13th International Conference on Aesthetic Phlebology

FRIDAY - Workshops, 16 October

Sala 1
Bamberka

9:00am – 3:00am	Practical Workshop
9:00am – 10:00am	Practical Workshop DUS of the Superficial Venous System Leader Wassila Taha Lecturers Adam Zieliński Jan Sloves
10:00am – 10:15am	Break
10:15am – 11:15am	Practical Workshop DUS of the Deep Venous System Leader Jan Sloves Lecturers Wassila Taha Tomasz Pelak
11:15am – 11:30am	Break
11:30am – 12:30am	Practical Workshop DUS of the Pelvic Veins and Pelvic Escape Points Leader Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska Lecturers Wassila Taha Jan Sloves
12:30pm – 12:45pm	Break
12:45pm – 1:45pm	Practical Workshop Pelvic Venous Disorder Treatment: Case-Based Selection Between Embolisation, Stenting and Local Treatment Leader Gloria Salazar Lecturers Houman Jalaie Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
1:45pm – 2:00pm	Break
2:00pm – 3:00pm	Practical Workshop NIVL and Chronic Venous Obstruction: From Diagnosis to Treatment Leader Houman Jalaie Lecturers Erin Murphy Domenico Baccellieri

Sala 2
Londyn

9:00am – 3:00am	Practical Workshop
9:00am – 10:00am	Practical Workshop Endovenous Laser Ablation: How to Start Leader Tomasz Pelak Lecturers Piotr Hawro Łukasz Szczygieł
10:00am – 10:15am	Break
10:15am – 11:15am	Practical Workshop Miniphlebectomy for Varicose Tributaries and Selected Reticular Veins: Patient Selection, Technique and Aesthetic Outcomes Leader Dimitris Kontothanassis Lecturers Anelise Rodrigues Rodrigo Kikuchi
11:15am – 11:30am	Break
11:30am – 12:30am	Practical Workshop Non-Thermal, Non-Tumescent Ablation: MOCA and Cyanoacrylate Closure in Clinical Practice Leader Kürsat Bozkurt Lecturer Tomasz Urbanek
12:30pm – 12:45pm	Break
12:45pm – 1:45pm	Practical Workshop Endovenous Radiofrequency Ablation: Case-Based Patient Selection, Technical Strategy and Troubleshooting Leader Lowell Kabnick Lecturers Erin Murphy Paola Ortiz
1:45pm – 2:00pm	Break
2:00pm – 3:00pm	Practical Workshop Compression Therapy in Daily Practice Leader Angelika Chachaj Lecturer Marcin Kucharzewski

Sala 3
Barcelona

9:00am – 3:00am	Practical Workshop
9:00am – 10:45am	Practical Workshop Sclerotherapy I - Basic Leader Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska Lecturers Tobias Hirsch Tomasz Urbanek
10:45am – 11:00am	Break
11:00am – 12:00am	Practical Workshop Advanced Endovenous Laser Ablation: Case-Based Treatment of Truncal Veins, Tributaries and Difficult Anatomy Leader Adam Zieliński Lecturers Jan Szczepański Piotr Marciniuk
12:15pm – 12:30pm	Break
12:45pm – 1:45pm	Practical Workshop Treatment of C1 Disease: Sclerotherapy, Transcutaneous Laser and CLACS - A Case-Based Workshop Leader Rodrigo Kikuchi Lecturers Anelise Rodrigues Enric Roche
1:45pm – 2:00pm	Break
2:00pm – 3:00pm	Practical Workshop Advanced Sclerotherapy: Case-Based Management of Difficult Veins Leader Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska Lecturers Enric Roche Tobias Hirsch

