A "Lift" for Sagging Breasts? UAB Plastic Surgeons Report Experimental Procedure in Athens, Greece

Two plastic surgeons from the faculty of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) will report on an experimental effort to perform less-scarring breast lift operations as well as clinical findings to the 6th Pan-Hellenic Congress of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. The meeting is being held October 1-4 at the Hilton in Athens, Greece.

September 22, 2003

BIRMINGHAM, AL — Two plastic surgeons from the faculty of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) will report on an experimental effort to perform less-scarring breast lift operations as well as clinical findings to the 6th Pan-Hellenic Congress of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. The meeting is being held October 1-4 at the Hilton in Athens, Greece.

Drs. Luis O. Vasconez and John M. Anastasatos of UAB will make several presentations to this scientific meeting.

Anastasatos, UAB assistant professor of plastic surgery, is a native of New York City and Greece. A specialist in aesthetic surgery, he has attacked the problem faced by women desiring a small to moderate amount of breast lift.

“This operation produces the desired effect but as conventionally performed it entails considerable incisions and scarring,” he said. “Experimentally, I have performed this surgery using minimally-invasive techniques such as endoscopy, with excellent results.”

His technique, involving a small incision on the underside of the breast and one in the armpit area, will be presented as a plenary lecture on October 4 at 11:30 a.m.

Vasconez, professor and director of plastic surgery at UAB, will deliver an October 3 plenary lecture at 1:30 p.m. entitled, “Breast Cancer and Radiation: A Plastic Surgeon’s Perspective.”

Anastasatos, who has performed many cosmetic surgeries on patients from Greece, also will deliver presentations on:

  • “Clinical Evaluation of 472 Malar Fat Pad Elevations,” and “Evaluation of 400 Endoscopic Forehead Lifts,” both on October 2 at 12 noon.

  • “Suction-Assisted Lipectomy and Modern Abdominoplasty vs. Standard Abdominoplasty: Improved Safety and Aesthetic Outcome,” plenary lecture on October 2 at 6 p.m.

  • “Reevaluating Rhinoplasty with Grafts,” on October 3 at 12 noon.

  • “Global Facial Rejuvenation: My Personal Philosophy,” roundtable discussion on October 4 at 4 p.m.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is a major academic health system the U.S.A. More than 600 physicians and surgeons see patients at The Kirklin Clinic, a multidisciplinary facility designed by I. M. Pei. The adjoining UAB Hospital regularly is rated one of the nation’s best. Among other special features, it boasts a special nursing unit with hotel-like amenities.