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Two Days of Didactics + Live Surgery
Syllabus
Live + Virtual Formats
Scheduled Dates & Custom Dates
Lifetime Full ISCG Membership
Lifetime Full Access to ISCG Online Video Knowledge Base
You may apply to for your Abdominoplasty Course directly from this page
Syllabus
Live + Virtual Formats
Scheduled Dates & Custom Dates
Lifetime Full ISCG Membership
Lifetime Full Access to ISCG Online Video Knowledge Base
You may apply to for your Abdominoplasty Course directly from this page
Tuition rates are listed on page 4 of the registration form.
Are You Qualified to Take This Course?
Answer YES to all of these questions and feel free to continue. Answer NO to any one of these and this program is not for you.
1. Are you a physician or a healthcare professional with any of these degrees: MD, DO, DMD, PA?
2. Do you have an active license in your country?
3. Are you trained and proficient in basic surgical techniques - clamping, cutting and suturing?
1. Are you a physician or a healthcare professional with any of these degrees: MD, DO, DMD, PA?
2. Do you have an active license in your country?
3. Are you trained and proficient in basic surgical techniques - clamping, cutting and suturing?
Are You Ready to Take This Course?
Answer YES to all of these questions and feel free to continue. Answer NO or UNSURE to any one of these and perhaps you need to prepare yourself before applying.
1. Are you ready to work with anesthesiologists for the full abdominoplasty procedures that are required for most patients?
2. Are you trained already in basic liposuction to get the most out of this course?
3. Can you travel to New Jersey, USA, or be available via Zoom on your desired dates?
1. Are you ready to work with anesthesiologists for the full abdominoplasty procedures that are required for most patients?
2. Are you trained already in basic liposuction to get the most out of this course?
3. Can you travel to New Jersey, USA, or be available via Zoom on your desired dates?
Are You Sure You're Ready to Do This?
If you didn't answer YES to all of the previous questions, you wouldn't be here right now, but you did and you are. You're ready. You know this. This is your time. You only need to answer one more question. Not for us, for you. Look in the mirror and ask yourself this:
Am I ready to take action or I am going to make excuses again and again and again?
Am I ready to take action or I am going to make excuses again and again and again?
What is the Difference Between the VirtualFirst and Live Only format?
VirtualFirst is our premiere format for maximum training flexibility for those who can't travel at the present time.
You receive:
Live Only is our classic two-day live onsite format where the didactics and the live surgery training are conducted simultaneously.
You receive:
Be aware that you can upgrade to VirtualFirst at any time prior to your Live Only course if you wish to access the ISCG Abdominoplasty Video Knowledge Base prior to your scheduled session. The upgrade is only $900.
You receive:
- IMMEDIATE lifetime online access to the ISCG Abdominoplasty Video Knowledge Base
- LIVE Zoom remote participation during a scheduled live 2-day session including tele surgery.
- FULL ISCG Lifetime Member after your Zoom remote training sessions.
- FULL OPTIONAL two days of onsite live surgery in the future on days that YOU CHOOSE.
Live Only is our classic two-day live onsite format where the didactics and the live surgery training are conducted simultaneously.
You receive:
- LIVE onsite didactics and live surgery for 2 days with a typical group size of 2-4 trainees.
- FULL ISCG Lifetime Member status after your live training sessions
- FULL lifetime online access to the ISCG Abdominoplasty Video Knowledge Base AFTER your live training sessions.
Be aware that you can upgrade to VirtualFirst at any time prior to your Live Only course if you wish to access the ISCG Abdominoplasty Video Knowledge Base prior to your scheduled session. The upgrade is only $900.
Start Here with Your Three-Step Application Process:
Step 1
Download and Complete the Registration Form at the Top of the Page
Step 2
Select Your Course Dates
IF THESE DATES DON'T WORK...
ASK ABOUT OUR CUSTOM DATES OPTION
ASK ABOUT OUR CUSTOM DATES OPTION
Step 3
Email Your Completed Registration Form
To Our Course Coordinator
marianne.pelosi@iscgyn.com
FAQ: What is the VirtualFirst Upgrade and should you select it?
Find out HERE
marianne.pelosi@iscgyn.com
FAQ: What is the VirtualFirst Upgrade and should you select it?
Find out HERE
Get Ready to Learn!
