The 35th American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery (ASCBS) Annual Workshop

The 35th ASCBS Annual Workshop is organized by American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery (ASCBS) and will be held from May 03 - 06, 2019 at Hyatt Regency Newport Beach, Newport Beach, California, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 23 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Target Audience:
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of surgeons involved in the care of patients with cosmetic breast surgery.

Course Description:
The fundamentals of anatomy, physiology, pathology, and management of complications are presented. The use of saline, silicone, textured and smooth breast implants, including for reconstruction after mastectomy and the avoidance of problems with these implants, will be discussed and openly debated.

The basic seminar consists of lectures, demonstrations, panel discussions, and videos of surgical procedures covering all approaches to breast implant surgery and the management of complications. There is cadaver dissection demonstration and observation of live surgery with opportunity for study of anatomy, from lectures and dissection taught and supervised by a university anatomist as well as the most experienced surgeons. Problem questions and participation in discussion are welcome. Several surgeries of various types are planned at the end of the seminar, with different surgeons performing the surgeries.

Course Objectives:
• Discuss optimal care of surgical patients
• Review best practices for performing safe surgeries
• Discuss options for achieving optimal surgical results

Course Topics:

• Cohesive Gel, Saline and Textured Implants
• Axillary, Areola, Inframammary, and Umbilical Approaches
• Preoperative Counseling and Informed Consents
• Postoperative Care and Complications
• Capsule Formation, Prevention, Decompression, and Capsulotomy / Capsulectomy
• Digital Photography and Imaging Techniques
• Rippling, Wrinkling, Cornering, Deflation, Infection, Rejection
• Ruptured Implants, Explantation
• Elevation of Inframammary Fold without an incision
• Nipple Creation and Reconstruction
• Reduction, Mastopexy, and Gynecomastia
• Trans-Umbilical and Axillary Techniques
• Augmentation by Fat Transplant Injection with Liposuction
• Augmentation by Fat Transplant and with Stem Cells
• Detection of Breast Cancer, Mammography, Needle Aspiration, and Biopsy
• Subpectoral, Submuscular, Subglandular, and Subfascial Approaches 
• Cosmetic Permanent Makeup and Scar Camouflage 
• Medicolegal Problems and Solutions

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.