Day 1: Monday, July 29

7:00-7:40 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast – Leighton Auditorium

Advanced Eyelid & Brow Rejuvenation

7:40-7:50 a.m.

Welcome and Course Overview
Dr. Basel Sharaf and Dr. Bryan Mendelson

7:50-8:10 a.m.

Ptosis Correction with Upper Blepharoplasty: Technical Pearls
Dr. Lilly Wagner

8:10-8:30 a.m.

The Importance of Shape of the Lid Fold and Lid Crease Fixation
Dr. Bryan Mendelson

8:30-8:50 a.m.

3D Presentation: Orbicularis Retaining Ligament & Tear Trough Anatomy
Dr. Basel Sharaf

Extended Transconjunctival Lower Blepharoplasty: How to Correct the Tear Trough
Dr. Chin Ho Wong

8:50-9:10 a.m.

Endoscopic Brow Lift: 28-year Evolution and Current Technique
Dr. Ruth Graf

9:10-9:25 a.m.

Coffee/Refreshment Break

9:25-9:45 a.m.

Endoscopic Brow Lift, Temporal Lift with Canthal Tilt   
Dr. Zekeriya Kul

9:45-10:00 a.m.

30 years of Endoscopic Browlifting: Lesson learned to Optimize Outcomes
Dr. Howard Webster

10:00-10:20 a.m.

Gliding Periorbital Shaping (GPS)
Dr. Ozan Sozer

10:20-10:40 a.m.

Panel Discussion: Eyelid and Brow Rejuvenation
Drs. Chin Ho, Kul, Sozer, Graf
Moderator: Dr. Howard Webster

10:40-10:55 a.m.

Changing Perceptions in Facial Surgery Visuals
Dr. Levent Efe

Hands-on Lab: Eyelid and Brow Rejuvenation Lab

12:30-1:30 p.m.

Upper Blepharoplasty with Levator Advancement for Ptosis Correction
Dr. Lilly Wagner & Dr. Caroline Yu (Alternate Participants to Right & Left side)

1:30-3:00 p.m.

Lower Eyelid-Cheek Junction, Tear Trough Anatomy & Correction
Dr. Chin Ho Wong (Alternate Participants to Right & Left side)

3:00-3:20 p.m.

Coffee Break

3:20-4:30 p.m.

Gliding Brow Lift
Dr. Ozan Sozer (Alternate Participants to Right & Left side)

4:30-5:30 p.m.

Demonstration: Endoscopic Brow, Temporal Lift, and Canthopexy
Dr. Zekeriya Kul

5:30 p.m.

MAFAC DAY 1 Adjourned - Walk to Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center

Day 2: Tuesday, July 30

7:00-7:45 a.m.

Continental Breakfast – Leighton Auditorium

Advanced Facial Rejuvenation & Anatomy of the Deep Plane

7:45-8:15 a.m.

The Concept of Layered Facial Anatomy
Dr. Bryan Mendelson

8:15-8:35 a.m.

Facial Anatomy Revised: New Concepts and Updates
Dr. Lennert Minelli

8:35-8:55 a.m.

3D Presentation: Deep Plane Facelift Anatomy
Dr. Basel Sharaf

8:55-9:15 a.m.

Lessons Learned from Facial Reanimation: Anatomy of the Orbicularis and Zygomaticus Major Branches
Dr. Samir Mardini

9:15-9:35 a.m.

Deep Plane Anatomy: An Endoscopic View
Dr. Zekeriya Kul

9:35-9:55 a.m.

Coffee/Refreshment Break

9:55-10:10 a.m.

Endoscopic Deep Plane Facelift Technique
Dr. Zekeriya Kul

10:10-10:25 a.m.

Entry Into the Deep Plane: How I Do It
Dr. Jacob Dey

Quickshot Presentations
Complications of the Deep Plane Facelift & Management

11:15-11:25 a.m.

Deep Plane Hematoma & Management
Dr. Andres Freschi

11:25-11:35 a.m.

Bell's Palsy After Facelift
Dr. James Grotting

11:35-11:45 a.m.

Dr. Ozan Sozer

11:45-11:55  a.m.

Persistent Sialoma
Dr. Zekeriya Kul 

11:55-12:30 p.m.

Panel Discussion
Drs. Freschi, Sozer, Kul, Medelson, Grotting, Minelli
Moderator: Dr. Nina Schwaiger

12:30-1:20 p.m.

Lunch Break (Leighton Auditorium)

1:20-1:30 p.m.

