeverymeetingweattend,andtheSFEPishelpingmembersgivecorrectinformationtothepatientsandmediaandtoreportsuspectincidence.Q:WhatchallengesdoaestheticsurgeonsfaceinSweden?

Gewalli:Theever-changingworldbringsnewchallengestobefacedbyoursociety.Education,initiallyplannedforthesurgeons,mustnowincludethegeneralpublic,politicians,legislators,patientsandthemedia.ThemostimportantissueisanewlegislationforEstheticsurgerytobelaunchedJanuary1,2021.Wherewearehopingforademandforspecializationinplasticsurgerytobeabletoperformplasticsurgery.AnothertaskoftheBoardarethelegalandeconomicissuescausedbytheintroductionofVAToncosmeticoperationsandtreatmentsin2015.ConsidervisitingSwedeninSeptemberandjoinournextmeeting.ThespokenwordwillbeEnglish.Youwillfindastimulatingprogramandsociallywelcomingatmosphere.Learnmoreonourwebsite:www.sfep.se.Ae

EffectiveInternalCommunication

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Howyoucommunicatewithinyourbusinesscanhelpyouconnectwith,engagewith,andmotivateyourstaff.Effectivelytransmittinginformationalsoensuresthatyouremployeeswillunderstandandproperlyimplementyourbusinesspractices.Followthesebestpracticestoachieveasuccessfulinternalcommunicationstrategywithinyourbusiness.PlancommunicationsMakesureyousetgoalsforyourinternalcommunications.Whatinformationdoyouwanttopasson,andhowcanyouimproveyourexistingsystem?Createaplanbasedonyourspecificneedswhenitcomestointernalcommunicationthatwillkeepyouontrackandmakeyoursystemmostefficient.UsetherightcommunicationstoolsTostayontrack,it’scrucialtoimplementaneasy-to-useinternalcommunicationssystem.What’sbestforyourteammayvary,butthefollowingtoolsarepopularforfosteringcompanycommunication:companychatsoftware(likeSlackorYammer),cloudtechnology(likeGoogleDrive),andone-platformsystems(likeGoogleorMicrosoft).EncouragefeedbackandoutsideideasEmployeefeedback,beithelpfulcriticismoranexcitingnewidea,iscrucialformaintainingmoraleandmutualrespectamongstaffandmanagement.Createchannelsforinternalfeedback,suchasacompanyforum,anopen-doorpolicy,oradesignatedchannelwithinyourcompanychatsoftware.KeepsightofgoalsCommunicatingspecificinformationaboutyourpractice’sday-to-daymaybeimportant,butmakesurenottogooverboard.Ifyourgoalistostreamlinecompanycommunications,ensureonlyvitalinformationistransmitted.Don’tforgettocommunicateyouroverallgoals,likesatisfyingyourpatients,sothatstaffstaysmotivatedanddoesn’tlosesightofthebigpicture.

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Inthelatestissueof

AestheticPlasticSurgery…Hereyouwillfindahand-selectedarticlefromthelatesteditionofAestheticPlasticSurgery(BlueJournal)-afree

benefitforallISAPSmembers.TheBlueJournalispublishedsixtimesayear.

Havefunreading!

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AnatomicalStudyandClinicalObservationofRetro-orbicularisOculiFat(ROOF)

ROOF,asastructuralfat,widelyexistsintheuppereyelidsofadults.Additionally,itis

locatedinthefatcompartmentbetweentheorbicularisoculimuscleandtheorbitalseptum.ROOFextendstothebrowandforehead,anditconnectsSOOF.ROOFisinvolvedintheformationofaheavyandsunkenuppereyelidappearanceinAsianindividuals.ROOF

lubricatesandcushionsthemusclesduringmusclemovement.TheproliferationoratrophyofROOFcanleadtoapoorappearanceoftheuppereyelid.EyelidsurgeryshouldinvolvethecarefulevaluationofROOFtoproperlyguidetheoperationandtorejuvenatetheappearance

oftheuppereyelid.XianWang,HaipingWang

EmpoweringSurgeonstoGrowForover40years,GCAesthetics(GCA)hasbeendedicatedtoadvanceboththescienceandsafetyofmedicalaestheticproductsaroundtheworld,andtodeliverthehighestqualityproductsthatmeettheneedsofsurgeonsandtheirpatients.GCAiscommittedtosupportingsurgeonsintheirprofessionaldevelopment,whetherthroughcontinuoustrainingandnetworkingactivitiesatISAPSeventsandworkshops,orthroughitsownGCAAcademy,adigitaltrainingplatformthathostsarangeoflivesurgeries,webinars,andlecturessharingbestpractice.Thecompanydevelopsandmanufacturesin-houseandmarketsacomprehensiverangeofproprietaryaestheticproductsthatprovidesurgeonstheappropriateimplantforeachpatient,regardlessoftheirshapeorsizeandconsequentlyempowerpatientstofeelconfidentandsecureintheirpersonaljourney.SafetyisGCA’sstrength

