International Symposium for Plastic Surgeons

SOS LIVE SURGERY SYMPOSIUM

FACE • BREAST • BODY • NOSE

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December 3 – 4, 2027 | Andaz Hotel Munich, Germany

International Symposium for Plastic Surgeons Salvage Procedures after Pitfalls in Aesthetic Surgery

Chairmen

Christoph Heitmann, MD | Sebastian Haack, MD + Wolfgang Gubisch, MD | Dirk Richter, MD

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Dirk Richter, MD

Dear friends and colleagues,

Join us for the ninth edition of our symposium, themed “SOS – Secondary Optimizing Surgery,” where live surgeries will once again take center stage. This event gathers some of the world’s foremost experts in aesthetic surgery to share their insights in complication management. Together, we’ll focus not only on learning from challenges and errors but also on devising solutions and preventive measures.

This year, we introduce Video Sessions in addition to our Live Surgeries. These sessions feature pre-recorded videos of complication and disaster cases, with real-time commentary by our expert surgeons. This addition ensures a wealth of instructive cases alongside live surgeries, enhancing your knowledge.

Interactive panels with “secret case presentations” are again on the program this year, offering an exciting opportunity to dive into the world of aesthetic complications. Colleagues like you can showcase complex cases which they have seen in their own practices where they are seeking solutions or have already found them.

In these sessions, we will carefully analyze these cases together with you, the attentive audience, and our experts, working collaboratively to develop solutions.

What makes these panels particularly exciting is the fact that the experts do not see the cases in advance. This allows us to experience their spontaneous thoughts and considerations up close as they grapple with the challenges. There is no right or wrong in this interactive learning process – instead, it’s about learning from one another and appreciating the different perspectives and views.

The opportunity to deepen your skills and elevate patient care to a new level lies in the interaction and collaborative learning of complications. Join us and contribute to an enriching discussion!

We are confident that this symposium will provide an exceptional opportunity for continued education, knowledge acquisition, and the advancement of patient safety in aesthetic surgery. Join us at the magnificent Bensberg Castle, near Cologne, Germany, for this exciting journey into the world of complication and disaster management in aesthetic surgery.

Best regards
Dirk Richter, MD

New SOS Innovations:

Live Surgery + Additional video Sessions

Hot Topics

breast

Hot Topics Breast

  • Addressing Excessive Grafting in Hybrid Breast Procedures
  • Effective Strategies for Managing the Waterfall Deformity
  • Navigating Challenges with High-Riding Areolas
  • Minimizing Rippling in Slim Patients
  • Preventing and Treating Areola Widening
  • Resolving Issues with Jumping Breasts
body

Hot Topics Body

  • Managing High-Riding Scars in Abdominoplasty
  • Utilizing the A-Net Technique for Thigh-Lift Corrections
  • Understanding and Managing Umbilicus Stenosis
  • Addressing Umbilicus Widening
  • Approaches to Correct Liposuction Irregularities
eyelid

Hot Topics Eyelids

  • Managing Chemosis Effectively
  • Determining the Right Approach for Lower Lid Malposition
  • Exploring Options for Treating Filler Granulomas in the Periorbital Area
  • Dealing with Over-Grafted Lower Eyelids
  • Effective Management of Over-Resected Upper Eyelids
  • Strategies for Addressing Lack of Closure in Upper or Lower Lids
face

Hot Topics Facelifts

  • Complications in Non-Invasive Face-Lift Procedures: Threads, Fillers, and Devices
  • Preventing and Treating Pixie Ear-Lobes
  • Improving Outcomes in Cases of Recurring Platysma Bands
  • Navigating Facial Nerve Injuries: Best Practices
  • Addressing Parotis Fistulas and Disaster Recovery
  • Strategies for Dealing with Over-Grafted Faces
nose

Hot Topics Rhinoplasty

  • Rib Cartilage in Secondary Rhinoplasty
  • The Damaged Soft Tissue Envelope
  • Tip in Secondary Rhinoplasty
  • How to Avoid Revision Rhinoplasty

About SOS

In 2011 Dr. Dirk Richter, Prof. Dr. Dr. Wolfgang Gubisch, and Prof. Dr. Alex Mario Feller started the concept of the SOS meetings, the objective of which was to focus exclusively on possible complications in aesthetic surgery, learning from them, remedying them, and avoiding them. The intention of the SOS Symposium was not to blame a surgeon for a particular complication, but to learn from each other, to provide solutions for failed cases, and to teach ways to avoid complications in the future. Today, the objective of the Symposium is still the same.

Day one will consist of live-surgeries and failed aesthetic procedures on all parts of the body, performed by well-known surgeons at all levels. The surgeries will be broadcast to the auditorium at Schloss Bensberg. As the surgical schedule is ambitious, most surgeries will be broadcast live, and some will be edited video. This format allows for best possible interaction and teaching.

This intense practical day will be followed by a series of lectures and discussions on day two. The distinguished panelists will focus on new as well as preferred salvage procedures after failed aesthetic surgery in the different fields, including breast, face, eyelids, nose, trunk, and thighs.