BREAST DESIGN DAYS

 

LODZ, 24.10.2025 - 25.10.2025

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24
October
DAY 1. STATE OF THE ART IN THE TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER PATIENTS
08:00 - 09:45
The milestones of breast cancer care – best trials, best papers, practice-changing improvements
New oncologic drugs that changed the therapeutic sequence in EBC
Speaker
Monika Ryś-Bednarska
MD, PhD Monika Ryś-Bednarska
How non-MDT decisions impair the outcomes of EBC treatment
Speaker
Joanna Połowinczak-Przybyłek
MD, PhD Joanna Połowinczak-Przybyłek
Citius? Altius? Fortius? The evolution of radiotherapy in breast cancer
Speaker
Łukasz Kuncman
MD, PhD Łukasz Kuncman
New toys and the evolving landscape of breast surgery
Speaker
Agnieszka Kołacińska-Wow
Prof. MD, PhD, DSc. Agnieszka Kołacińska-Wow
Hot topics in BC genetics
Speaker
Hanna Moczulska
MD, Habil., DSc Hanna Moczulska
Discussion
09:45 - 10:00
Coffee break
10:00 - 11:00
TOP TRENDS IN BC SURGERY video session
Endoscopic NSM
Speaker
MD, PhD Lidia Blay
Robotic LVA/VLNT - Successes and Challenges
Speaker
MD, PhD Alexandru Nistor
Salvaging breast sensation of the breast: nerve visualization and preservation
Speaker
Alberto Rancati
MD, PhD Alberto Rancati
Discussion
11:00 - 11:15
Coffee break
11:15 - 12:30
ONTRALATERAL BREAST SYMMETRIZATION
When do I choose… Wise-pattern mastopexy vs. Vertical scar mastopexy vs. Round Block mastopexy
When do I choose… Mastopexy-augmentation and breast reduction with implant
Speaker
Emiliano Sá Fortes de Araújo
MD Emiliano Sá Fortes de Araújo
When do I choose… Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy
Long-lasting effects of the symmetrization procedure
Speaker
Will Sarakbi
MD, PhD Will Sarakbi
Discussion
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 14:30
FLUORESCENCE SESSION
The use of fluorescence in oncoplastic breast surgery
Speaker
Alberto Rancati
MD, PhD Alberto Rancati
Fluorescence in sentinel node identification
Speaker
Fernando Dip
MD, PhD Fernando Dip
Axillary dissection with fluorescence nerve visualization
Speaker
Nicola Rocco
MD, PhD Nicola Rocco
Discussion
14:30 - 15:15
THE CLASH
Prepectoral reconstruction with nanotextured implants
Retropectoral reconstruction with mesh
Speaker
Roy De Vita
Prof. MD, PhD, DSc. Roy De Vita
Discussion
15:15 - 15:30
Coffee break
25
October
DAY 2. STATE OF THE ART IN BREAST RECONSTRUCTION
08:00 - 09:15
IMPLANT-BASED RECONSTRUCTIONS
SSM – a rule or an exception
Prepectoral conversion – a significant benefit to the patient's quality of life
TBC
Speaker
Stefano Pompei
MD, PhD Stefano Pompei
Smooth vs textured vs PU
Speaker
Emiliano Sá Fortes de Araújo
MD Emiliano Sá Fortes de Araújo
Discussion
09:15 - 10:15
FOCUS ON COMPLICATIONS: How to deal with an irradiated breast
Goldilocks technique revisited – thick flap mastectomies in combination with post-mastectomy radiotherapy
The IDEAL Concept
Speaker
MD, PhD Sonia Fertsch
Salvaging reconstruction without converting to ABR
Discussion
10:15 - 10:30
Coffee break
10:30 - 10:45
INVITED LECTURE
Fast track breast surgery
Speaker
Emiliano Sá Fortes de Araújo
MD Emiliano Sá Fortes de Araújo
13:30 - 14:30
Lunch
14:30 - 15:30
AUTOLOGOUS BREAST RECONSTRUCTION – PERFORATOR FLAPS
Anatomy
Speaker
Alberto Rancati
MD, PhD Alberto Rancati
100 extended chest wall perforator flaps in oncoplastic breast surgery
Partial breast reconstruction with perforator flaps – video presentation
Speaker
Andrij Zhigulin
MD, PhD Andrij Zhigulin
Discussion
15:30 - 16:30
TOTAL BREAST RECONSTRUCTION WITH CWPF - THREE VIEWPOINTS
Is total breast reconstruction feasible with perforator flaps only?
Speaker
Alberto Rancati
MD, PhD Alberto Rancati
Extended perforator flaps – from the concept to the operating room
Bilateral total breast reconstruction with CWPF
Speaker
Andrij Zhigulin
MD, PhD Andrij Zhigulin
Discussion
16:30 - 16:45
Coffee break
16:45 - 18:15
MICROSURGICAL RECONSTRUCTIONS – DIEP FLAP AND BEYOND
Introduction to DIEP Flap: How to Begin Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction
Speaker
Prof. MD, Habil., DSc Aldona J. Spiegel
Michał Lewandowicz
MD, PhD Michał Lewandowicz
DIEP Flap: Improving Performance
Speaker
Marc Vandevoort
MD, PhD Marc Vandevoort
DIEP Flap: Managing Complications
Speaker
MD, PhD Sonia Fertsch
TBA
Speaker
Prof., MD, PhD Andrzej Piątkowski
Robotic Lymphatic Vessel Anastomosis
Speaker
MD, PhD Alexandru Nistor
Discussion
18:15 - 18:30
Final remarks and farewell