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Morethan3millionwomenandmenacross70countrieshavetrustedGCAproductsanditspremiumbrandsNagorandEurosilicone,whicharesupportedbyclinicaldatademonstratingcompellingsafetyandclinicaleffectiveness.Aspartofthecompany'scommitmenttoprovidelong-termclinicalsafetydataonitsmedicaldevices,GCApublishedinApril2019a10-yearpost-marketingstudy.ThesedatarepresentthelargestEuropeanstudyconductedtodateonbreastimplants.Inthisnewdecade,GCAwillfurtherreinforceitspositionasaholisticwomen’saesthetichealthcareproviderbyproposingsolutionsfrompre-surgerythroughsurgeryandpost-treatment.InnovationthatmattersforthepatientEve4.0,isthefirstdigitalconsultationsolutionforpre-surgery,offeringaugmentedrealityvisualizationthatprovidesauniqueexperienceforpatients,whoareconsideringabreastprocedure.Aproperpost-surgerytreatmentiskeytooptimizetheoutcomeoftheprocedureandimprovepatientsatisfaction.Compressionisanintegralpartofthepatients’treatment,helpingthebody’shealingprocess.NoaisaClass1FDA-recognized,medical-gradecompressionsolutionthatincorporatesapatented3Dcompressionsystemsupportedbyclinicalevidence.*TheNoaproductfamilyisdesignedforcomfortandhealingimmediatelyfollowingsurgeryandhasbeenshowntohelpreduceswellingandpain.**Scarscanhaveamajorconsequenceonapatient’soverallwell-being,appearanceandsatisfactionwithasurgery.Therefore,GCAconductedasingle-centreprospectiveclinicalstudytoassesstheefficacyofSilgel™,atopicalpolysiloxanesiliconegel,usedtoreducetheappearanceofhypertrophicandkeloidscarsresultingfromsurgery,trauma,burnsandotherinjuries.TheoutcomehasdemonstratedthatfollowingSilgeltreatment,theoverallscardimensionswerereduced.PatientsalsoreportedthatSilgelincreasedthesoftnessoftheirskin,itwaseasytoapply,driedeasilyontheskin,reducedtheintensityofcoloraswellastheheightofthescar.TruepartnerGCAcontinuestobuildonits40yearsreputationoflisteningtosurgeonsandpatient’sneeds,improvingexistingtechnologieswhilecontinuouslysearchingforinnovativenewsolutionstothecomplexchallengesthatsurgeonsface.Thecompanystrivestobecomeareallong-termpartnerforallstakeholdersandthefirst-choiceproviderofsurgicalaesthetics.

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CapeTown,SouthAfricaNavigateBreeStreet

GrabyourwalkingshoesandgoforastrolldownBreeStreet,thecooleststreetinCapeTown.Exploretheroadfromitstop(nearTableMountain)toitsend(bythewaterfront)anddiscoverthehippest,trendiestcafes,bars,andshopsin

town.MusicloverswillenjoyHardpressedCafé,wheretheycanperusetheircollectionofvinylrecordswhilesippingonaspecialtycoffee.ArtloversshouldstopbyRed!TheGallery,wheretheyofferartwithyourbreakfast.Fordinner,thetraditionalosteriaTrueItalicItalianArtCaféserveshandmadepastasandItalianspecialties

–withanewmenueveryday!Ifmealsoutaren’tyourthing,getyoursouvenirshoppingdoneatSAM.ThestorehasarangeofSouthAfrica-madeproductscreatedbylocaldesigners,including

clothingandfabric.

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ISAPSCourse–BangladeshDhaka,BANGLADESHWebsite:www.isapscoursedhaka.orgMarch12-14___________________________________ISAPSF.A.S.T.Advanced2020–ComplicationsandDifficultCaseManagementMoscow,Russia

Website:isapsfast.ruMarch13-15______________________________________PakistanAssociationofPlasticSurgeons(PAPS)AestheticSymposiumIslamabad,PAKISTANMarch15_________________________________________ISAPSCourse–SouthAfricaCapeTown,SOUTHAFRICAWebsite:www.isapscourse.co.zaMarch20-22

Staytuned!SESSIONPREVIEWS

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fortheISAPSWorldCongress,September2-5,2020

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Findoutwhoyou’regoingtomeetinVienna.Wearepresentingeachsessionandtherespectivefacultywithashortvideo!

FindmoreinformationabouttheWorldCongressatwww.isapsvienna2020.com