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BREAST DESIGN DAYS

 

LODZ, 16.10.2026 - 17.10.2026

16
October
DAY 1. STATE OF THE ART IN THE TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER PATIENTS
08:30 - 08:45
Welcome
08:45 - 10:25
The milestones of breast cancer care – best trials, best papers, practice-changing improvements
(sesja w języku polskim z tłumaczeniem na język angielski)

08:45 - 09:00
Leczenie neoadiuwantowe - co chirurg powinien wiedzieć
09:00 - 09:15
Leczenie raka ER+ - różnice u pacjentek młodych i starych
09:15 - 09:30
Chirurgia w zaawansowanym raku piersi
Lecturer
Michał Libiszewski
Michał Libiszewski
09:30 - 09:45
Radioterapia - wyzwania w nowoczesnym leczeniu raka piersi (płaty, implanty, brak RT przy braku SLNB, ponowna RT)
09:45 - 10:00
Hot topics in BC genetics
10:00 - 10:15
AI w raku piersi - od diagnostyki do leczenia
Maciej Bobowicz
10:15 - 10:25
Wykład sponsorowany
10:25 - 10:45
COFFEE BREAK
10:45 - 11:40
TOP TRENDS IN BC SURGERY
(video session)
10:45 - 11:00
Anatomy for The Surgeons: Variations in Intraparenchymal Vascular Anastomoses of The Breast: MRI Analysis of 197 Cancer Cases And Correlation With In Vivo Findings in 23 Patients
Lecturer
11:00 - 11:15
3D planning in breast surgery: The road to Nerve Sparing Mastectomy
Cem Yilmaz
11:15 - 11:30
Sensory Restoration in Breast Reconstruction - What we know and where we are heading to
Lecturer
Sonia Fertsch
Sonia Fertsch
11:30 - 11:40
Discussion
11:40 - 12:40
LUNCH
12:40 - 13:50
AVOIDING INCOMPLETE RESECTIONS
12:40 - 12:55
What Margins are Enough?
Lecturer
12:55 - 13:10
Intraoperative Assessment of the Margins
Lecturer
13:10 - 13:25
Tumor Marking
Cem Yilmaz
13:25 - 13:40
The Challenges of Re-BCS (after Oncoplastic / CWPF recon)
Lecturer
13:40 - 13:50
Discussion
13:50 - 14:40
ONCOPLASTIC SURGERY DISCUSSION PANEL
14:00 - 14:15
Definition and classification
Lecturer
14:15 - 14:30
Panel discussion
14:30 - 14:40
Discussion
14:40 - 15:00
COFFEE BREAK
15:00 - 15:55
ENDOSCOPIC SESSION
15:00 - 15:15
Endoscopic NSM vs Robotic NSM [ONLINE]
Ben Sarfati 
15:15 - 15:30
e-BCT
15:30 - 15:45
e-SLNB and e-ALND [ONLINE]
Lecturer
Lidia Blay
Lidia Blay
15:45 - 15:55
Discussion
20:00
BRA DAY GALA
17
October
DAY 2. STATE OF THE ART IN BREAST RECONSTRUCTION
09:00 - 10:10
IMPLANT-BASED RECONSTRUCTIONS
09:00 - 09:15
Many roads that lead to Rome - Stefano Pompei:
Personal Evolution to smooth - Burcu Celet Ozden
Personal Evolution to microtexture
Personal Evolution to PU - Marzia Salgarello
Lecturer
09:15 - 09:30
The IMF in the implant-based reconstruction
Lecturer
09:30 - 09:45
Triple pedicle in the difficult SSM
Lecturer
09:45 - 10:00
Temat w trakcie ustalania
10:00 - 10:10
Discussion
10:10 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK
10:30 - 11:25
FOCUS ON COMPLICATIONS: How to deal with postoperative deformities
10:30 - 10:45
Post-BCS defects and scarring
Lecturer
10:45 - 11:00
Post-mastectomy asymmetries and deformities
Lecturer
11:00 - 11:15
Capsular contracture in the irradiated breast
Marzia Salgarello
11:15 - 11:25
Discussion
11:25 - 11:45
COFFEE BREAK
11:45 - 12:25
THE ART OF FAT GRAFTING
11:45 - 12:00
Panel - 5 min talk / harvest / decantation / centrifuge / grafting techniques / banking / how I enhance the fat uptake
12:00 - 12:15
Radiologist - surveillance after FG and fillers
12:15 - 12:25
Discussion
12:25 - 13:25
LUNCH
13:25 - 14:20
AUTOLOGOUS BREAST RECONSTRUCTION – TISSUE DISPLACEMENT AND PERFORATOR FLAPS
13:25 - 13:40
Tissue Displacement Techniques - My worst case and how I deal with that
Jaume Masia,
Yoav Barnea,

