10TH SOS LIVE SURGERY SYMPOSIUM
- Preliminary Program –

Thursday, April 16, 2026
1.30-6.00 pmAnatomical Dissection Course – Facelifts – Step by Step
Demonstrator: Dr. Dirk F. Richter
Basic Facelift Techniques, Surgical Anatomy, and Danger Zones – Step by Step

Separate registration necessary!
(only bookable in combination with the 10th SOS Symposium)

2 participants per 1 cadaver

Course venue:
Anatomisches Institut on the Schnarrenberg
Elfriede-Aulhorn-Strasse 8, 72076 Tübingen

Friday, April 17, 2026
7.00 amRegistration
8.00 amWelcome
8.15 amPresentation of Patients
8.30 am

LIVE SURGERY in three theatres simultaneously


Operation Room 1
Breast I
Moustapha Hamdi (Belgium)

Rhinoplasty I
Enrico Robotti (Italy)

Operation Room 2
Breast II
Dennis Hammond (United States)

Face I
Chiara Botti (Italy)

Operation Room 3
Eye Lid I
Dirk Richter (Germany)

Eye Lid II & Face II
Francesco P. Bernardini (Italy) & Chiara Botti (Italy)
6.00 pmEnd of the Day
8.00 pmSocial Evening at the restaurant “Amici”
Lautenschlagerstraße 2, 70173 Stuttgart
Order and Timings are subject to change
Estimated breaks in the Exhibition Area: 
(Please note that due to the live surgeries times of the breaks may shift.)
est. 10:30 am - 11.00 am | Coffee Break in the Exhibition Area
est. 12.00 pm - 1.30 pm | Lunch Break in the Exhibition Area
est. 3:30 pm - 4.00 pm | Coffee Break in the Exhibition Area

Saturday, April 18, 2026

How to Salvage Failed Aesthetic Procedures?
8.00 am

Rhinoplasty


Central framework reconstruction with rib
Sebastian Haack (Germany)

Fascia and other grafts
Enrico Robotti (Italy)

Dorsal Augmentation
Enrico Robotti (Italy)

Tip Reconstruction
Wolfgang Gubisch (Germany)

Constricted Skin
Sercan Göde (Türkiye)

Major Skin Defects
Sebastian Haack (Germany)

Additional procedures
Valerio Finocchi (Italy)

Interactive Panel on Complex Revision Cases and Secret Cases
10.00 am Coffee Break in the Exhibition Area
10.30 am

Breast


  1. Multiple failed implant surgery/ management after implant removal

  2. Management of the areola in periareolar surgery

  3. Maintaining shape in augmentation mastopexy

  4. Correction of double bubble deformity

  5. Polyurethane coated implants: facts and myths
    6.  
  6. Lessons I learned - complications as teachers

  7. My personal worst complications and what I learned from them

  8. Interactive panel and secret cases
12.30 pm Lunch in the Exhibition Area
2.00 pm

Face & Neck


Together with André Auersvald (Brazil) & Luiz Auersvald (Brazil) via zoom
Treating and avoiding the operated look
  1. Why platysma bands come back - understanding recurrence and prevention

  2. Joker face + co
    The operated looking face and how to treat it

  3. Nerves at risk
    Danger zones in modern facelift surgery

  4. The pretreated face
    Facelift after fillers, threads and devices

  5. Lessons I learned – complications as teachers

  6. My personal worst complications and what I learned from them. Interactive panel and secret cases
3.30 pm Coffee Break in the Exhibition Area
4.00 pm

Periorbital + Eye Lids


  1. Lessons I learned: Complications as Teachers

  2. When Volume goes wrong
    Filler and Fat Pitfalls in the Periorbital Zone

  3. The Unhappy Lower Lid
    Malposition, Edema and how to fix them

  4. Heat near the Eye
    Risk of Energy Based Devices in Delicate Anatomy

  5. Fixing the Lid Lag

  6. Revision Surgery after Periorbital Complications

Interactive panel and secret cases.
5.30 pm

Last Year Cases
6.00 pm Farewell
Friday, April 17, 2026
7.00 am – 8.00 am

Registration

8.00 am – 8.15 am

Welcome

8.15 am – 8.30 am

Presentation of Patients

8.30 am – 6.00 pm

LIVE SURGERY in three theatres simultaneously

Operation Room 1
Rhinoplasty
Sebastian Haack (Germany), Enrico Robotti (Italy), Sercan Göde (Türkiye)

Operation Room 2
Breast/Eye Lid
Dennis Hammond (United States), Moustapha Hamdi (Belgium), Dirk Richter (Germany)