How to Build Your Abdominoplasty Practice on Solid Footing
Learn how to obtain medical malpractice coverage for abdominoplasty, how to find out if your facility requires accreditation, how to find out what your state requires for office-based surgery (OBS), learn if your state has specific regulations on combining abdominoplasty & liposuction
How to Select Patients for Abdominoplasty
Learn to spot the easy cases, learn to identify and avoid the difficult patient and the psychotic patient, learn which medical conditions lead to poor outcomes, treating the obese patient, the younger patient & the older patient, learn the most effective ways to stage abdominoplasty with liposuction, cosmetic breast surgery & other body contouring procedures, when to obtain medical clearance, manage the out-of-town patient safely & effectively, learn the absolute contraindications, learn which cases require an anesthesiologist
How to Draw Surgical Markings
Marking the patient during the initial consultation for maximum understanding, the critical surgical markings for ideal umbilical and scar locations, premarking to avoid dogears, tips and tricks to avoid too much resection & too much undermining
How to Prepare Patients for Abdominoplasty
Dietary recommendations, medications & herbs to avoid prior to surgery, pre-operative testing, when to obtain medical clearance, preoperative medications in the operating room, vital signs monitoring, the abdominoplasty medical chart, the consent process and forms
The Basic Techniques of Abdominoplasty
How to decide between full abdominoplasty, lipoabdominoplasty, selective undermining, & mini- abdominoplasty, when is body lifting indicated & how to stage it, the role of liposuction in abdominoplasty & how to do it without complications, positioning the patient for different stages of the procedures, how to develop the flap & avoid over-dissection, how to manage the umbilicus, how to avoid umbilical stenosis, how to "tighten the muscles" properly & adequately in mild, moderate & extreme situations, how to close incisions for maximum strength and maximum cosmesis, how to properly place surgical drains, tips & tricks for working on patients with previous abdominal liposuction
How to Manage the Postoperative Recovery Process
How to select and apply postoperative compression garments, common mistakes to avoid, how to manage drains, activity limitations & routines for the first two weeks, adequate surveillance of the healing phase
How to Manage Complications of Abdominoplasty Surgery
Identifying and managing hematomas & seromas, assessing and managing incisional separations, wound dehiscence, umbilical problems, infections, dealing with skin necrosis, scar management, preventing & treating deep vein thrombosis & pulmonary embolism
How to Manage Revisionary Procedures
Handling the small stuff - dogears, keloids, scar asymmetries, umbilicoplasty & neo-umbilicoplasty, how to manage more extensive revisions & the best time-frames for intervention
Additional Related Procedures
The reverse abdominoplasty - when to use it & how to do it, the lateral thigh lift & how to select the best candidates, when to consider short-scar brachioplasty & how to do it, the long-scar brachioplasty - how to select cases, when to avoid it & how to do it
How to Build Your Cosmetic Credentials
Groups with whom you should affiliate with & why, avenues for continuing medical education in liposuction, recommended educational materials and resources, networking opportunities with other cosmetic surgeons
How to Get Started Step-by-Step
Detailed recommendations on facility specifications, operating room setup, basic equipment, basic marketing & market research, setting prices, establishing the abdominoplasty team, introducing abdominoplasty services to your clientele, how to manage your first cases.
Learn how to obtain medical malpractice coverage for abdominoplasty, how to find out if your facility requires accreditation, how to find out what your state requires for office-based surgery (OBS), learn if your state has specific regulations on combining abdominoplasty & liposuction
How to Select Patients for Abdominoplasty
Learn to spot the easy cases, learn to identify and avoid the difficult patient and the psychotic patient, learn which medical conditions lead to poor outcomes, treating the obese patient, the younger patient & the older patient, learn the most effective ways to stage abdominoplasty with liposuction, cosmetic breast surgery & other body contouring procedures, when to obtain medical clearance, manage the out-of-town patient safely & effectively, learn the absolute contraindications, learn which cases require an anesthesiologist
How to Draw Surgical Markings
Marking the patient during the initial consultation for maximum understanding, the critical surgical markings for ideal umbilical and scar locations, premarking to avoid dogears, tips and tricks to avoid too much resection & too much undermining
How to Prepare Patients for Abdominoplasty
Dietary recommendations, medications & herbs to avoid prior to surgery, pre-operative testing, when to obtain medical clearance, preoperative medications in the operating room, vital signs monitoring, the abdominoplasty medical chart, the consent process and forms
The Basic Techniques of Abdominoplasty
How to decide between full abdominoplasty, lipoabdominoplasty, selective undermining, & mini- abdominoplasty, when is body lifting indicated & how to stage it, the role of liposuction in abdominoplasty & how to do it without complications, positioning the patient for different stages of the procedures, how to develop the flap & avoid over-dissection, how to manage the umbilicus, how to avoid umbilical stenosis, how to "tighten the muscles" properly & adequately in mild, moderate & extreme situations, how to close incisions for maximum strength and maximum cosmesis, how to properly place surgical drains, tips & tricks for working on patients with previous abdominal liposuction
How to Manage the Postoperative Recovery Process
How to select and apply postoperative compression garments, common mistakes to avoid, how to manage drains, activity limitations & routines for the first two weeks, adequate surveillance of the healing phase
How to Manage Complications of Abdominoplasty Surgery
Identifying and managing hematomas & seromas, assessing and managing incisional separations, wound dehiscence, umbilical problems, infections, dealing with skin necrosis, scar management, preventing & treating deep vein thrombosis & pulmonary embolism
How to Manage Revisionary Procedures
Handling the small stuff - dogears, keloids, scar asymmetries, umbilicoplasty & neo-umbilicoplasty, how to manage more extensive revisions & the best time-frames for intervention
Additional Related Procedures
The reverse abdominoplasty - when to use it & how to do it, the lateral thigh lift & how to select the best candidates, when to consider short-scar brachioplasty & how to do it, the long-scar brachioplasty - how to select cases, when to avoid it & how to do it
How to Build Your Cosmetic Credentials
Groups with whom you should affiliate with & why, avenues for continuing medical education in liposuction, recommended educational materials and resources, networking opportunities with other cosmetic surgeons
How to Get Started Step-by-Step
Detailed recommendations on facility specifications, operating room setup, basic equipment, basic marketing & market research, setting prices, establishing the abdominoplasty team, introducing abdominoplasty services to your clientele, how to manage your first cases.