FRIDAY, 16 October

3:00pm – 4:00pm	Lunch Break
4:00pm – 4:05pm	Opening and Welcome
4:05pm – 5:30pm	Session I Diagnosis and Decision-Making Moderators Alun Davies Wassila Taha Kürsat Bozkurt
4:05pm – 4:13pm	So many different guidelines: do they really help in daily venous practice? (7 min) Lecturer Alun Davies
4:13pm – 4:23pm	Duplex ultrasound before superficial venous treatment: what must be mapped and reported? (10 min) Lecturer Jan Sloves
4:23pm – 4:33pm	Choosing the right superficial venous procedure for the right patient: practical tips and decision-making (10 min) Lecturer Misaki M. Kiguchi
4:34pm – 4:41pm	When not to treat superficial venous disease: avoiding overtreatment and choosing conservative care (7 min) Lecturer Lowell Kabnick
4:42pm – 4:52pm	Duplex Evaluation of Recurrent Varicose Veins: Distinguishing Recurrence, Residual Disease, and Disease Progression (10 min) Lecturer Jan Sloves
4:53pm – 5:00pm	Patient expectations and shared decision-making in aesthetic phlebology (7 min) Lecturer Anelise Rodrigues
5:01pm – 5:08pm	Quality of life and outcome assessment in chronic venous disease (7 min) Lecturer Alun Davies
5:09pm – 5:16pm	Are We Speaking the Same Language? Terminology and Definitions in Phlebology (7 min) Lecturer Tomasz Pelak
5:16pm – 5:30pm	Discussion
5:30pm – 5:45pm	Coffee Break
5:45pm – 7:00pm	Session II C1 Disease: Assessment and Treatment Moderators Lowell Kabnick Misaki M. Kiguchi Tomasz Pelak
5:45pm – 5:53pm	C1 disease is not “just cosmetic”: symptoms, quality of life, and patient selection (7 min) Lecturer Enric Roche
5:53pm – 6:01pm	How to examine a C1 patient before treatment: from visible veins to hidden reflux (7 min) Lecturer Tomasz Urbanek
6:01pm – 6:09pm	Reticular feeder veins: the key to successful treatment of telangiectasias (7 min) Lecturer Paola Ortiz
6:09pm – 6:17pm	Foam or liquid for C1 disease: when, why, and how? (7 min) Lecturer Wojciech Mikusek
6:17pm – 6:25pm	Transcutaneous laser for leg telangiectasias: indications, settings, and limitations (7 min) Lecturer Rodrigo Kikuchi
6:25pm – 6:33pm	CLACS: combining laser, cooling, augmented reality, and sclerotherapy for C1 disease (7 min) Lecturer Anelise Rodrigues
6:33pm – 6:41pm	Tumescent-assisted sclerotherapy for C1 disease: technique, patient selection, and clinical outcomes (7 min) Lecturer Rodrigo Kikuchi
6:41pm – 7:00pm	Discussion
7:00pm	Welcome Reception

