ISAPS Course South Africa 2023

This 23 – 25 March 2023, the ISAPS Official Course South Africa is taking place in the Lord Charles Hotel, Somerset West, and will provide three full days of scientific sessions, panel discussions, and a pre-congress day with workshops!

What you can expect:

March 23 – Pre-Congress Day with Workshops

March 24 – Body Day

March 25 – Breast Day

March 25 – Non-Invasive, Ethics and Practice Management

To view the provisional programme: Click Here (updated 26 Jan)

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Order of events

Thursday 23 March 2023
Pre course workshops TBC

Friday, 24 March 2023
Course and Exhibition
Welcome Function

Saturday, 25 March 2023
Course and Exhibition
Course and Faculty Dinner

Sunday, 26 March 2023
Course and Exhibition
Meeting closing at lunch time

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Faculty

Dr Aris Sterodimas (Greece)

Dr Aris Sterodimas is the Head of the Plastic Surgery Department of Metropolitan General Hospital, in Athens, Greece. He is the director of Regenerative Surgery Lab in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he is considered as the pioneer of adipose stem cell application in the field of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Dr Sterodimas is a Board certified plastic surgeon, member of the ISAPS, member of IPRAS, member of the HESPRAS and member of AeXPI. He serves as member of the Board of Directors of ISPRS for 2022-2024.He did his training in Plastic Surgery in Bristol Royal Infirmary University Hospitals Bristol NHS, Radcliffe Infirmary Oxford University Hospitals NHS and the Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in United Kingdom. He obtained his Master degree in the field of Surgical Technology from Imperial College of London, United Kingdom. Dr. Sterodimas was accepted and served then as chief resident of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Department for 3 consecutive years in the world renowned center of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ivo Pitanguy Institute, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. From 2005, he has been actively involved in research of Stem Cells application in the field of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and Regenerative Medicine. His PhD thesis is on Adipose Tissue Engineering in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He has published 65 peer reviewed articles in the most important Plastic Surgery journals and has contributed in the writing of 32 book chapters on the field of plastic & reconstructive surgery. Dr Sterodimas serves as Visiting Professor and honored guest lecturer at Institutions around the globe and has participated as a faculty speaker in the biggest events of Plastic Surgery in the last 10 years. Plastic surgeons from 25 different countries have visited his department for training and observation of the state of the art procedures performed by him and his team. He is the Editor of ‘Adipose Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine’ book by Springer, which was among the top 25% sold medical books in 2015.

Dr Hisham El-Minawi (Eqypt)

Professor Doctor Hisham El Minawi, an aesthetic plastic surgeon at Kasr El Aini School of medicine, Cairo University.

Egypt’s assistant secretary at Isaps. More than 25 years experience in practice. Started his career in microsurgery and hand surgery and now specializes in body contouring and non surgical facial rejuvenation.

A lecturer and trainer in many international meetings. Table head trainer At cadaver courses.

Dr Berend van der Lei (Netherlands)

Prof Dr Berend van der Lei has more than 20 years of experience in plastic surgery, especially in the area of aesthetic surgery and cosmetic treatments. He was appointed as the first Professor in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in the Netherlands in 2007, actually also the first in Europe.

He is appointed at the University Medical Centre and University of Groningen as well at Bey Bergman (Private) Clinics. His main areas of interest, research and clinical experience are facial rejuvenation, breast and body contouring and botox and fillers. From December 2005 till February 2016, he was the President of the Dutch Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

Throughout the years he has published more than 100 articles in the international literature and presented numerous lectures internationally.

Dr Cemal Senyuva (Turkey)

Dr Senyuva is the immediate Past President of the Turkish Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (2018-2020). He is the Ex-Chair of Turkish Plastic Surgery Education Foundation for the second term (2017-2019, 2019-2021). Dr Senyuva is an expert and a clinical trainer of Ultrasonic (Vaser) liposuction surgery, on which he organizes 3-4 workshops a year.

To this day, he has trained over thirty international plastic surgeons in theoretical and hands-on advanced ultrasonic liposuction. Dr Senyuva is also an International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) professor, leading courses throughout the year for the ISAPS Educational Council as part of their visiting professorship program.

Dr Akin Yucel (Turkey)

Prof. Dr. Akın Yucel is a Plastic and and Reconstructive surgeon. Dr. Yucel completed his primary and secondary education at TED Ankara College and completed high school at Ankara Science High School. He graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine as a Medical Doctor in 1987.

In the same year, Dr. Yucel started his specialization training at Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. He worked at Wexham Park Hospital in England in 1989 and University of Washington, Seattle in USA in 1992. Dr. Yucel completed his residency in 1994 and became a Plastic Surgeon.

Prof. Dr. Akin Yucel worked as a Founding Faculty Member and Head of the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Kocaeli University between 1994 and 1996.

In 1996, he started to work as a lecturer in the Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and Hand Surgery Department at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine. He became Associate Professor in 2000 and Professor in 2008.

While working at the university, he took part in the Education Commissions. During this period, he was interested in aesthetic surgery, post-cancer breast repairs, hand surgery, microsurgery, head and neck cancers, lower extremity repairs and skin cancers. He has published many scientific articles and book chapters in these fields and has given conferences at many national and international meetings.

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Organising Committee:

Dr Eva Siolo (Congress Chair)
Dr Peter Scott
Dr Marshall Murdoch
Candice Penfold (Aprassa)
Denise Kemp (Eastern Sun Events)

Contact Details: Eastern Sun Events

Email: plastics@easternsun.co.za
Website: www.isapscoursesouthafrica.co.za

Rochelle Friedman

Aesthetic Appointment | Website

Rochelle is the founder and driving force behind Aesthetic Appointment. With a passion for the aesthetics and pro-ageing industry in South Africa, she has been in the aesthetic publishing industry since 2012, dedicated to creating a valuable platform for insights and knowledge, bridging the gap between patients and doctors - delivering reliable, medical-based information. Rochelle firmly believes in the power of a good skincare regimen, especially when started at home, and is committed to educating consumers about the myriad of treatments, procedures, and products available to them.