Registration

German - Korean Aesthetic Face Meeting

Preliminary Program

8.30 am - 9.30 am
Opening Session
Welcome Note
Roy Kim (USA)
The Future of Facelift Surgery: What Will Change - and What Will Endure?
Rod Rohrich (USA)
The Korean Beauty Landscape: Current Trends and Future Directions
Ji Yeoun Shin (South Korea)
Welcome Note
Dirk Richter (Germany)
9.30 am - 10.45 am
Session 1 | When to Treat, When to Operate
9.30 am
How Far Can EBDs Take Us? Indications, Combinations, and Limitations
Kaan Harmankaya (Austria)
9.42 am
No Facelift Needed? Synergistic Rejuvenation with Thread Lifting and PDLLA: A Korean Approach to Natural Facial Remodelling
Jangwon Lee (South Korea)
9.54 am
Surgery, Skin, or Both? How to Sequence Modern Facial Rejuvenation
Rod Rohrich (USA)
10.06 am
Preservation Deep Plane Facelift with Progressive Suture Suspension: Indications and Surgical Technique
Hong-Ki Lee (South Korea)
10.18 am
Minimally Invasive Procedures Around Facelift Surgery: Prepare, Add, and Maintain
Gabriela Casabona (Spain)
10.30 am
Discussion
10.45 am - 11.15 am
Coffee Break
11.15 am - 12.30 pm
Session 2 | Best Facelift Concepts 2027: Choosing the Right Approach for Your Patient
11.15 am
Deep Plane Facelift with the High-SMAS Technique: Refinements and Pitfalls
Min-Hee Ryu (South Korea)
11.27 am
SMAS, Deep Plane, Endoscopic: What’s Best, and What Comes Next?
Dirk Richter (Germany)
11.39 am
Facelift and Beyond: A Korean-Inspired Approach
Caroline Kim (Germany)
11.51 am
Regenerative Measures in Facelifting: Where Surgery Meets Biology
Alexis Verpaele (Belgium)
12.03 pm
Endoscopic Total Facial Rejuvenation: Indications, Limitations, and Long-Term Results
Charles Sung-Chull Lee (USA)
12.15 pm
Expert Discussion: Same Patient, Different Facelift? What I Would Operate on this Patient
12.30 pm - 1.30 pm
Lunch Break
1.30 pm - 2.40 pm
Session 3 | Eyes & Upper Face: Expert Techniques and Clinical Decision-Making
1.30 pm
Subbrow Lift: Achieving Natural Periorbital Rejuvenation with Minimal Scarring
Jinhee Shim (South Korea)
1.42 pm
The Finesse of Endoscopic Forehead Lift: 25 Years of Experience
Hong-Ki Lee (South Korea)
1.54 pm
Autologous Regenerative Therapy: A Safe Approach to Infraorbital Darkening
Vanravi Vachatimanont (Thailand)
2.06 pm
5 Challenges in Eyelid Surgery and How to Solve Them
Dirk Richter (Germany)
2.18 pm
My Favorite Concepts for Brow and Temple Rejuvenation
Kai O. Kaye (Spain)
2.30 pm
Discussion
2.40 pm - 3.45 pm
Session 4 | The K-Skin Session: From Seoul to the World
2.40 pm
Balanced Face: The New Luxury in Asian Aesthetics
Dissapong Panithaporn (Thailand)
2.55 pm
What’s Hot in Seoul? New Trends in Skin Rejuvenation
Jangwon Lee (South Korea)
3.07 pm
Treating the K-Beauty Patient: My Favorite Concepts
Wonyoung Yoon (South Korea)
3.19 pm
K-Beauty Ingredients Under the Microscope: What Do Actives Really Deliver?
Su Youn Becker-Weimann (Germany)
3.31 pm
Discussion
3.45 pm - 4.15 pm
Coffee Break
4.15 pm - 5.15 pm
Session 5 | Profile and Balance
4.15 pm
Physiologic Tip Plasty Using Ear Cartilage: Achieving Long-Term Stability and Natural Softness
Jinhee Shim (South Korea)
4.27 pm
Teo - My Surgical Concept
Teoman Doğan (Türkiye)
4.39 pm
The Art of Facial Profile Balance: Surgical and Nonsurgical Strategies
Rod Rohrich (USA)
4.51 pm