Lecturer
13:40 - 13:55
Goldilocks + CWPF
Lecturer
Michał Lewandowicz
Michał Lewandowicz
13:55 - 14:10
Is there still room for LD?
Lecturer
14:10 - 14:20
Discussion
14:20 - 15:30
LYMPHOEDEMA SESSION
14:20 - 14:35
ARM
14:35 - 14:50
ILR
14:50 - 15:05
LVA vs VLNT
15:05 - 15:20
Liposuction
15:20 - 15:30
Discussion
15:30 - 15:50
COFFEE BREAK
15:50 - 17:00
MICROSURGICAL RECONSTRUCTIONS – DIEP FLAP AND BEYOND
15:50 - 16:05
DIEP Flap: How to improve recipient site exposure
(video presentation)
16:05 - 16:20
DIEP Flap: How to enhance flap harvesting - video presentation
16:20 - 16:35
DIEP Flap: Shaping the new breast
(video presentation)
16:35 - 16:50
DIEP Flap: Salvage after total DIEP flap loss
(video presentation)
Lecturer
Sonia Fertsch
Sonia Fertsch
16:50 - 17:00
Discussion
17:00 - 17:15
FINAL REMARKS AND FAREWELL
16
October
DAY 1. STATE OF THE ART IN THE TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER PATIENTS
08:00 - 08:30
WELCOME
Moderators
Janusz Piekarski
Janusz Piekarski
Michał Lewandowicz
Michał Lewandowicz
Magdalena Janus-Hibner
Magdalena Janus-Hibner
08:30 - 10:15
THE MILESTONES OF BREAST CANCER CARE – BEST TRIALS, BEST PAPERS, PRACTICE-CHANGING IMPROVEMENTS
(sesja w języku polskim z tłumaczeniem na język angielski)

