Plastic surgeon Keramidas Evangelos presented two innovative techniques at the IMCAS World Congress of Aesthetic and Cosmetic Surgery in Paris in early 2014 and three papers at the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)-The Aesthetic Meeting 2014 in San Francisco.

IMCAS 2014 World Congress of Aesthetic and Cosmetic Surgery in Paris

The techniques were titled:

1. «travelling hours following breast augmentation - how safe is it? a 10 years prospective study»

This original study, which is unique in the world, started as an idea 10 years ago. Our hypothesis in 2003 was that if we had a surgical technique that is quick, bloodless, almost atraumatic as to tissues, with minimum post-operative pain and anaesthesia that will not cause nausea or vomiting then patients will not only be able to leave the hospital on the same day but they will be able to travel back to their hometown or home-country on the same day!!!

After 10 years of implementing the non-touch-no pain technique in breast augmentation we presented the outcome of our work during the IMCAS Meeting in Paris

So, out of a total of 1450 patients with breast augmentation, 282 patients travelled to their hometown or even their home country on the same day either by plane, boat, car or train!

Patients moved to 15 different cities in Europe and 20 cities in Greece. The longest journey in terms of flight time was from Athens to Dubai and the shortest was from Athens to Mykonos. Patients travelled on the same day only hours after surgery, to London, Alexandroupoli, Paris, Kavala, Brussels, Ioannina, Manchester, Rhodes, Newcastle, Crete, Dubai, Mykonos, etc. Everyone travelled safely and no problems were reported!

This study may prove very important for the growth of Medical Tourism in Greece!!!

Download the IMCAS Congress Abstracts

2. «the dual plane tunnel technique for abdominoplasty is reducing pain to almost zero - a prospective study»

A new technique in Abdominoplasty is presented in full detail. The great advantage of this technique is that it involves almost no pain and no drains after surgery. Patients can go home the same day! Specific candidate patients can undergo the technique with local anaesthesia and sedation only!

Download the IMCAS Congress Abstracts

American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) - The Aesthetic Meeting 2014 San Francisco

The techniques are titled:

1. «travelling hours following breast augmentation - how safe is it? a 10 years prospective study»

This original study, which is unique in the world, started as an idea 10 years ago. Our hypothesis in 2003 was that if we had a surgical technique that is quick, bloodless, almost atraumatic as to tissues, with minimum post-operative pain and anaesthesia that will not cause nausea or vomiting then patients will not only be able to leave the hospital on the same day but they will be able to travel back to their hometown or home-country on the same day!!!

After 10 years of implementing the non-touch-no pain technique in breast augmentation we presented the outcome of our work during the IMCAS Meeting in Paris

So, out of a total of 1450 patients with breast augmentation, 282 patients travelled to their hometown or even their home country on the same day either by plane, boat, car or train!

Patients moved to 15 different cities in Europe and 20 cities in Greece. The longest journey in terms of flight time was from Athens to Dubai and the shortest was from Athens to Mykonos. Patients travelled on the same day only hours after surgery, to London, Alexandroupoli, Paris, Kavala, Brussels, Ioannina, Manchester, Rhodes, Newcastle, Crete, Dubai, Mykonos, etc. Everyone travelled safely and no problems were reported!

This study may prove very important for the growth of Medical Tourism in Greece!!!

Download the Abstracts of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) Meeting

2. «the dual plane tunnel technique for abdominoplasty is reducing pain to almost zero - a prospective study»

A new technique in Abdominoplasty is presented in full detail. The great advantage of this technique is that it involves almost no pain and no drains after surgery. Patients can go home the same day! Specific candidate patients can undergo the technique with local anaesthesia and sedation only!

Download the Abstracts of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) Meeting

3. A new technique for tuberous breasts

Mr. Keramidas presented a new technique for treating tuberous breasts combining the MUST technique and, when needed, areola reduction.

Muscle Splitting Dual Plane Breast Augmentation for tuberous breast