London Breast Meeting 2024

London Breast Meeting 2024 Programme

Below is the programme for London Breast Meeting 2024.

Registration and refreshments

Please note refreshments will take place downstairs in the Platt Room.

Welcome and introduction

Jian Farhadi & the scientific committee

Keynote lecture: Evolution of Breast Rejuvenation: My Personal Journey

Patrick Malluci

Sponsored symposium: Three years’ experience with PERLE™ smooth opaque silicone breast implants: safety and clinical outcome data

Taimur Shoaib

Supported by GCA

Breast Reshaping 2024 - Have we succeeded in achieving longevity?

Chair: Patrick Malluci & Paolo Montemurro

- Breast reduction- do we need vertical sutures, glandular flaps/ glanduloplasty, Dr Lazaro Cardenas

- Individualising mastopexy for a predictable and long lasting outcome, Adel Bark

- What is the purpose of the mesh in mastopexy, Roy De Vita

- Explantation and mastopexy, Marc Pacifico

- Correction of tuberous breast deformities- do we need implants?, Klaus Ueberreiter

- Refinements of transgender surgery: Male to female, Pat McGuire

- Refinements of transgender surgery: Female to male, Lazaro Cardenas

- Discussion

Lunch and exhibition viewing

Deep Dive into Breast Augmentation

Chair: Adel Bark & Roy De Vita

- Back to basics of subglandular breast augmentation technique, Pat McGuire

- Deep dive into implant choice- shape, texture and cohesivity, Paolo Montemurro

- How to downsize implants without mastopexy, Abel De La Peña

- How to maintain pocket stability- avoiding caudalization and lateralisation of the implants, Charles Randquist

- Composite breast augmentation- getting balance right between fat and implant volumes, Ramon Llull

- Breast augmentation in the older woman- addressing skin and tissue laxity, Patrick Malluci

- Discussion

Refreshments and exhibition viewing

Tips and Tricks in Aesthetic Surgery

Chair: Marc Pacifico & Lazaro Cardenas

- Incision placement in the absence of the inframammary crease, Paolo Montemurro

- How to medialise the nipple in breast augmentation and mastopexy, Patrick Malluci

- How to manage the fibroglandular breast in breast augmentation, Lazaro Cardenas

- Addressing the excess axillary skin in breast reduction surgery , Adel Bark

- Gynaecomastia, Mark Ho Asjoe

- Discussion

Sponsored symposium

Supported by Integra

Best Papers in Aesthetic, Oncological and Reconstructive Surgery- Comparing Surgeon reported vs Patient Reported outcomes

Chairs: Eric Santamaria & Christoph Tausch

Marc Pacifico, Nicola Rocco & Elisabeth Kappos

Conference group photo

Lunch and exhibition viewing

Lipofilling

Chairs: Mark Ho Asjoe & Koen Van Landuyt

- Tribute to Eric Auclair

- Comparison of techniques, Ramon Llull

- Lipofilling with cryopreservation, Roy De Vita

- Total Breast Reconstruction with Autologous Fat Grafting, Klaus Ueberreiter

- Treatment of cysts and fat necrosis, Ed Chang

- Panel discussion: Pre and post-operative strategies to improve fat retention after fat transfer

Sponsored symposium: Endopscopic NSM, techniques and clinical evidence review

Antonio Toesca

Supported by Applied Medical

Astley Cooper Key Note Lecture: Are AI and Robotics Compensating for the Lack of Experience

JP Hong

Break and exhibition viewing

Breast Oncology Update

Chair: Ash Kothari & Christoph Tausch

- Radiotherapy updates and the Cinderella project, Orit Kaidar-Person

- De-escalation of treatment- surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Maggie Banys-Paluchowski

- Will there be a reduction in Axillary lymph node clearance procedures soon?, Cornelia Leo

- Treatment of breast cancer in special groups: extremes of age and pregnancy, A De Scalzi

- Prediction of breast cancer from DNA in non-mutation carriers, Vishakha Triparthi

- Ethical considerations in Risk Reducing Surgery, Cicero Urban

- The Impact of Lifestyle on Cancer Development, Gill Reeves

- Discussion

THE LBM 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

SPONSORED BY Q MEDICAL & INTEGRA

Join us in celebrating a decade of surgical excellence at the 10th Anniversary of the London Breast Meeting! Join us at this black tie event in Quaglino’s in the heart of Mayfair. Click here to find out more.