Maciej Naze

Moderators
Joanna Połowinczak-Przybyłek
Joanna Połowinczak-Przybyłek
Rafał Matkowski
Rafał Matkowski
08:30 - 08:45
Neoadjuvant Systemic Treatment… for Surgeons
(Leczenie neoadiuwantowe - co chirurg powinien wiedzieć)
Lecturer
Monika Ryś-Bednarska
Monika Ryś-Bednarska
08:45 - 09:00
Differences in the Treatment of ER+ EBC in Young and Elderly
(Leczenie raka ER+ - różnice u pacjentek młodych i starych)
Lecturer
Joanna Kufel-Grabowska
Joanna Kufel-Grabowska
09:00 - 09:15
Surgical Treatment of the Advanced Breast Cancer
(Chirurgia w zaawansowanym raku piersi)
Lecturer
Michał Libiszewski
Michał Libiszewski
09:15 - 09:30
The challenges of Radiotherapy supporting contemporary surgical procedures
(Wyzwania radioterapii towarzyszącej nowoczesnej chirurgii piersi) (płaty, implanty, brak RT przy braku SLNB, ponowna RT)
Lecturer
Joanna Socha
Joanna Socha
09:30 - 09:45
The Road to Personalized BC Treatment
(W kierunku personalizowanego leczenia raka piersi)
Lecturer
Anna Wójcicka
09:45 - 10:00
AI in the Diagnostics and Treatment of BC
(AI w raku piersi - od diagnostyki do leczenia)
Lecturer
Maciej Bobowicz
10:00 - 10:15
Discussion
10:15 - 10:30
COFFEE BREAK
10:30 - 11:30
FROM DESIGN TO CREATION - translating images to surgery
Moderators
Katarzyna Chrobak-Kasprzyk
Katarzyna Chrobak-Kasprzyk
Michał Lewandowicz
Michał Lewandowicz
Mateusz Wichtowski
Mateusz Wichtowski
10:30 - 10:45
Anatomy for The Surgeons: Variations in Intraparenchymal Vascular Anastomoses of The Breast: MRI Analysis of 197 Cancer Cases And Correlation With In Vivo Findings in 23 Patients [ONLINE]
Lecturer
10:45 - 11:00
3D planning in breast surgery: The road to Nerve Sparing Mastectomy
Lecturer
Cem Yilmaz
11:00 - 11:15
Sensory Restoration in Breast Reconstruction - What we know and where we are heading to
Lecturer
Sonia Fertsch
Sonia Fertsch
11:15 - 11:30
Discussion
11:30 - 11:45
COFFEE BREAK
11:45 - 12:30
INVITED LECTURE: LYMPHOEDEMA
Moderators
Daniel Maliszewski
Daniel Maliszewski
Dominik Walczak
Dominik Walczak
11:45 - 12:15
Super-microsurgery in Lymphoedema - From effective prophylaxis to effective treatment (ARM to ILR to LVA/VLNT)
Lecturer
Jaume Masia
12:15 - 12:30
Discussion
12:30 - 13:30
LUNCH
13:30 - 15:00
BCS - AVOIDING INCOMPLETE RESECTIONS
Moderators
Katarzyna Chrobak-Kasprzyk
Katarzyna Chrobak-Kasprzyk
Piotr Pluta
Piotr Pluta
Piotr Nowaczyk
Piotr Nowaczyk
13:30 - 13:45
The Relevance of Surgical Excision Margins in BCS
Lecturer
13:45 - 14:00
Intraoperative Assessment of the Margins
Lecturer
14:00 - 14:15
Tumor Marking
Lecturer
Cem Yilmaz
14:15 - 14:30
The Challenges of Re-BCS (after Oncoplastic / CWPF recon)
Lecturer
14:30 - 15:00
Discussion
15:00 - 15:15
COFFEE BREAK
15:15 - 16:45
FOCUS ON COMPLICATIONS: How to deal with postoperative deformities
Moderators
Artur Bocian
Artur Bocian
Zbigniew Kryjak
15:15 - 15:30
Post-BCS defects and scarring
Lecturer
15:30 - 15:45
Post-mastectomy asymmetries and deformities
Lecturer
15:45 - 16:00
Capsular contracture in the irradiated breast
Lecturer
Marzia Salgarello
16:00 - 16:15
Partial and total DIEP flop loss
Lecturer
Sonia Fertsch
Sonia Fertsch
16:15 - 16:30
„Minor” complications in Breast Surgery — why they do matter and how to avoid them
16:30 - 16:45
Discussion
16:45 - 17:00
COFFEE BREAK
17:00 - 17:45
ENDOSCOPIC SESSION
Moderators
Piotr Pluta
Piotr Pluta
Paweł Pyka
Paweł Pyka
Michał Wojtyniak
Michał Wojtyniak
17:00 - 17:15
Endoscopic NSM vs Robotic NSM [ONLINE]
Lecturer
Benjamin Sarfati
Benjamin Sarfati
17:15 - 17:30
e-BCT and e-ALND [ONLINE]
Lecturer
Lidia Blay
Lidia Blay
17:30 - 17:45
Discussion
17:45 - 18:00
END OF DAY 1
18:00 - 19:00
DINNER FOR THE FACULTY
19:00
BRA DAY GALA
17
October
DAY 2. STATE OF THE ART IN BREAST RECONSTRUCTION
09:00 - 10:00
IMPLANT-BASED RECONSTRUCTIONS #1 - ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME (AND SOME TO DUBAI)
Moderators
Agnieszka Kołacińska-Wow
Agnieszka Kołacińska-Wow
Jerzy Jankau
Jerzy Jankau
09:00 - 09:15
My Personal Evolution to Smooth Texture
09:15 - 09:30
More Than 1500 Patients With Pre-Pectoral DTI Reconstruction With Microthane implants: Advantages And Tips for Success
Lecturer
Marzia Salgarello
09:30 - 09:45
Microtexture — best of both worlds?
Lecturer
09:45 - 10:00
Discussion
10:00 - 10:45
IMPLANT-BASED RECONSTRUCTIONS #2 - THE PITFALLS
Moderators
Marta Fijałkowska
Diana Hodorowicz-Zaniewska
Diana Hodorowicz-Zaniewska
Anna Kasielska-Trojan
Anna Kasielska-Trojan
10:00 - 10:15
The IMF in the Implant-Based Reconstruction
Lecturer
10:15 - 10:30
Triple Pedicle in the Difficult Nipple Sparing Mastectomies
Lecturer
10:30 - 10:45
Discussion
10:45 - 11:15
INVITED LECTURE: Oncology and Aesthetics
Moderator
Michał Lewandowicz
Michał Lewandowicz
10:45 - 11:15
From Breast Aesthetics to Reconstruction and Back - How the Two Worlds Intersect
Lecturer
Anna Lopez-Ojeda
11:15 - 11:30
COFFEE BREAK
11:30 - 13:00
THE ART OF FAT GRAFTING
Panelists
Sonia Fertsch
Sonia Fertsch
Marzia Salgarello
Moderators
Maciej Kuczyński
Maciej Kuczyński
Paweł Pyka
Paweł Pyka
Mateusz Wichtowski
Mateusz Wichtowski
11:30 - 11:40
Anesthesia - tumescent fluid formula / general vs nerve blocks
11:40 - 11:50
Harvesting - equipment (power-assited vs syringe) / methods / cannulas
11:50 - 12:00
Processing - rinsing / decantation / centrifuge / filtering / banking
12:00 - 12:10
Grafting techniques - volumes / layers
12:10 - 12:20
Tips & tricks - how I enhance the fat uptake
12:20 - 12:30
Radiologist’s point of view - surveillance after FG and fillers
Lecturer
Marek Raźniewski
12:30 - 13:00
Discussion
13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH
14:00 - 15:30
AUTOLOGOUS BREAST RECONSTRUCTION – PERFORATOR FLAPS
Moderators
Michał Libiszewski
Michał Libiszewski
Piotr Nowaczyk
Piotr Nowaczyk
14:00 - 15:30
Tissue Displacement Techniques - My worst case and how I deal with that
14:00 Jaume Masia
14:10 Dmytro Bukhtieiev
14:20 Andrii Zhygulin

