International Breast Symposium Düsseldorf (IBSD)
April 24 – 25, 2026, AREAL BÖHLER - Alte Federnfabrik, Düsseldorf
An event made by:
Friday, April 24
Saturday, April 25
8.15 – 8.30
INTRODUCTION
Christoph Andree, Düsseldorf
8.30 - 14.30
LIVE SURGERY DAY
Moderation: Christoph Andree
7 Live surgeries from 3 operation rooms
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THEATER 1
Breast augmentation
Paolo Montemurro
Augmentation mastopexy & scaffold
Giovanni Bistoni
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THEATER 2
Primary breast augmentation
Matthias Aust
Breast augmentation
tba.
Breast surgery
tba.
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THEATER 3
Breast augmentation
Dennis Hammond
Breast revision surgery - re-augmentation/re-mastopexy
Matthias Reichenberger
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10.30 - 11.15 COFFE BREAK IN EXHIBITION AREA
14.30 - 15.30 LUNCH BREAK IN EXHIBITION AREA
15.30 - 15.35
INTRODUCTION
Christoph Andree, Düsseldorf
15.35 - 15.50
KEY NOTE LECTURE
Chair: Christoph Andree
The evolution of the visibility of nerves – a personal journey
Alberto Rancati
15.50 - 17.00
THE IBSD TALENT CHALLENGE
Moderation: Jian Farhadi | Jaume Masia
The masters of breast surgery are sending their best young surgeon into the race.
Pooja Yesantharao sent by: Arash Momeni, Standford
John Pestenariu sent by: Dennis Hammond, Grand Rapids
Isabel Zucal sent by: Yves Harder, Lausanne
Laurenza Schiavone sent by: Roy de Vita, Rome
Robert Musmann sent by: Christoph Andree, Düsseldorf
Gon Shoham sent by: Yoav Barnea, Tel Aviv
App-voting by the audience
17.00 - 17.20
RECONSTRUCTIVE BREAST SURGERY I
Chair: Jörn Lohmeyer | Stefan Winsauer
Special Topics in autologous breast reconstruction
Reconstruction & XRT
Rieka Taghizadeh
DIEP in patients with BMI more than 40
Arash Momeni
Supermicrosurgery on Lymphedema
Katrin Seidenstücker
17.20 - 17.50
EXTREME ONCOPLASTIC SURGERY
Chair: Alexandru Blidaru | Björn Lisboa
Is it the way to go in the future?
5 arguments pro
Zoltan Matrai
5 arguments contra
Jian Farhadi
Discussion
Zoltan Matrai, Marc Thill, Jian Farhadi, Jaume Masia
Moderated by: Peter Cordeiro
17.50 - 18.50
AESTHETIC SURGERY I
Chair: Patrick Mallucci | Christoph Heitmann
Implant removal - when and how I plan a mastopexy
Jörn Lohmeyer, Giovanni Bistoni
Augmentation-mastopexy
My personal strategy to successfully prevent waterfall deformities
Patrick Mallucci - using Polytech implants
Radu Ionescu - using Mentor implants
Matthias Aust - using GC Aesthetics implants
Giovanni Botti - using Motiva implants
Demetris Stavrou - using Silimed implants
Discussion
Moderated by: Dennis Hammond
18.50 - 19.00
Review / control of success / end of Day 1
20.30
CONGRESS PARTY IN „THE VIEW - SKY LOUNGE“
8.30 - 9.15
BREAST SURGERY I
Chair: Günter Germann | Dirk Schäfer
5 key points that I only learned through experience…
… in breast reduction
Jörn Lohmeyer
… in implant reconstruction
Stefano Pompei
… in autologous reconstruction
Christoph Heitmann
… meshes in revision surgery
Ernesto Buccheri
DISCUSSION
9.15 - 10.15
RECONSTRUCTIVE BREAST SURGERY II
Chair: Yves Harder | Björn Behr
Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy
Indication
Jürgen Terhaag
Implant based reconstruction is the way to go
Peter Cordeiro
Autologous based reconstruction is the way to go
Lisel de Graeve
No Capsule – no problem!
Burcu C. Ozden
No Capsule – no problem?
Yoav Barnea
PU implant is the way to go!
Roy de Vita
long-term outcomes and considerations of implant-based reconstruction in slim patients
Jaroslaw Krupa
DISCUSSION
Moderated by: Alberto Rancati
10.15 - 10.40
Natural Breast Beauty
Chair: Patrick Mallucci
PODIUM DISCUSSION
Matthias Reichenberger, Patrick Mallucci, Paolo Montemurro, tba.
10.40 – 11.20 – COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBITION AREA
11.20 - 11.35
KEY NOTE LECTURE
Chair: Mazen Hagouan | Christian Witzel
Refining gender-affirming chest surgery Evidence & evolution after 2.000 patients
Andreas Wolter
11.35 - 12.00
Scientfic Session
Chair: tba
PODIUM DISCUSSION
Giovanni Botti, Dora Evangelidou, Burcu Celet Ozden, Yves Harder
12.00 - 13.00
PERSPECTIVES IN BREAST SURGERY
Chair: Jaroslaw Krupa | Marcus Lehnhardt
No innovations - no progress?
Do we need new technical instruments and innovations to performa better breast surgery?
HOT SEAT SESSION 1
Robotic breast reconstruction
Pro Jin Sup Eom vs. Contra Arash Momeni
Discussion
Moderated by: Alberto Rancati
HOT SEAT SESSION 2
Robotic skin sparing mastectomy
Pro Giada Pozzi vs. Contra Roy de Vita
Discussion
Moderated by: Peter Cordeiro
HOT SEAT SESSION 3
Breast augmentation
Preserve Dora Evangelidou vs. SAFE aug Dennis Hammond
Discussion
Moderated by: Yoav Barnea
13.15 – 14.00 – LUNCH BREAK IN EXHIBITION AREA
13.55 - 14.15
KEY NOTE LECTURE
Marketing approach – the first consultation
Jaume Masia
14.15 - 15.50
IMPLANT BREAST SURGERY
Chair: Jutta Liebau | Dora Evangelidou
A scientific update on BII & BIA-ALCL
Roger Wixtrom
Podium discussion
Science & Credibility – navigating the age of Misinformation
Panelists: Roger Wixstrom, Ernesto Buccheri, Radu Ionescu
Moderated by Yoav Barnea
The capsule in regards to BII and BIA-ALCL
Capsulectomy or Capsulotomy in ALCL?
Peter Cordeiro
Capsulectomy or Capsulotomy in BII?
Bianca Baican
Capsular contracture today: personal approach!
Implant selection, surfaces & prevention methods in aesthetic breast surgery
Giovanni Botti, Patrick Mallucci, Radu Ionescu
Discussion
Moderated by: Stefano Pompei
15.50 – 16.25 – COFFEE BREAK IN EXHIBITION AREA
16.25 – 16.50
SENO SESSION
Chair: Abdallah Abdallah | Tanja Fehm
De-escalation in oncologic breast surgery
Marc Thill
Patient follow up with ultra sound
Visnja Fink
German S3 guidlines breast reconstruction vs. European guidlines
Jörg Heil
16.50 – 17.30
AESTHETIC SURGERY II
Chair: Christoph Andree | Christian Witzel
Complications in implant surgery & how I fix it
Symmastia repair
Yves Harder
Breast asymmetry
Sukru Yazar
Chest asymmetry
Ernesto Buccheri
Jumpin breast
Matthias Reichenberger
Areola Widening
Dennis Hammond
17.30
Closing / review / control of success
Christoph Andree