Aesthetic surgery is currently one of the fastest growing medical fields in the world. A lot of people who have some form of imperfection turn to aesthetic surgeons for help. The operation for such patients allows not only to change the appearance, but also to a large extent improve their quality of life. In early September, a training event for plastic surgeons was held in Kyiv as part of the ISAPS Visiting Professor Program II. Especially for readers of estet-portal.com President of the All-Ukrainian Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons Vasily Dmytrovych Pinchuk spoke about the importance of such events for the development of aesthetic surgery in Ukraine.
Vasily Dmitrievich, in your opinion, how significant are such events as the Visiting Professor Program for the development of
aesthetic surgery in Ukraine?
Plastic surgery has existed in Ukraine for many years, and aesthetic surgery has been rapidly developing quite recently: 2-3 decades.
Unfortunately, there is still no specialty of a plastic surgeon in Ukraine, so there are big problems in terms of training and education of plastic surgeons.
Due to the fact that there is no real training program for the training of plastic surgeons, thanks to activities such as the Visiting Professor Program II, which exists and is promoted by the International Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons ISAPS, training is carried out at the modern level. It is no secret that many surgeons who are fond of and interested in plastic surgery travel abroad to various forums on various issues, but not everyone has the opportunity to attend these international events. And even if there is an opportunity to visit them, it is not so often. And the world plastic and aesthetic surgery does not stand still, it develops. Despite the fact that at present it has become much easier to obtain information thanks to the developed Internet network and the ability to read relevant literature, such activities contribute to the development and education of surgeons who practice plastic and aesthetic surgery. The conferences are attended by selected professors of international level, generally recognized authorities in the field of plastic and aesthetic surgery, and the International Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons ISAPS has selected a pool of aesthetic surgeons who travel the world and give lectures, perform live surgeries, on various issues.
Why were two Visiting Professor Programs held in Ukraine in 2016?
For 2016, we wanted to invite a professor on modern facial rejuvenation technologies to Ukraine. It so happened that at the beginning Professor Alan Fogli, who was with us in May, agreed, and a little later Oscar Ramirez agreed, but everyone had their own preferences when visiting Ukraine. Due to the fact that they could not take place at the same time, we divided the event into two different programs. I think that this is only to the benefit of everyone, because the range of issues that were raised on the previous and current program is much wider.
Share your plans for 2017 with our readers. Is there a Visiting Professor Program III planned?
In 2017, we would like to continue the tradition and not stop there.
We are working and have already submitted applications to the International Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons ISAPS.
At the moment, the management is considering them, negotiations have already been held with a number of surgeons, and one of them has already agreed to come in the spring with a similar program to Ukraine. Of course, a program is required, which must be approved by the leadership of the International Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons ISAPS, but we hope that they will meet our needs. In my opinion, we met their expectations, and both events were held at the appropriate level. I think that the visiting surgeons themselves also give positive feedback about the events, and all this will contribute to the fact that the third program will be approved in 2017.
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