Uppsala Plastic Surgery Ultrasound Course (UPUC)
Uppsala Plastic Surgery Ultrasound Course is an international course dedicated to the use of ultrasound in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Uppsala Plastic Surgery Ultrasound Course is an international course dedicated to the use of ultrasound in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Date of course is 4–6 November 2026 at
Clarion Hotel Gillet
The course provides a forum for lectures, discussions, and exchange of the latest advances in clinical ultrasound applications, with invited renowned international faculty and keynote speakers.
The course is highly interactive and combines theoretical sessions with hands-on training. It involves different areas of clinical application within plastic surgery and allows participants to gain practical skills relevant for everyday clinical practice.
UPUC brings together plastic surgeons and other clinicians interested in ultrasound-guided procedures and diagnostic imaging and offers opportunities for professional exchange in the academic setting of Uppsala, Sweden.
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Program at a glance-UPUC
Wednesday 4 November, day 1
(start at 9.00)
Course focus: Ultrasound basics, anatomy, seroma management
- Welcome and course overview
Instructors: Maria Mani, Eva Lindell Jonsson, Ervin Beka - Lecture: Ultrasound physics and knobology – the basics
Instructor: Salem Alsaqal, Villiam Kildal - Demo: Scanning demo: Basic anatomy (skin, vessels, nerves, muscles, fat)
nstructors: Villiam Kildal, Salem Alsaqal - Hands-on: Anatomy (skin, vessels, nerves, muscles, fat). Participants on participants (POP)
Instructors: Salem Alsaqal, Villiam Kildal and colleagues - Lecture: Drainage technique & drain management
Lecturer: Salem Alsaqal - Hands-on: Puncture technique on phantoms
Instructors: Villiam Kildal, Salem Alsaqal and colleagues - Lecture:Ultrasound in the management of facial palsy (including Botox injections)
Lecturer: Andres Rodriguez, Villiam Kildal - Hands-on: Facial palsy. Practice on volunteers + POP
Instructors: Andres Rodriguez, Villiam Kildal - Lecture: How has ultrasound changed my practice
Lecturer: JP Hong
Course dinnerat Maria Mani’s home
Thursday 5 N ovember, day 2
Course focus: Free flap monitoring, perforator flap planning, facial palsy,
implants and capsules
- Lecture: Practical ultrasound: What I do and why
Lecturer: Giuseppe Visconti, JP Hong - Lecture: Monitoring and perforator identification in flaps
Lecturer: JP Hong - Hands-on: Flow measurements and perforator identification. Practice on volunteers + POP
Instructors: JP Hong, Giuseppe Visconti, Maria Mani and colleagues - Lecture: Planning of perforator flaps
Lecturer: JP Hong - Hands-on: Practice on volunteers + POP
JP Hong, Giuseppe Visconti, Maria Mani and colleagues - Perforator flaps in breast surgery
Lecturer: Giuseppe Visconti - Hands-on: Practice on volunteers
Instructors: Giuseppe Visconti, Maria Mani and colleagues - Lecture: Breast implant check with ultrasound
Lecturer: Marie Jaeger - Hands-on: Practice on volunteers
Instructors: Marie Jaeger, Giuseppe Visconti, Jessica Gahm - Sponsor presentation
Friday 6 November, day 3
Course focus: Lymph nodes, subcutaneous processes, lymphatic surgery,
course examination
- Sponsor presentation
- Lecture: Lymph glands and subcutaneous processes
Lecturer: Mathias von Beckerath - Hands-on: Practice on volunteers + POP
Instructor: Mathias von Beckerath, Giuseppe Visconti, Christian Schön and colleagues - Lecture: Lymphatic surgery
Lecturer: Giuseppe Visconti - Hands-on: Practice on volunteers
Instructors: Giuseppe Visconti, Maria Mani - Lecture: Pearls and pitfalls: Introducing ultrasound into your practice
Lecturers: Giuseppe Visconti, Maria Mani - Q&A
Instrutctors: Giuseppe Visconti, Maria Mani - Evaluation and Closing remarks.
Organizer:Maria Mani, Eva Lindell Jonsson, Ervin Beka
(Finish around lunch time)