Head to Stabile 9: Anatomy Lab & Table Set Up

Lab: Deep Plane Facelift

FRESH CADAVER DISSECTION – RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE (1st participant)

1:40-3:10 p.m.

1. PREPARING FOR THE DEEP PLANE (DR. FRESCHI)
   • MARKINGS for safe and effective deep-plane surgery
   • INFILTRATION for hydro-dissection, anesthesia, and hemostasis
   • INCISIONS for inconspicuous scars
   • SUBCUTANEOUS UNDERMINING up to anterior border of parotid: “deep plane entry point”
   • Learning to identify the platysma-auricular fascia and the orbicularis oculi and platysma muscles

2. DEEP PLANE DISSECTION (DR. FRESCHI)
   • Entering the deep plane safely using the premasseter & prezygomatic spaces
   • Identifying the zygomatic ligaments & nerve branches, and zygomaticus major (“red carpet”)
   • Connecting the two spaces safely to release the composite flap
   • Accessing the buccal fat pad

3. DEEP PLANE LATERAL NECK (DR. FRESCHI)
   • Cervical retaining ligaments
   • Platysma myotomy vs. complete platysma transection
4. SUTURE PLACEMENT (DR. FRESCHI)
   • Placement of key sutures to re-create the retaining ligaments.
   • Closing the SMAS & closing the skin without tension.
5. SCARLESS TEMPORAL LIFT (DR. FRESCHI)
   • Temporal dissection to efface facelift soft tissue redundancy, lateral hooding and tail of the brow.

3:10-3:20 p.m.

Coffee Break

FRESH CADAVER DISSECTION – LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE (2nd participant)

3:20-4:50 p.m.

DEEP PLANE (DR. FRESCHI)

LEFT SIDE OF FACE (2nd participant)

• Repetition makes perfection!
• Follow the same steps from the right side.

4:50-5:30 p.m.

  Endoscopic Facelift Demonstration (Dr. Zekeriya Kul)

5:30 p.m.

Leave Anatomy Lab

Second Day Adjourned - Get Some Rest! Day 3 Starts in Anatomy Lab

Day 3: Wednesday, July 31

7:00-7:45 a.m.

Breakfast – Anatomy Lab Classroom 9-42

Deep Neck Lift & Lip Lift

7:45-7:50 a.m.

Overview of Lab Day 3
Dr. Basel Sharaf
Anatomy Lab Classroom 9-42

7:50-8:15 a.m.

3D Presentation: Deep Plane Neck Lift Anatomy 
Dr. Basel Sharaf

8:15-8:40 a.m.

Deep Plane Neck Lift
Dr. Ozan Sozer

8:40-9:00 a.m.

Head to Stabile 9 (Anatomy Lab & Table Set Up)

9:00-11:00 a.m.

1. SCULPTING THE NECK: DEEP NECK LIFTING (Dr. Ozan Sozer)
   • Submental incision placement
   • Subcutaneous undermining with release of adhesions to the Mandibular Ligament
   • Undermining of platysma
   • Undermining of subplatysmal fat (“deep fat”) to reflect it inferiorly pedicled on strap muscles
   • Release of Peri-Hyoid Fascia & Identification of Digastric Tendon
   • Plication of Digastric Tendons to lift the Hyoid bone and sharpen the Cervicomental Angle
   • Tangential shaving of ADM and completing ADM plication – “Digastric Corset”
   • Incision of Capsule of Submandibular Glands (SMG)
   • Complete release of SMG within capsule
   • Reduction of superficial lobe of SMG – Identify & Ligate Central Perforating Artery!
   • Midline platysmaplasty and closing of the neck.
   • Applying The Auesrvald Net

11:00-12:00 p.m.

  Lunch - Anatomy Lab Classroom 9-42

12:00-1:00 p.m.

        2. Lip Lift with Filtral Columns Reconstruction: (Dr. Andres Freschi)

   SETTING UP AND PRELIMINARY DISSECTION

• Markings for Lip Lift 
• Planning of Incisions
• Closure of incisions  

1:20-1:35 p.m.

1:35-3:00 p.m.

Q&A

Free Style Dissections

Additional Demonstrations:
Dr. Ruth Graf (Deep Plane Face Lift)
Dr. James Grotting (Delta Lift)

3:00 p.m.

Third Day Adjourned

  5:30-8:30 p.m.

Dinner and Certificate at Mayowood Stone Barn

5:30 pm Shuttle Leaves from Hilton Hotel

6:00 pm Group Photo

6:10-6:40 pm Wine Reception

6:40 pm Dinner & Certificate Presentation

8:30 pm Shuttle Leaves to Hilton Hotel