With the support of the Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences, Dubai will be the first city in the Middle East to host the prestigious Annual World Congress of International Confederation of Plastic Surgical Societies (ICOPLAST). The Congress will be organized in collaboration with the Arab Association of Surgical & Medical Aesthetics (AASMA) and the Emirates Plastic Surgery Society (EPSS) and will be held from the 5th to the 7th of May 2023 at the Dubai World Trade & Convention Centre.
The three day in-person congress is expected to attract more than 1,500 delegates from 60+ international societies and visitors from more than 112 countries focusing on aesthetics and reconstructive plastic surgery. The Congress boasts of a rich and comprehensive agenda featuring workshops and scientific lectures on key trending topics in plastic, aesthetic and reconstructive surgery. In addition, the Congress will showcase peer-reviewed research papers highlighting the latest research and information about new studies. The event welcomes plastic surgeons, aesthetic & anti-aging medicine physicians, residents, medical students, nurses, and Industry leaders to come together on a knowledge sharing platform.
In addition to the hot topics, there will be talks on topics such as the recent updates in breast implant illness (BII), innovative technologies in nonsurgical face and body rejuvenation, and minimally invasive techniques among others
Dr. Jamal Jomah, President of AASMA, stated, “A team of renowned plastic surgeons is working hard on inducting a high calibre scientific research from leaders in the plastic surgery and aesthetic medicine space.”
The main high lights of the Congress include surgical approaches to facial aesthetics, updates in breast surgery, state of the art techniques in body contouring and advances in regenerative surgery and medicine
In addition, Dr Jamal Jomah revealed that the industry has shown an immense interest from start-ups, to national and international businesses specializing in the field, eager to network and interact with the professionals and public during this event.
Dr. Zuhair AlFardan, President of EPSS, expresses his enthusiasm. He states, “This event will attract 150+ exhibitors from all over the world, who will showcase the latest technologies and advances in the field of aesthetic & plastic surgery”
H.E Abdullah bin Souqat, Executive Director of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences, announced that the Award’s support for the conference comes as part of its tireless efforts to improve the health sector professionals in various specialties.
