MONTHLYE-MAGAZINE
MessagefromtheISAPSPresident
DearfriendsandISAPSmembers,Themonthwentbyincrediblyfastandwasfullofgoodnews.Maybesomeofyouknowalreadythatattheendoftheyear,ourExecutiveDirectorCatherineFosswillgointowell-deservedretirementaftermorethan20yearsofservicetoISAPS.Wehavestartedearlywithasuccessionsearchtofillthisimportantposition.
Dr.DirkRICHTER,MD
IampleasedtoinformyouthatatourBoardmeetinginNewYorklastweekago
wewereabletointerviewthefinalcandidates,allofwhomarehighlyqualifiedandhaveagreatdealofexperience.Wewillshortlyhaveadecisiontocommunicate.
Butmanyotherthingswerereportedanddecidedattheboardmeeting,includingothermembershipbenefitssuchastheISAppS.ThisapplicationwillbringISAPSmembersclosertotheirpatients.Itwillautomateinformationaboutanupcomingconsultationappointmentorrecommendationsforbehaviorbeforeandaftersurgeryandincludesmanyothertools.Patientscanlearneverythingaboutaplannedoperationinamodernway.
Anexclusivebenefitforourmembers.Anditwillbeavailableinsevenlanguages!OurISAPSbookonfundamentalaestheticsurgery,whichwillbethefirstbookbyaprofessionalsocietytobepublishedbyElsevier,isalsotakingshapeandweallhopetopresentthebookandappinVienna.Iwouldliketothankmyentireboardforthissuccessfulmeeting,asitisimportanttorememberthatallmembersarevolunteersandmustdedicatetheirtimetoISAPSawayfromtheirbusyschedulesintheirbusypractices.
Furthermore,aftertheboardmeeting,wehaveaddedaleadershiptrainingcourse,whichwasthelastmoduleoftwothree-daycoursesthatstartedlastyearinVienna.Over40aspiringmembersoftheNationalSecretariesgrouporGlobalAlliancePresidentsattendedtoimprovetheirleadershipskills.Again,thankstothemanyparticipantswhosacrificedtimeandmoneytocontributetoISAPSonavolunteerbasis.
WehadthewonderfulopportunitytohelporganizingthefamousOculoplasticSymposiumattheendofJanuary,whichhasbeenheldfor20yearsbytheSouthEasternSocietyofPlasticandReconstructiveSurgeryinAtlanta.UnderthedirectionofSESPRSPresidentDr.MarkCodner,oureducationcounciladdedafaceliftsessiontothesymposiumandinternationalfaculty.ThefeedbackoftheparticipantswasoverwhelmingandItooktheopportunitytostaythenexttwodaysforthefollowingworldfamousbreastsymposiumandrefreshedmyknowledgehere.Pleasebesuretoschedulebothsymposiafornextyear!
SavetheDate!2ndAnnualSESPRS/ISAPSPeriorbitalandFacialSymposium
January21,202137thAnnualAtlantaBreastSurgerySymposium
January22-24,2021
Finally,IampleasedtoannouncethattheprogramforViennaisfinishedandwillbepublishedshortly.IamnotgivingtoomuchawayifitwillprobablybethebestcongressISAPShaseverhad.SomanynewtopicsandsomanynewfacespromisetobeahighlightinthehistoryofISAPS.
Makeyourreservationtodayandenjoythespecialprices.Thehotelcontingentsarelimited,andreservationsaregoingwell.
Ifthisisnotabirthdaypresentforthe50thbirthdayofoursociety?
Havefunreading.
DirkRichter,MDISAPSPresident
InterviewwithFredrikGEWALLIMD,PhD
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
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
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.
Inthelatestissueof
AestheticPlasticSurgery…Hereyouwillfindahand-selectedarticlefromthelatesteditionofAestheticPlasticSurgery(BlueJournal)-afree
benefitforallISAPSmembers.TheBlueJournalispublishedsixtimesayear.
Havefunreading!
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
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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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
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