The full IDC 2019 scientific program across 2 days — keynotes, oral presentations, and posters. Talks are ordered by program prominence within each day.
Day 1
- Keynote
Aesthetic Blepharoplasty without skin Resection
Ricardo Hoogstra · University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Argentina
Aesthetic Blepharoplasty is one of the most frequent procedures. Despite of his simplicity., complications are very frequents also in the hands of very expertise plastic surgeons. The most frequent side effect of upper…
- Keynote
Prevention of skin aging and skin cancer by sunscreens: UV or light protection
Jurgen Lademann · Charite - University Medicine Berlin, Germany
Skin aging is determined not only by genetic aspects but mainly by environmental factors and the lifestyle of each individual. Solar UV-radiation, nicotine and alcohol consumption can cause free radical formation in…
- Keynote
Role of the transcription factor p63 in regenerative capacity of skin stem cells
Makoto S · Boston University School of Dental Medicine, United States
Homeostasis and regeneration of the skin are maintained by selfrenewal, proliferation, and differentiation of tissue-specific stem cells. We have shown previously that the transcription factor p63 plays an essential…
- Oral · In-Person
E-BABE- complications, unfavorable results and critical analysis of the double eyelid procedure
Adolfo Napolez · Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, United States
The Double Eyelid Procedure is one that is potentially fraught with unfavorable results as well as numerous complications due to the fact it is a procedure based predominantly on symmetry, precision and tissue…
- Oral · In-Person
Effects of lipopolysaccharide on the maintenance of skin homeostasis and improvement of skin problems including atopic dermatitis
Chie Kohchi · Macrophi Inc, Japan
The skin is directly exposed to the environment, and its homeostasis seems to be maintained by a crosstalk between the skin resident bacteria and environmental bacteria. Kasahara et al. reported that many bacteria that…
- Oral · In-Person
Efficacy of biophysical energies on healing of diabetic wounds
Rachel Lai Chu KWAN · Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Chronic wound is a common complication seen in people with diabetes, and is the leading cause of nontraumatic lower limb amputation. Diabetic polyneuropathy and microangiopathy that happens in people with diabetics may…
- Oral · In-Person
Efficacy of kinesio taping in the early postoperative period
Hyung Woo Yim · Forever Plastic Surgery Clinic, Korea, Republic of
Kinesio taping (KT) is used worldwide to prevent and treat musculoskeletal injuries. This study is to investigate whether the application of KT prevents or decreases bruises, swelling, and pain after surgery, thus…
- Oral · In-Person
Morphometric study of facial wrinkles and aesthetic skin as derma roller treatment combined with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)
Oyunsaikhan Surmaajav · Anagaakh Urlag LLC, Mongolia
Background : Facial wrinkles are a multifactorial, complex process that negatively affects individuals’ appearance, consequently their quality of life. The treatment for these wrinkles varies with the degree of…
- Oral · In-Person
New mini invasive technique of rejuvenation and adelagazamiento (visual) of the lower third facial and top cervical third
Gerardo Rafael Manuell Lee · Hospital Sedna, Mexico
Methods :Traction of the auriculo-platysmal fascia is performed, through the rotation and traction of the auricular pavilion and the facial SMAS, with minimal incisions and fixation to the deep fascia and periosteum…
- Oral · In-Person
New perspective combining peeling mesotherapy mesobotox and microinsulated radiofrequency as combo treatment for acne
Anggi Yuliani Utami · Indonesian Medical Aesthetic institution, Indonesia
Acne is a common inflammatory skin disease that affects pilosebaceous skin units. This usually long-standing disease can have severe psychological effects and can leave patients with severe skin scarring. There are a…
- Oral · In-Person
Rejuvenation by New Thread Lifting (SLONA lifting) and Filler(S signature filler)
Wonseok Choi · V Plastic and Aesthetic Clinic, Korea, Republic of
Minimal invasive surgery is currently the most popular field in the field of cosmetic surgery. Especially, Botulinum toxin, Filler, and Thread treatment is the most commonly performed minimal invasive procedures. One of…
- Oral · In-Person
Science-based skin care to prevent aging and pigmentation with special reference to Japanese skin
Desmond Fernandes · University of Cape Town, Saudi Arabia
Without doubt, by understanding the molecular changes in skin that cause photoaging and the processes that induce intrinsic ageing, we can then devise a scientific strategy of treatment. Foremost amongst the molecular…