SATURDAY, 17 October

8:00am – 9:20am	Session III Difficult C1 Disease Moderators Dimitris Kontothanassis Anelise Rodrigues Adam Zieliński
8:00am – 8:08am	Difficult C1 cases: lateral thigh, medial knee, and recurrent matting (7 min) Lecturer Rodrigo Kikuchi
8:08am – 8:16am	Industry supported lecture Matting, hyperpigmentation, necrosis: how to prevent and manage complications in C1 treatment (7 min) Lecturer Joanna Borecka-Sobczak
8:16am – 8:27am	Why C1 treatment fails — and how to manage it: recurrence, missed reflux, undertreated feeders, and unrealistic expectations (10 min) Lecturer Łukasz Szczygieł
8:27am – 8:35am	How to plan treatment steps for C1 patients: number of sessions, intervals, photography, and outcome assessment (7 min) Lecturer Wojciech Rybak
	Debate: C1 disease and hidden reflux — treat what we see or first investigate and correct the source?
8:35am – 8:43am	Treat visible C1 disease first (7 min) Lecturer Alun Davies
8:43am – 8:51am	Map first and treat underlying reflux (7 min) Lecturer Tomasz Urbanek
8:51am – 9:20am	Discussion
9:20am – 9:40am	Coffee Break
9:40am – 11:15am	Session IV Pelvic Venous Disorders Moderators Erin Murphy Houman Jalaie Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
9:40am – 9:48am	PeVD in phlebology practice: understanding the SVP classification (7 min) Lecturer Gloria Salazar
9:48am – 9:56am	When should we suspect pelvic origin of extra-pelvic varices? (7 min) Lecturer Paola Ortiz
9:56am – 10:04am	Duplex ultrasound mapping in PeVD (7 min) Lecturer Wassila Taha
10:04am – 10:12am	Duplex assessment of pelvic escape points (7 min) Lecturer Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
10:12am – 10:20am	Pelvic vein embolization for chronic pelvic pain: indications, technique, outcomes, limitations (7 min) Lecturer Domenico Baccellieri
10:20am – 10:28am	May–Thurner, Nutcracker, and chronic venous obstruction: incidental finding or treatment target — when and how should we treat? (7 min) Lecturer Houman Jalaie
10:28am – 10:36am	PeVD: primary reflux or venous obstruction — what should we treat first? (7 min) Lecturer Olivier Hartung
	Debate: Extra-pelvic varicose veins of pelvic origin — bottom-up or top-down treatment?
10:36am – 10:44am	Top-down first — pelvic source treatment is necessary to prevent recurrence (7 min) Lecturer Gloria Salazar
10:44am – 10:52am	Bottom-up first — local treatment of extra-pelvic varices is often sufficient (7 min) Lecturer Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
10:52am – 11:15am	Discussion
11:15am – 11:40am	Coffee Break
11:40am – 12:50am	Session V Deep Venous Disease Moderators Houman Jalaie Gloria Salazar Olivier Hartung
11:40am – 11:48am	Duplex ultrasound in DVT: diagnosis, extent, severity, and follow-up (7 min) Lecturer Wassila Taha
11:48am – 11:56am	Treatment of DVT — general considerations and learning from clinical cases (7 min) Lecturer Houman Jalaie
11:56am – 12:04am	Post-thrombotic syndrome: diagnosis, classification and its clinical impact (7 min) Lecturer Domenico Baccellieri
12:04pm – 12:12pm	Imaging deep venous obstruction: duplex, CT/MR venography, venography, and IVUS (7 min) Lecturer Gloria Salazar
12:12pm – 12:22pm	Deep venous stenting: treatment, outcomes, and complications (10 min) Lecturer Houman Jalaie
12:22pm – 12:30pm	Anticoagulation after venous stenting (7 min) Lecturer Erin Murphy
12:30pm – 12:50pm	Discussion
12:50pm – 1:35pm	Lunch Break
1:35pm – 3:35pm	Session VI Truncal Vein Ablation Moderators Ravul Jindal Paola Ortiz Domenico Baccellieri
1:35pm – 1:46pm	Truncal vein ablation in CVD: how to choose between EVLA, RFA, foam, glue, and MOCA (10 min) Lecturer Lowell Kabnick
