Local Flaps in Facial Reconstruction after Skin Cancer Surgery ~ UNIPI

Language: English

Period: 14 – 18 July 2025

Deadline: 10 June 2025

Program Intensity: Full-time

ECTS: 3

Tuition fees: 750€

The Summer School “Local flaps in facial reconstruction after skin cancer surgery” is organized by the Plastic Surgery Unit of the University of Pisa.

The Summer School is structured in a 5-day course characterized by lectures and hands on training covering all the most useful techniques involved in facial reconstruction after skin cancer excision.
Each day a different anatomical unit of the face will be covered and the daily schedule will be divided into two sessions:

Morning: frontal lecture regarding the clinical anatomy of the district and description of the different reconstructive options.
Afternoon: practical training in the OR during which the participants will be involved in the patient evaluation, the design and planning of the different reconstructive options and assist during surgeries.

The Summer School will be held on campus in Pisa, at Ospedale Santa Chiara Ed. 15 Chirurgia Plastica, Via Bonanno Pisano, 10.

Aim

The aim of the Summer School is to give participants the detailed knowledge and expertise needed to achieve the best results in the full range of reconstructive procedures involving local flaps of the face.
The anatomy, physiology and biomechanics of the facial skin and muscles will be addressed and followed by OR experience to evaluate and understand patients’ variability.
Focus on proper skin cancer resection with adequate margins will be followed by the evaluation of multiple reconstructive options.

The decision-making process will be critically explained to the student and the techniques of flap planning, flap harvesting and donor site morbidity will be discussed.
Reconstructive surgery of the nose, lip, eyelid, forehead and ear will be specifically reviewed to give the student a wide spectrum of possible reconstructive options, with a step-by-step approach to each procedure, completed by tips and tricks from leading experts.

Moreover, skin closure options will be reviewed including updates on the latest materials used and the new technologies involved in wound closure.
In conclusion, prevention and treatment of complications will be addressed.

Who can apply

Medical Doctors and Residents in Plastic Surgery, Maxillofacial surgery, Head and Neck surgery, Dermatology.

Application

Admission Requirements

Being a Medical Doctor and Resident in Plastic Surgery, Maxillofacial surgery, Head and Neck surgery, Dermatology.

Fluency in written and spoken English.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

The Summer School will be activated with at least 3 students
The maximum number of participants is set to 18 students

Required Documents

Identity Document (*PASSPORT in case you are a foreign student*)
Enrolment Form
Curriculum Vitae
Letter of presentation by the Director of residency program

All the documents must be in pdf format, in order to upload them on the portal when required.

Application has to be submitted via Alice portal following the instructions of the “How to apply” page.

Fees

Tuition fees: 750€

Pay fees by Debit/Credit Card or PayPal online using the following: Payment Form

NOTICE:

International students without Italian Tax Code: please tick the box ‘Anonymous’ in order to disable the field ‘Italian personal ID/VAT number’.
Please type your NAME and SURNAME next to the pre-filled text of the field ‘Reason’
Please pay only after receiving the admission letter

REFUND POLICY:

By 4 July 2025 (included): Withdrawal for health or professional reasons is allowed with a penalty of 50% of the tuition fee already paid
After 4 July 2025: Fees are non-refundable.

Fundings

Please write to the coordinator for further details

Contacts

Coordinators
Prof. Emanuele Cigna emanuele.cigna@unipi.it
Dr. Alberto Bolletta alberto.bolletta@unipi.it

Summer/Winter School Office support.summerschool@unipi.it

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