Tickets for this extraordinary evening are available now and are included in the LBM 10th Anniversary Premium Ticket.

Day 3 - Friday 6th September

Refreshments and exhibition viewing

Deep Dive into Lymphoedema Surgery

Chairs: Ed Chang & Jaume Masia

- Prevention surgery: cost, time vs outcome benefit of LVA, Andrea Moreira

- Comparing microsurgical vs conservative treatment for breast cancer related lymphoedema, Elisabeth Kappos

- Non-surgical therapy for lymphoedema, Curro Millan

- Novel flaps for lymphoedema, Mark Schaverien

- Panel discussion: Is there a reducing rate of lymphoedema, Andrea Moreira, Elisabeth Kappos & Mark Schaverien

Keynote Lecture: From microsurgery to supremicrosurgery, A Personal Journey

Koen Van Landuyt

Break and exhibition viewing

Parallel A: Microsurgical Reconstruction

Achieving the Gold Standard in Autologous Reconstruction

Chairs: Venkat Ramakrishnan & Koen Van Landuyt

- Nipple sparing Mastectomy and Free Flaps Reconstruction, Ed Chang

- Aesthetic considerations- patient vs surgeon outcomes, Andrea Morreira

- Fat necrosis in flaps - strategies to avoid this and the role of imaging, Gemma Pons

- Discussion

- Tips and Tricks of Autologous Reconstruction

- The SGAP flap, Paul Roblin

- The LAP flap, Koen Van Landuyt

- Thigh flaps, Venkat Ramakrishnan

- Insetting of the delayed flap reconstruction, Mark Scharverien

Parallel B: Oncoplastic Surgery

Chairs: Roy De Vita & Elizabeth Kappos

- Intra-operative confirmation of resection margins and review of the imaging devices, Ash Kothari

- Radiotherapy Planning following Complex Oncoplastic Surgery, Orit Kaidar-Person

- Biozorb versus radio-opaque suture for radiation therapy mapping following oncoplasty, Alessandra de Scalzi

- BCS in small breasts- what are the limits, Cornelia Leo

- Management of Recurrent cancer following breast conservation surgery, Nicola Rocco

- Reducing the skin envelope in nipple sparing mastectomy, Benjamin Sarfati

- Discussion

- Panel Discussion: complex oncological and aesthetic scenarios and the treatment algorithms

Lunch and exhibition viewing

Free Paper Session

Chairs: Elisabeth Kappos & Paul Roblin

Innovation and technology

Chairs: Andrea Moreira & JP Hong

- Robotics in breast surgery, Benjamin Sarfati

- The use of PRP in breast surgery, Abel De La Peña

- Tranexamic acid- friend or foe?, Mark Schaverien

- The role of intra-operative imaging in breast reconstruction, Gemma Pons

- Discussion

Break and exhibition viewing

Implant Technology

Chairs: Mo Nahabedian & Jian Farhadi

- The use of polyurethane implants in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery, Roy De Vita

- Medical Grade silicone and its application in breast implants, Enda Heery

- Medical Grade silicone and its application in breast implants - Breast implant illness - uncovering the aetiology, Patricia McGuire

- ALCL and the prophylactic explantation of macro-textured implants, Nicolo Rocco

- Breast Implant Registries, Standards of Care and Regulations, Lee Martin

- What's on the Horizon in Breast Surgery, Jaume Masia

- Discussion

Summary and close of conference