1:46pm – 1:54pm	Technical optimization of EVLA: wavelength, fiber, LEED, tumescence, and pullback (7 min) Lecturer Adam Zieliński
1:54pm – 2:02pm	Laser 1470- and 1940-nm: a new approach (7 min) Lecturers Piotr Hawro Piotr Hawro
2:02pm – 2:10pm	Radiofrequency ablation of GSV, SSV, and AASV: practical tips and pitfalls (7 min) Lecturer Domenico Baccellieri
2:10pm – 2:18pm	ELAFOS Study — Thermal Ablation Clinical Outcomes After 10 Years (7 min) Lecturer Dimitris Kontothanassis
2:18pm – 2:26pm	Foam sclerotherapy for truncal reflux: still relevant or outdated? (7 min) Lecturer Enric Roche
2:26pm – 2:34pm	Cyanoacrylate closure: indications, technique, outcomes, and complications (7 min) Lecturer Kürsat Bozkurt
2:34pm – 2:42pm	Mechanochemical ablation: does it still fit in 2026? (7 min) Lecturer Piotr Terlecki
2:42pm – 2:50pm	Complications of thermal and non-thermal ablation: prevention, recognition, and management (7 min) Lecturer Misaki M. Kiguchi
	Debate: Thermal vs non-thermal ablation — which should be first-line for truncal reflux?
2:50pm – 2:58pm	Thermal ablation should remain first-line for truncal reflux (7 min) Lecturer Lowell Kabnick
2:58pm – 3:06pm	Non-thermal ablation should become first-line treatment (7 min) Lecturer Kürsat Bozkurt
3:06pm – 3:30pm	Discussion
3:30pm – 3:55pm	Coffee Break
3:55pm – 5:00pm	Session VII Medical Treatment and Compression Moderators Piotr Terlecki Wassila Taha Arkadiusz Jawień
3:55pm – 4:03pm	Superficial venous disease in patients with diabetes or PAD: when and how should we treat? (7 min) Lecturer Michał-Goran Stanisic
4:03pm – 4:11pm	Risk stratification before superficial venous intervention: VTE risk, anticoagulation, and thromboprophylaxis (7 min) Lecturer Lowell Kabnick
4:11pm – 4:19pm	Compression therapy in superficial venous disease and after intervention: type, pressure, duration, and adherence (7 min) Lecturer Marcin Kucharzewski
4:19pm – 4:27pm	Venoactive drugs in clinical practice: who benefits and when? (7 min) Lecturer Tomasz Urbanek
4:27pm – 4:35pm	Industry supported lecture Pharmacotherapy or intervention? Practical decision-making in the treatment of chronic venous disease (7 min) Lecturer Marcin Gabriel
4:35pm – 4:43pm	Current treatment of superficial vein thrombosis (7 min) Lecturer Kürsat Bozkurt
4:43pm – 5:10pm	Discussion
5:10pm – 5:30pm	Coffee Break \| Industry Exhibition
5:30pm – 7:00pm	Session VIII Tributary and Perforator Treatment Moderators Rodrigo Kikuchi Misaki M. Kiguchi Tomasz Urbanek
5:30pm – 5:38pm	Simultaneous treatment of tributaries after truncal ablation: does it improve aesthetic and clinical outcomes? (7 min) Lecturer Dimitris Kontothanassis
5:38pm – 5:46pm	Foam quality in sclerotherapy: why preparation, stability, and technique matter (7 min) Lecturer Enric Roche
5:46pm – 5:54pm	Foam sclerotherapy for tributaries: when it works best, how to improve outcomes, and how to reduce recurrence (7 min) Lecturer Tobias Hirsch
5:54pm – 6:02pm	Complications of sclerotherapy for tributaries: prevention, recognition, and management (7 min) Lecturer Ravul Jindal
6:02pm – 6:13pm	Miniphlebectomy: indications, technique, tips, aesthetic outcomes, and complications (10 min) Lecturer Rodrigo Kikuchi
6:13pm – 6:21pm	Total laser ablation of tributaries: concept, technique, patient selection, and outcomes (7 min) Lecturer Piotr Marciniuk
6:21pm – 6:29pm	Perforator incompetence in CVD: when should we treat and when should we leave it alone? (7 min) Lecturer Erin Murphy
6:29pm – 6:37pm	Perforator treatment in practice: foam, glue, or thermal ablation? (7 min) Lecturer Misaki M. Kiguchi
6:37pm – 7:00pm	Discussion

