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Face and Ear

ACCO'S 3 DAY FACE AND EAR RECONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP

In this program life like plastic models of human heads are used to practice reconstruction techniques in the most realistic scenario available in reconstruction training short of practice on humans themselves.

The advanced weekend concentrates on difficult areas of the body: lip, ear, nose, eyelid, and cheek. One hour is allocate to each procedure.

16 reconstructions are explained, demonstrated and then practiced on the plastic model.

The final session is a melanoma update session, with no procedural component.

Day 1

7:45

Registration / coffee

Session 1
8-00 - 10.30

Welcome Introduction

Procedure 1 : Wedge excision of lip - LIP - LOWER

Procedure 2 : Wedge excision of ear - EAR - LEFT

Morning Tea
10.30 - 11.00
Session 2
11.00 - 12.00


Procedure 3 : Excision of eyelid - EYE - RIGHT

Lunch
12.00 - 13.30
Session 3
13.30 - 15.30


Procedure 4 : Banner transposition on the ear - EAR - RIGHT

Procedure 5 : Lateral low nose bilobed flap repair - NOSE - RIGHT

Afternoon Tea
15.30 - 16.00
Session 4
16.00 - 17.00


Procedure 6 : Helical advancement on ear - EAR - RIGHT

Day 2

7:45

Registration / coffee

Session 1
8.00 - 10.00


Procedure 7 : Harry Potter flap - FOREHEAD - LEFT

Procedure 8 : Two defects - one closure - NECK - RIGHT

Morning Tea
10.00 - 10.30
Session 2
10.30 - 12.30


Procedure 9 : Skin graft from upper eyelid to lower eyelid - EYE - LEFT

Procedure 10 : Bilobed flap on cheeck - CHEEK - RIGHT

Lunch
12.30 - 14.00
Session 3
14.00 - 17.00


Procedure 11 : Large medial cheek rotation flap - CHEEK - LEFT

Procedure 12 : The "TOT" flap - FOREHEAD - RIGHT

Procedure 13 : Full thickness skin graft to nasal alar - NOSE - LEFT

Day 3

7:45

Registration / coffee

Session 1
8.00 - 11.00


Procedure 14 : Upper lip V - Y island advancement - LIP - UPPER

Procedure 15 : Defect partly on cheek and partly on nose - NOSE - LEFT

Procedure 16 : Final procedure - To be determined

Morning Tea
11.00 - 11.30
Session 2
11.30 - 13.30
Melanoma update session

Drug therapy for melanoma

  • Widespread metastatic melanoma
  • Adjuvant drug therapy for high-risk primary melanoma
  • Neoadjuvant versus adjuvant therapy
  • Adverse event profile of melanoma drugs
  • Can imiquimod be used to manage MIS?

Melanoma at different eras of life. Age matters!

  • Melanoma in children
  • Melanoma in youth
  • Melanoma during pregnancy
  • Melanoma in elderly
Lunch 13.30
Workshop Closure

Closure of workshop

When available, Dr. Alex Nirenberg may contribute to this program.

All the procedures are undertaken on your manikin.

Prof Anthony Dixon

Professor Dixon and Dr Nirenberg
Dr Nirenberg leads our education of dermatopathology, including the correlations between pathology and dermoscopy of skin lesions.
Professor Dixon leads our education of skin lesion dermatology, skin surgery and dermoscopy. All the practical sessions with skin models is overseen by Professor Dixon

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Dr. Nirenberg