- Oral · In-Person
Successful use of grenz rays for disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis
Laurence Imhof · Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP) is a rare keratinization disorder with potential malignant transformation, for which present treatment strategies show limited success. In a retrospective study the…
- Oral · In-Person
Treatment of vitiligo patients with high doses of oral vitamin D3 combined with melanocyte stimulation and pigment cell transplantation is safe and efficacious
Ulrich AMON · International Center for Skin Diseases DermAllegra, Germany
Vitiligo is a complex autoimmune skin disease resulting in varying patterns and degrees of depigmentation. The genetic and etiologic background are thought to be multifactorial. As in other autoimmune diseases…
- Oral · In-Person
Uncoupling oncogenic and tumor-suppressive activin functions in melanoma
Daniel B Constam · Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne, Switzerland
Melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma and many other cancerous cells frequently secrete Activin-A, a TGFβrelated factor that normally regulates wound healing and the menstrual cycle. Activin-A accumulation in plasma…
- Symposium
True causation of intractable atopic dermatitis and actually effective treatment by mite fauna investigation of patients’ homes followed by environmental improvement
Hideo Nakayama · Meguro Chen Dermatology Clinic, Japan
There is enough accumulated evidence to conclude that house dust mites (HDM) are the most significant causes of atopic dermatitis (AD). HDMs are known to increase serum IgE and RAST scores for Dps and Dfs, and will…
Day 2
- Keynote
PI3-Kinase inhibitors represent a novel class of drug repurposing candidates to prevent/ alleviate glucocorticoid-induced skin atrophy
Irina Budunova · Northwestern University, United States
S kin atrophy is a major adverse effect of topical glucocorticoids and is a serious clinical problem. We recently reported that several negative regulators of Akt/mTOR signaling including REDD1 (regulated in development…
- Keynote
The dermal roller in aesthetic dermatology in 2019
Desmond Fernandes · University of Cape Town, Saudi Arabia
Skin needling is emerging as one of the most important, affordable ways to treat scars, lax skin, stretch marks and to rejuvenate photoaged skin. It is safe for all colours of skin and never causes permanent colour…
- Keynote
Assessment of skin tension by non - contact palpation and multi-scale imaging: Effect of age and cosmetics
Hassan Zahouani · Central School of Lyon, France
Changes of dermal collagen and elastin content are characteristic for skin aging as well as for pathological skin conditions. The formation of lines and wrinkles in light-exposed areas throughout the body, such as the…
- Oral · In-Person
Radiation-induced skin toxicity in breast cancer patients: A systematic review of randomized trials
Saleh Aljabri · Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Canada
Background : Skin toxicity is one of the most common side effects of Radiation Therapy (RT) in breast cancer patients, and is associated with increased morbidity. Almost 30% of patients receiving RT experience radiation…
- Oral · In-Person
Diagnostic dilemma in cutaneous tuberculosis
Ranthilaka R Ranawaka · Consultant Dermatologist, General Hospital Kalutara, Sri Lanka
The incidence (new and relapse) rate of tuberculosis in Sri Lanka in 2016 was 40.9 per 100,000 population (8332 new and 328 relapse cases). Out of 8332 diagnosed patients with TB, 2525 (30.3%) were in extrapulmonary…
- Oral · In-Person
Guidance on the use of alternative test methods for the safety assessment of cosmetics and quasi-drugs
Hajime Kojima · National Institute of Health Sciences, Japan
Japanese cosmetic companies have largely stopped animal testing voluntarily and now hope that the use of new ingredients without it will be approved by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW). Many procedures…
- Oral · In-Person
Skin aging and prevention: Illustrated by histopathological marker actinic elastosis
Daisy KOPERA · Medical University Graz, Australia
Intrinsic skin aging occurs with time chronologically. Cumulative external factors (depicted as the “Exposome”) contribute to skin aging by accelerating the change of texture leading to a decrease in elasticity and the…
- Oral · In-Person
Eyebrow transplant and/or eyebrow microblading, different options to augment or restore the brows
Julieta Peralta Arambulo · Philippine Dermatological Society, Philippines