SUNDAY, 18 October

8:30am – 9:40am	Session IX Complex Superficial Reflux Moderators Alun Davies Anelise Rodrigues Enric Roche
8:30am – 8:38am	Combined GSV and SSV reflux: treatment strategy, sequencing, and patient selection (7 min) Lecturer Michał Molski
8:38am – 8:46am	Anterior accessory saphenous vein reflux: diagnosis, treatment strategy, and recurrence prevention (7 min) Lecturer Tobias Hirsch
8:46am – 8:54am	Giacomini vein and intersaphenous connections: diagnosis and treatment strategy (7 min) Lecturer lek. med. Tomasz Aleksiejew-Kleszczyński
8:54am – 9:02am	Treating corona phlebectatica and foot varicose veins: sclerotherapy, laser, phlebectomy, or combined treatment? (7 min) Lecturer Rodrigo Kikuchi
	Debate: Total laser ablation vs miniphlebectomy and sclerotherapy — complete thermal strategy or unnecessary complexity?
9:02am – 9:10am	Total laser ablation as a complete thermal strategy for truncal veins and tributaries (7 min) Lecturer Jan Szczepański
9:10am – 9:18am	Miniphlebectomy and sclerotherapy are simpler, flexible, and equally aesthetic (7 min) Lecturer Dimitris Kontothanassis
9:18am – 9:40am	Discussion
9:40am – 10:00am	Coffee Break
10:00am – 11:35am	Session X Lipedema, Lymphedema and Malformations Moderators Lowell Kabnick Gloria Salazar Andrzej Szuba
10:00am – 10:08am	Limb swelling in phlebology practice: venous edema, lymphedema, lipedema, or mixed disease? (7 min) Lecturer Andrzej Szuba
10:08am – 10:16am	Lipedema: painful fat disorder, not simply edema — diagnosis, staging, differential diagnosis, and pitfalls (7 min) Lecturer Angelika Chachaj
10:16am – 10:24am	Lymphedema: lymphatic failure, staging, imaging, and conservative treatment (7 min) Lecturer Tobias Hirsch
10:24am – 10:32am	When venous disease coexists with lipedema or lymphedema: what should we treat first? (7 min) Lecturer Alun Davies
10:32am – 10:40am	Compression in lipedema and lymphedema: type, pressure, tolerability, and adherence (7 min) Lecturer Andrzej Szuba
10:40am – 10:48am	Surgical and interventional management of lipedema and advanced lymphedema: indications, outcomes, and limitations (7 min) Lecturer Tobias Hirsch
10:48am – 10:56am	Vascular malformations: what every phlebologist should recognize (7 min) Lecturer Michał Toborek
10:56am – 11:04am	Venous malformations and Klippel–Trénaunay syndrome: diagnosis, imaging, and treatment strategy (7 min) Lecturer Ravul Jindal
11:04am – 11:12am	Aesthetic treatment of non-leg veins: face, hands, breast, and other body areas (7 min) Lecturer Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska
11:12am – 11:35am	Discussion
11:35am – 12:20am	Lunch Break
12:20pm – 1:40pm	Session XI Advanced CVD and Venous Ulcers Moderators Tobias Hirsch Erin Murphy Jan Sloves
12:20pm – 12:28pm	When superficial reflux is not the whole story: when should we investigate the deep venous system before treatment? (7 min) Lecturer Marcin Gabriel
12:28pm – 12:36pm	C4 manifestations in chronic venous disease: clinical significance, assessment, and management (7 min) Lecturer Kürsat Bozkurt
12:36pm – 12:47pm	Venous leg ulcers: diagnostic work-up and multidisciplinary management, from compression and wound care to intervention (10 min) Lecturer Arkadiusz Jawień
12:47pm – 12:55pm	Early superficial vein ablation in active venous leg ulceration: evidence, timing, and choice of treatment modality (7 min) Lecturer Paola Ortiz
12:55pm – 1:03pm	The recurrent or non-healing venous ulcer: what are we missing? (7 min) Lecturer Erin Murphy
	Debate: Venous ulcer with superficial reflux and deep obstruction — what should be treated first?
1:03pm – 1:11pm	Treat superficial reflux first for faster ulcer healing with less invasive treatment (7 min) Lecturer Alun Davies
1:11pm – 1:19pm	Treat deep venous obstruction first because correcting outflow changes the whole strategy (7 min) Lecturer Olivier Hartung
1:19pm – 1:40pm	Discussion
1:40pm – 2:00pm	Coffee Break
2:00pm – 3:25pm	Session XII Special Anatomical Considerations Moderators Kürsat Bozkurt Aleksandra Jaworucka-Kaczorowska Enric Roche
2:00pm – 2:08pm	Small saphenous vein reflux: anatomical variability, SPJ patterns, and nerve-risk zones (7 min) Lecturer Karol Chakkour
2:08pm – 2:16pm	ASVAL and tributary-driven reflux: when are tributaries the main treatment target? (7 min) Lecturer Alun Davies
2:16pm – 2:24pm	Below-knee GSV reflux: when to treat and which technique to choose? (7 min) Lecturer Lowell Kabnick
2:24pm – 2:32pm	Large-diameter saphenous veins, SFJ aneurysm, and junctional dilatation: thermal, non-thermal ablation, or surgery? (7 min) Lecturer Dimitris Kontothanassis
2:32pm – 2:40pm	Tortuous, scarred, or post-thrombotic superficial trunks: when standard catheter ablation becomes difficult (7 min) Lecturer Adam Zieliński
2:40pm – 2:51pm	Non-standard and superficial saphenous reflux patterns: choosing the safest and most effective ablation strategy (10 min) Lecturer Ravul Jindal
2:51pm – 3:02pm	Recurrent varicose veins after surgery or truncal ablation: mapping the source, understanding failure, and planning retreatment (10 min) Lecturer Tomasz Pelak
3:02pm – 3:25pm	Discussion
3:25pm – 3:30pm	Closing Remarks