1st Day Program

Friday, 20 November 2026

REGISTRATION

OPENING CEREMONY AND WELCOME SPEECH

AROUND THE BALTIC
Moderators: Rytis Rimdeika, Martins Kapickis

Plastic Surgery in Lithuania

Vitkus Family in Plastis Surgery

Microsurgery by Algimantas Otonas Narakas in Switzerland

TBA

TBA

TBA

LUNCH BREAK

MICROSURGERY and RECONSTRUCTION
Moderators: Martins Kapickis,Tomas Tičkūnas

Keynote Lecture MICROSURGERY: Current nerve reconstruction modalities

Evidence based open fracture treatment (“From Godina to BOAST: Lessons Learned in Open Fracture Care”)

TBA

Reconstructions of the foot and ankle

Nerve Transfers: Principles and Our Clinical Experience

Diabetic foot reconstruction - From Defect to Decision

Myth-busting the zone of injury concept: a prospective study on vascular response to high energy lower extremity trauma

COFFEE BREAK

BREAST RECONSTRUCTION
Moderators: Pille Kirjanen, Nerijus Jakutis, Janis Zarins

Reconstructive Breast Surgery

Breast Reconstruction in the High-Risk Patient: Obesity and Advanced Age

How breast immaging tests guide desicion making in Breast reconstruction

Infection After Mastectomy and Implant-Based Reconstruction: Diagnosis, Treatment Strategy

Breast Reconstruction with Autologous Tissue Flaps: Experience and Challenges at VULSK

Absorbable mesh-assisted implant reconstruction after subcutaneous mastectomy: clinical
outcomes and tissue response

GALLA DINNER

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19:30

GAUDI Conference Room

Saulius Špokevičius

Vita Vitkutė Degutienė

Saulius Špokevičius

TBA

TBA

TBA

Martins Kapickis

lkka Kaartinen, Juha Kiiski

TBA

lkka Kaartinen, Juha Kiiski

P. Dobrovolskis, M. Udrys, M. Minderis

lkka Kaartinen, Juha Kiiski

Adas Čepas

T. Aštrauskas, G. Aštrauskaitė

A. Kučinskaitė, D. Stundys, J. Farhadi

D. Gudavičienė, Š. Mažeika

K. Baužys, Dr. D. Gudavičienė, Dr. Š. Mažeika, Dr. N. Jakutis

K. Baužys, Dr. D. Gudavičienė, Dr. Š. Mažeika, Dr. N. Jakutis

A. Dobilinskas, L. Pilipaitytė, E. Ereminienė, B. Gradauskienė,

PICASSO Conference Room

08:00 - 10:00

12:20 - 13:30

13:30 - 15:30

13:30 - 13:45

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19:30

REGISTRATION

LUNCH BREAK

FACE SURGERY I
Moderators: Darius Radzevičius, Saulius Vikšraitis

Technique pearls of face lift that improve surgical outcomes

Eurolift The Art of Beauty

Freestyle facelift. No key fits every lock

Endoscopic Brow Lift

Brow lift - different approaches

Understanding the Surgical Anatomy of the Temporal Branch of the Facial Nerve: A Cadaveric Study in a Lithuanian Population

Minimal Incision Vertical Endoscopic Lift (MIVEL) Combined with Regenerative Therapy (SEFFI): 22 Years and 784 Cases in Facial Rejuvenation

COFFEE BREAK

FACE SURGERY II
Moderators: Ernest Zacharevskij, Gediminas Samulėnas

Facial reanimation - experience and the future

My current approach to the lower eyelid

The role of deep neck contouring in comprehensive facelifting

Face lift surgery

Lower blepharoplasty - separate zone rejuvenation versus midface improvement

Evolution of Facelift Surgery

GALLA DINNER

Saulius Vikšraitis

Rimtas Marcinkevičius

Dmitry Batiukov

Donatas Samsanavičius

Domantas Stundys

T. Mačiulaitis, T. Budrius, D. Stankevičius, A. Suchomlinov

Alessandro Gennai

Ernest Zacharevskij, Tomas Sparnauskas

Dmitry Batiukov

Gediminas Samulėnas

Darius Radzevičius

Ernest Zacharevskij, Laura Liutkauskaitė

Mantas Fomkinas, Gediminas Samulėnas