Breast Reconstruction Mini Symposium

Saturday, March 22, 2025

4:30pm – 6:30pm

4:30-4:45	Taking the Team Approach to the Treatment of Breast Cancer	Steven Sigalove, MD
4:45-5:00	Managing Complications by Turning Disasters into Triumphs in Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction	Allen Gabriel, MD
5:00-5:15	Prosthetic Based Breast Reconstruction – Using the Right Scaffolds and Meshes to Achieve Optimal Outcomes	Andrea Moreira, MD
5:15-5:30	Useful Tricks to Overcome Reconstructive Challenges – Use of Fat Grafting, Stacking of ADM, and Other Adjunctive Procedures to Tackle Tough Cases	Neil Tanna, MD
5:30-5:45	Using Principles of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery to Achieve Beautiful Outcomes in Autologous Breast Reconstruction in a Busy, Community-Based Practice	Tim Matatov, MD
5:45-6:15	My Observations and Things I’ve Seen and Learned in Prosthetic Breast Reconstruction Spanning a 40 Plus Year Career	Patrick Maxwell, MD
6:15-6:30	Discussion/Q&A	Steven Sigalove, MD and Andrea Moreira, MD

Faculty disclosures can be viewed here.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES – MAIN SESSIONS

Achieve reproducible, safe aesthetic surgical outcomes.
Assessing and utilizing nonsurgical methods in conjunction with surgical procedures when applicable to achieve optimal results.
Analyze case studies on the treatment of complications.
Interpret and apply Evidence-Based Medicine principles in your aesthetic surgery practice.
Identify the controversies and challenges of today’s aesthetic surgery procedures and practices.
Identify emerging techniques and trends in cosmetic surgery and cosmetic medicine and their potential applications in your practice.
Recognize the latest techniques in the prevention of, and treatment of, complications.
Incorporate a “culture of safety” into your practice.

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ACCME Statement:
CME Designation Statement – Physicians
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (The Aesthetic Society) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery designates this enduring internet activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Timothy Matatov MD

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