Lecturers
Jaume Masia
Dmytro Bukhtieiev
Dmytro Bukhtieiev
14:30 - 14:40
Goldilocks + CWPF
Lecturer
Michał Lewandowicz
Michał Lewandowicz
14:40 - 14:50
Breast Sharing Revised
Lecturer
Piotr Gierej
Piotr Gierej
14:50 - 15:00
Is there still room for LD? [ONLINE]
Lecturer
15:00 - 15:30
Discussion
15:30 - 15:45
COFFEE BREAK
15:45 - 16:45
MICROSURGICAL RECONSTRUCTIONS – FAST AND FURIOUS
Moderators
Michał Lewandowicz
Michał Lewandowicz
Daniel Maliszewski
Daniel Maliszewski
Dominik Walczak
Dominik Walczak
15:45 - 16:00
DIEP Flap: How to enhance recipient site exposure and flap harvesting [VIDEO PRESENTATION]
Lecturer
Nicholas Haddock
16:00 - 16:15
LAP Flap - [VIDEO PRESENTATION]
Lecturer
Nicholas Haddock
16:15 - 16:30
Stacked autologous flaps [VIDEO PRESENTATION]
Lecturer
Nicholas Haddock
16:30 - 16:45
Discussion
16:45 - 17:00
COFFEE BREAK
17:00 - 17:45
MICROSURGICAL RECONSTRUCTIONS – LEVEL UP!
Moderators
Karolina Donocik
Karolina Donocik
Natalia Krześniak
Natalia Krześniak
Michał Libiszewski
Michał Libiszewski
17:00 - 17:15
Shaping the new breast with different flaps - video presentation [VIDEO PRESENTATION]
Lecturer
Marc Vandevoort
Marc Vandevoort
17:15 - 17:30
PAP flap: new insights on planning, harvesting and insetting to optimize the aesthetic outcomes
Lecturer
Marzia Salgarello
17:30 - 17:45
Extending the Limits of Complex Oncologic Reconstruction
Lecturer
Dmytro Bukhtieiev
Dmytro Bukhtieiev
17:45 - 18:00
Discussion
18:00
FINAL REMARKS AND FAREWELL