Eyebrow contour provides facial expression and is significantly important to a person’s appearance, contributing to the femininity or masculinity of the face. Without them, a person feels incomplete, self-conscious, and…
- Oral · In-Person
E-BABE- Double eyelid procedure: Orbicularis-levator fixation technique
Adolfo Napolez · Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, United States
Asian eyelids have several characteristics that distinguish them from the eyelids of people from European and African descent. These include 1) low, poorly defined or absent lid creases, 2) pronounced fullness to the…
- Oral · In-Person
Same patient, same site: Using different topical medicine
Yi Guo Feng · Xi’an Jiaotong Universtiy, China
Topical use is the main advantage for dermatological therapy due to the outer-layer features of skin. Consequently numerous preparations are available for the dermatosis. However, the efficacy evaluation of different…
- Oral · In-Person
Innovation in dermatological skin care
Daan Thorn Leeson · Rodan + Fields, United States
The use of a daily skincare regimen, that delivers dermatologic benefit, has a greater impact on how a person’s skin feels, looks and behaves on a daily basis than any other aspect of what a person might do to their…
- Oral · In-Person
Developing a genetic risk index for peanut allergy
Denise Daley · University of British Columbia, Canada
Over 200 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been found to be associated with food allergy (FA) in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). A Genetic risk score (GRS), is an index that can be derived from…
- Oral · In-Person
First autologous human stem cells and hair restoration
Kelvin Chee Ling Tan · Elegant Clinic SDN BHD, Malaysia
Involving using of human stem cells in Androgentic Alopecia that holds a great promise. There are numerous sources of autologous human stem cells being used for the treatment for AGA. A recent new discovery source of…
- Oral · In-Person
Successful treatment of Morbihan disease
Marianna Drozhdina · Kirov State Medical University, Russian Federation
Morbihan disease is a rare condition, manifested centrofacial, solid, permanent edema, accompanied by multiple telangiectasias, papules-pustular elements, with a primary lesion of the middle 1/3 of the face. Typical is…
- Oral · In-Person
Anterior Cheek elevation with barbe wire: 15years
Lee Kyungho · Hoya Aesthetic Surgery Clinic, Korea, Republic of
Concerning the charms of beautiful cheeks of womens are no need to be mentioned. Many surgical approaches can be done successfully, but frequent unnatural looking wind blowned surgeried faces are encountered.…
- Oral · In-Person
Pathogenetic aspects of photo-aging and modern methods of treatment
Khodjaeva Nigora Bakhromovna · Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Centre of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology, Uzbekistan
Aging of the skin is an actual problem of modern dermatology and cosmetology. Currently, it is widely accepted to consider such types of skin aging as natural, postmenopausal and photoaging separately from each other.…
- Poster · In-Person
Modified laser toning with IPL, QS-ND: Yag combination for Melanosis of face and neck
Sharma NL · Consultant- National Skin Clinic, India
Introduction : Dermal Pigmentation of face and neck is a common refractory condition of varied etiology with minimal effective remedial modalities available. Inspired by the study of combined IPL plus 1064nm QS- ND: Yag…
- Poster · In-Person
Cutaneous eruption as a prognosis indicator for cancer patients treated with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Yensheng Wang · Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United States
Importance : Clinical symptom is often a direct method to evaluate the treatment effects. With the emergence of new EGFR-targeted drugs in market and its wide utilization, this study aimed to determine whether adverse…
- Poster · In-Person
Nanostructured Lipid Carriers gel for dermal delivery of Pranoprofen
Maria Rincon · Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Pranoprofen (PF), 2-(5H-[1] benzopyrano- [2, 3-b]-pyridin-7-yl) propionic acid, is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used in ophthalmology. Recently, some articles have reported the effect of this drug for the…
- Poster · In-Person
Determination of antinuclear antibodies in patients with psoriasis
Inoyatov A Sh · Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Centre of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology, Uzbekistan
Introduction – ds-DNA-IgG and ss-DNA-IgG are antinuclear antibodies (ANA) designed to determine autoimmune antibodies of class G (IgG) to double-stranded (undenatured) DNA (ds-DNA) and single-stranded (denatured) DNA…
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