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 for the course is 4–6 November 2026 at
Uppsala University Hospital
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.
Registration form (webropolsurveys.se)
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Preliminary program at a glance-UPUC
Wednesday 4 November, day 1
(start around lunch time)
Course focus: Ultrasound basics, anatomy, seroma management
- Welcome and course overview
Organizers: Maria Mani, Eva Lindell Jonsson, Ervin Beka - Ultrasound physics – the basics
Lecturer: Salem Alsaqal - Equipment and devices
Instructors: Sales representatives, Villiam Kildal - Hands-on: Anatomy (skin, vessels, nerves, muscles)
Instructors: Salem Alsaqal, Villiam Kildal - Seroma drainage and drain management
Lecturer: Salem Alsaqal - Hands-on: Seroma drainage on phantoms
Instructors: Salem Alsaqal, Villiam Kildal - Future of ultrasound in plastic surgery
Lecturer: JP Hong
Course dinner
Thursday 5 November, day 2
Course focus: Free flap monitoring, perforator flap planning, facial palsy,
implants and capsules
- Monitoring free flaps
Lecturer: JP Hong - Hands-on: Practice on volunteers
Instructors: JP Hong, Giuseppe Visconti, Villiam Kildal - Planning of perforator flaps
Lecturer: JP Hong - Hands-on: Flow measurements and evaluation
Instructors: JP Hong, Giuseppe Visconti, Villiam Kildal - Ultrasound in the management of facial palsy
Lecturer: Andres Rodriguez - Hands-on: Practice on volunteers
Instructors: Andres Rodriguez, Villiam Kildal - Implants and capsules
Lecturer: Marie Jaeger - Hands-on: Practice on volunteers
Instructors: Marie Jaeger, Villiam Kildal - Perforator flaps in breast surgery
Lecturer: Giuseppe Visconti - Hands-on: Practice on volunteers
Instructor: Giuseppe Visconti
Friday 6 November, day 3
Course focus: Lymph nodes, subcutaneous processes, lymphatic surgery,
course examination
- Lymph glands and subcutaneous processes
Lecturer: Mathias von Beckerath - Hands-on: Practice on each other
Instructor: Mathias von Beckerath - Lymphatic surgery
Lecturer: Giuseppe Visconti - Hands-on: Practice on volunteers
Instructors: Giuseppe Visconti, Maria Mani - Course evaluation and Closing remarks.
Organizer: Maria Mani
(Finish around lunch time)