Operation Room 3
Face/Eye Lid
Chiara Botti (Italy), Francesco P. Bernardini (Italy)
6.00 pm
End of the Day
8.00 pm

Social Evening at the restaurant “Amici”
Lautenschlagerstraße 2, 70173 Stuttgart

Order and Timings are subject to change
Estimated breaks in the Exhibition Area: 
(Please note that due to the live surgeries times of the breaks may shift)
Morning coffee break: 10.30 am – 11.00 am

Lunch break: 12.00 pm – 1.30 pm 

Afternoon coffee break: 4.30 pm – 5.00 pm

Saturday, April 18, 2026

How to Salvage Failed Aesthetic Procedures?

8.30 am -10.30 am

Rhinoplasty

  1. Lessons I learned: Complications as Teachers
    My personal worst complications and what I learned from them
  2. Dorsal Problems in Structural Rhinoplasty
  3. Dorsal problems in preservation rhinoplasty

Interactive Panel on Complex Revision Cases and Secret Cases

10.30 am -11.00 am

Coffee Break in the Exhibition Area

11.00 am -1.00 pm

Breast

  1. Multiple failed implant surgery/ management after implant removal
  2. Management of the areola in periareolar surgery
  3. Maintaining shape in augmentation mastopexy 
  4. Correction of double bubble deformity 
  5. Polyurethane coated implants: facts and myths 
  6. Lessons I learned – complications as teachers
  7. My personal worst complications and what I learned from them
  8. Interactive panel and secret cases
1.00 pm -2.00 pm
Lunch in the Exhibition Area
2.00 pm- 3.30 pm

Face & Neck

Together with André Auersvald (Brazil) & Luiz Auersvald (Brazil) via zoom

Treating and avoiding the operated look

  1. Why platysma bands come back –
    understanding recurrence and prevention
  2. Joker face + co
    The operated looking face and how to treat it
  3. Nerves at risk
    Danger zones in modern facelift surgery
  4. The pretreated face
    Facelift after fillers, threads and devices
  5. Lessons I learned – complications as teachers

My personal worst complications and what I learned from them. Interactive panel and secret cases
3.30 pm – 4.00 pm

Coffee Break in the Exhibition Area
4.00 pm – 5.30 pm

Periorbital + Eye Lids

  1. Lessons I learned: Complications as Teachers
  2. When Volume goes wrong
    Filler and Fat Pitfalls in the Periorbital Zone
  3. The Unhappy Lower Lid
    Malposition, Edema and how to fix them
  4. Heat near the Eye
    Risk of Energy Based Devices in
    Delicate Anatomy
  5. Fixing the Lid Lag
  6. Revision Surgery after Periorbital Complications
    Interactive panel and secret cases
5.30 pm – 6.00 pm

Last Year Cases
6.00 pm

Farewell
breast

Hot Topics Breast

  • Addressing Excessive Grafting in Hybrid Breast Procedures
  • Effective Strategies for Managing the Waterfall Deformity
  • Navigating Challenges with High-Riding Areolas
  • Minimizing Rippling in Slim Patients
  • Preventing and Treating Areola Widening
  • Resolving Issues with Jumping Breasts
body

Hot Topics Body

  • Managing High-Riding Scars in Abdominoplasty
  • Utilizing the A-Net Technique for Thigh-Lift Corrections
  • Understanding and Managing Umbilicus Stenosis
  • Addressing Umbilicus Widening
  • Approaches to Correct Liposuction Irregularities
eyelid

Hot Topics Eyelids

  • Managing Chemosis Effectively
  • Determining the Right Approach for Lower Lid Malposition
  • Exploring Options for Treating Filler Granulomas in the Periorbital Area
  • Dealing with Over-Grafted Lower Eyelids
  • Effective Management of Over-Resected Upper Eyelids
  • Strategies for Addressing Lack of Closure in Upper or Lower Lids
face

Hot Topics Facelifts

  • Complications in Non-Invasive Face-Lift Procedures: Threads, Fillers, and Devices
  • Preventing and Treating Pixie Ear-Lobes
  • Improving Outcomes in Cases of Recurring Platysma Bands
  • Navigating Facial Nerve Injuries: Best Practices
  • Addressing Parotis Fistulas and Disaster Recovery
  • Strategies for Dealing with Over-Grafted Faces
nose

Hot Topics Rhinoplasty

  • Rib Cartilage in Secondary Rhinoplasty
  • The Damaged Soft Tissue Envelope
  • Tip in Secondary Rhinoplasty
  • How to Avoid Revision Rhinoplasty