PSI (Patient-Specific Implant) Beyond the Boundary: Redefining the Concept of Custom PMMA Implants
Youngmook Yun (South Korea)
5.03 pm
Discussion time
5.15 pm - 6.15 pm
Session 6 | The Business of Being a Doctor: Entrepreneurship, Branding, and Social Media
5.15 pm
Can a Physician Become an Entrepreneur? Strengths and Weaknesses
Gun-Young Ahn (South Korea)
5.27 pm
Roundtable Discussion: Social Media, PR, and Beyond
7.30 pm
GALA DINNER
8.00 am - 9.10 am
Session 7 | Neck & Body: New Frontiers
8.00 am
From Face to Body: Expanding the Potential of Energy-Based Devices
Juliane Bodo (Germany)
8.12 am
Beyond the Platysma Window: Precision Strategies for a Natural Neck Lift
Rod Rohrich (USA)
8.24 am
Tissue Preservation in Primary and Revision Breast Surgery: The Asian Perspective
Sangmun Choi (South Korea)
8.36 am
The Geometry of the Neck
Alexis Verpaele (Belgium)
8.48 am
Lower Neck Rejuvenation
Gabriela Casabona (Spain)
9.00 am
Discussion
9.10 am - 10.10 am
Session 8 | Korean Energy: Our Favorite High-Tech Approaches
9.10 am
Perioral Rejuvenation: Combination of EBDs and Injectables
Ji Yeoun Shin (South Korea)
9.22 am
The Longevity Code: How to Extend Results in RF Skin Tightening
Wonyoung Yoon (South Korea)
9.34 am
RF Application for Dermal and Subdermal Three-Dimensional Remodelling – A Combined Approach
Alma Kamenica (Austria)
9.46 am
Papillary Dermis First: Why Electrode Shaping Determines Skin Rejuvenation
Ga Ram Ahn (South Korea/USA)
9.58 am
Discussion
10.10 am - 10.40 am
Coffee Break
10.40 am - 11.50 am
Session 9 | More Than Cutting: Which Treatments Really Add Value?
10.40 am
Why Healthy, Youthful Skin Is Essential Before Surgery and as an Adjunct to Surgery
Gun-Young Ahn (South Korea)
10.52 am
More Than a Facelift: The Concept Behind Lasting Results
Thomas Rappl (Austria)
11.04 am
A Plastic Surgeon’s Guide to Ancillary Procedures After a Face and Neck Lift
Roy Kim (USA)
11.16 am
Think Holistic: Modern Refinements in Aesthetic Facial Surgery
Katrin Müller (Germany)
11.28 am
Beyond the Procedure: Evidence-Based Skincare for Optimal Anti-Aging Outcomes
Gregor Holzer (Austria)
11.40 am
Discussion
11.50 am - 12.50 pm
Session 10 | The Korean Wave: Innovation and Regeneration
11.50 am
Keynote Lecture: How Aesthetic Medicine in Korea Has Evolved
Gun-Young Ahn (South Korea)
12.05 pm
The History and Evolution of Fractional Treatments
Ga Ram Ahn (South Korea/USA)
12.17 pm
The K-Beauty Paradigm: From Glass Skin to Structural Rejuvenation
Jiyeh Joo (Canada)
12.29 pm
The New Blueprint for Skin Ageing: Cultivating a Long-Lasting Subdermal Biomatrix
Vanravi Vachatimanont (Thailand)
12.41 pm
Discussion
12.50 pm - 1.50 pm
Lunch Break
1.50 pm - 2.50 pm
Session 11 | Face Beauty: From East to West
1.50 pm
Teo - My Aesthetic Concept
Teoman Doğan (Türkiye)
2.02 pm
Male Aesthetics: The Western Approach to Rejuvenation and Beautification
Gregor Holzer (Austria)
2.14 pm
Mini-Surgeries Combined for Major Results
Kai O. Kaye (Spain)
2.26 pm
N.N.
2.38 pm
Discussion
2.50 pm - 3.50 pm
Session 12 | AI and Practice Optimization
2.50 pm
Digital Transformation: From Qualitative Data to Quantitative Data
Youngmook Yun (South Korea)
3.02 pm
Building AI Automation Systems for Your Clinic
Sangmun Choi (South Korea)
3.14 pm
AI from Prompt to Publication: AI for Social Media and Research
Roy Kim (USA)
3.26 pm
Discussion
3.36 pm
End / Awards