Hotel Dubrovnik, Zagreb, CRO
November 12-14 , 2025

SESSION I

Principles of Plastic Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgery – PRAS I

08:00 – 08:20    Opening ceremony

08:20 – 08:40    PRAS History

08:40 – 09:00    PRAS Basic Principles

09:00 – 09:20    Wound Healing

09:20 – 09:40    Methods for wound closure

09:40 – 10:00    Basic principles of grafts

10:00 – 10:20    Local Flap

10:20 – 10:40    Tissue expansion


10:40 – 11:00    Coffee break


SESSION II

Principles of Plastic Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgery – PRAS II

11:00 – 11:20    Principles of Microsurgery

11:20 – 11:40    Regenerative medicine and tissue Engineering

11:40 – 12:00    Management of severe soft tissue infections including necrotizing fasciitis and gas gangrene

12:00 – 12:20    Management of chronic wounds including pressure sores

12:20 – 12:40    Principles of diagnostic procedures such as imaging (e.g. ultrasound,  core needle biopsy, CT, MRI and PET CT)

12:40 – 13:00    Principles of local, regional and basic general anesthesia

13:00 – 13:20    Beyond Technique: The Importance of Non-Technical Skills in Plastic Surgery


13:40 – 14:40    Lunch break


SESSSION III

Burns and skin tumors

14:40 – 15:00    Pathophysiology of thermal, chemical, electrical and radiation burns

15:00 – 15:20    Primary Treatment of burns

15:20 – 15:40    Burns treatment of sequalae and reconstruction

15:40 – 16:00    Skin tumors and other conditions general description, pathology and etiology

16:00 – 16:20    Nonmelanoma skin malignancies

16:20 – 16:40    Melanoma


16:40 – 17:00    Coffee break


SESSION IV

Oncoplastic Brest Surgery

17:00-17:20    Breast cancer: Epidemiology and oncologic principles of breast cancer treatment

17:20 – 17:40    Conserving and Oncoplastic procedures in breast cancer treatment

17:40 – 18:00    Mastectomies

18:00 – 18:20    Breast reconstruction with autologous tissues

18:20 – 18:40    Breast reconstruction with expanders and implants


Adjournment of the 1st ECPS day

SESSION V

Hand and upper limb surgery I

08:00 – 08:20    Examination of the hand and upper limb

08:20 – 08:40    Extensor tendon injuries

08:40 – 09:00    Flexor tendon injuries

09:00 – 09:20    Fractures in the hand

09:20 – 09:40    Replantation

09:40 – 10:00    Local flaps in reconstruction of the fingers, hand and upper limb

10:00 – 10:20    Complex reconstruction of the hand and upper limb


10:20 – 10:40            Coffee break


SESSION VI

Hand and upper limb surgery II

10:40 – 11:00    Bone and cartilage reconstruction in the upper limb and hand

11:00 – 11:20    Dupuytren’s disease

11:20 – 11:40    Rheumatoid arthritis

11:40 – 12:00    Osteoarthritis

12:00 – 12:20    Compressive neuropathies of the upper extremity

12:20 – 12:40    Nerve and plexus brachialis injuries and reconstruction

12:40 – 13:00    Tendon transfers

13:00 – 13:20    Treatment of cerebral palsy and other spastic conditions of the upper limb

13:20 – 13:40    Physical therapy and rehabilitation protocols for hand surgery


13:40 – 14:40    Lunch break


SESSSION VII

Pediatric/Congenital

14:40 – 15:00    Craniofacial malformations and syndromes

15:00 – 15:20    Cleft Lip and palate

15:20 – 15:40    Ear Malformations

15:40 – 16:00    Congenital Upper Limb Malformations

16:00 – 16:20    Hemangiomas and vascular malformations

16:20 – 16:40    Complex reconstruction and special considerations in children


16:40 – 17:00    Coffee break


SESSION VIII

Pelvis and Lower limb surgery

17:00 – 17:20    Reconstruction of defects of the Pelvis

17:20 – 17:40    Reconstruction of the genital area and perineum

17:40 – 18:00    Lower limb reconstruction

18:00 – 18:20    Sarcoma treatment and reconstruction

18:20 – 18:40    Surgery for lymphoedema

18:40 – 19:00    Foot Reconstruction


Adjournment of the 2nd ECPS day


20:00    Corse dinner

SESSION IX

Head and Neck / Craniofacial

08:00 – 08:20    Craniofacial Trauma

08:20 – 08:40    Malignancies of the head and neck and treatment

08:40 – 09:00    Reconstruction of the maxilla and middle part of the face

09:00 – 09:20    Reconstruction of the mandible and lower part of the face

09:20 – 09:40    Orthognathic Surgery

09:40 – 10:00    Facial Palsy

10:00 – 10:20    Eyelid reconstruction and correction of ptosis


10:20 – 10:40    Coffee break


SESSION X

Varia and Aesthetic Surgery I

10:40 – 11:00    Reconstruction of thoracic defects

11:00 – 11:20    Reconstruction of abdominal wall defects

11:20 – 11:40    War wounds and reconstruction

11:40 – 12:00    Aesthetic and reconstructive surgery two sides of the same coin

12:00 – 12:20    Important anatomical and aesthetic consideration in aesthetic surgery of the face

12:20 – 12:40    Hair transplantation

12:40 – 13:00    Brow lift and blepharoplasty

13:00 – 13:20    Face and neck lift

13:20 – 13:40    Rhinoplasty


13:40 – 14:40    Lunch break


SESSSION XI

Aesthetic Surgery II

14:40 – 15:00    Application of toxins and fillers in the face and neck area

15:00 – 15:20    Other Non-surgical and minimally invasive procedures on the face

15:20 – 15:40    Complications of aesthetic procedures in the head and neck area

15:40 – 16:00    Liposuction, Lipofilling and Body Contouring

16:00 – 16:20    Abdominoplasty

16:20 – 16:40    Post bariatric surgery


16:40 – 17:00    Coffee break


SESSION XII

Aesthetic Surgery III

17:00 – 17:20    Breast reduction and mastopexy

17:20 – 17:40    Breast augmentation

17:40 – 18:00    Update on BIA-ALCL

18:00 – 18:20    Treatment of breast asymmetries

18:20 – 18:40    Treatment of Gynecomastia

18:40 – 19:00    Aesthetic procedures in the female and male genital area


19:00    Closing of the Course


Adjournment of the 3rd ECPS day