The 1st International Congress of Advanced Lymphedema Surgery (iCALS)

Program

Program at a glance

Time/Date	Day 1 (Mar. 6)
07:00-16:00	Registration
08:20-09:15	Opening Ceremony & Group Photo
09:15-09:45	Keynote Speech 01
09:45-10:30	Symposium 01 Lymph Node/Lymphatic tissue Transfer
10:30-11:00	Coﬀee Break (Venue: 1F, Fo Guang Building)
11:00-11:30	Keynote Speech 02
11:30-12:15	Symposium 02 Debulking procedure/non-microsurgical alternatives
12:30-13:30	Luncheon Seminar 01_Dermato Plastica Beauty Co. Ltd. Venue: 5F, Fo Guang Building
13:45-15:00	Symposium 03-1 Lymphaticovenous anastomosis_01
15:00-15:30	Coﬀee Break (Venue: 1F, Fo Guang Building)
15:30-17:00	Symposium 03-2 Lymphaticovenous anastomosis_02
18:00	Faculty Dinner (by invitation)

Time/Date	Day 2 (Mar. 7)
07:30-11:00	Registration
08:00-08:30	Keynote Speech 03 (video)
08:30-09:00	Keynote Speech 04 (video)
09:00-10:00	Symposium 04 Video Presentations
10:00-10:30	Coﬀee Break
10:30-11:30	Symposium 05 Central/Brain lymphatics
11:30-11:45	Group Photo
12:00-13:00	Luncheon Seminar 02_medi Venue: 5F, Fo Guang Building
13:15-16:30	Buddha Museum Tour
17:00	Departure to Gala Dinner
18:00	Gala Dinner

Time/Date	Day 3 (Mar. 8)
08:00-16:00	Registration
08:30-09:00	Keynote Speech 05
09:00-10:15	Symposium 06-1 Lymphatic Imaging for Surgery
10:15-10:45	Coﬀee Break (Venue: 1F, Fo Guang Building)
10:45-11:45	Symposium 06-2 Lymphatic Imaging for Surgery-02
12:00-13:00	Luncheon Seminar 03_CrownJun Venue: 5F, Fo Guang Building
13:15-14:45	Free Paper_Raising Stars in Lymphedema Surgery
14:45-15:15	Coﬀee Break (Venue: 1F, Fo Guang Building)
15:15-16:45	Round Table 01
16:45-17:00	iCALS Consensus on Lymphedema Surgery/Closing remarks

Daily Program

D1, Mar. 6
08:20-09:10	Opening Ceremony
	Presenter List: Chairman of iCALS 2025 Prof. Johnson Chia-Shen Yang, Taiwan Co-Chairman of iCALS 2025 Prof. Akitatsu Hayashi, Japan Co-Chairman of iCALS 2025 Prof. Giuseppe Visconti, Italy Academician of Academia Sinica Prof. Fu-Chan Wei, Taiwan President of TSRM (Taiwan Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery) Prof. Cheng-Hung Lin, Taiwan Director of the Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum Venerable Ru Chang, Taiwan
09:10-09:15	Group Photo
09:15-09:45	Keynote Speech 01 Moderator: Assaf Zeltzer, Israel
	KS01 New regenerative lymphatic tissue transfer approach: from VLNT to lymphosome transfer concept Jaume Masia, Spain
09:45-10:30	Symposium 01 Lymph Node/Lymphatic tissue Transfer Moderators: Hangyu Cha, Korea & Yukio Seki, Japan
	S01-1 The groin lymph node flap – still a safe option ? Assaf Zeltzer, Israel
	S01-2 How our Surgical Techniques Evolved and How we Treat Lymphedema Today – The 2025 Cleveland Clinic Surgery Techniques Wei Chen, USA
	S01-3 (video) Spectrum of Donor Sites for Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer: Donor Site Selection Edward Chang, USA
10:30-11:00	Coffee Break
11:00-11:30	Keynote Speech 02 Moderator: Cheng-Hung Lin, Taiwan
	KS02 Unusual forms of lymphedema. Hung-Chi Chen, Taiwan
11:30-12:15	Symposium 02 Debulking procedure/non-microsurgical alternatives Moderators: Chieh-Han John Tzou, Austria & Guido Giacalone, Belgium
	S02-1 The role of reconstructive liposuction in the treatment of lymphedema – 25 years’ experience of complete reduction without recurrence. Håkan Brorson, Sweden
	S02-2 Lymphological Liposculpture for Secondary Lymphedema after Breast Cancer and Gynecological Tumors: Long-Term Results after 15 Years Manuel Cornely, Germany
	S02-3 From Standard to Last Resort: The Changing Role of the Charles Procedure in Lymphedema Management Chad Chang, UK
12:30-13:30	Luncheon Seminar 01_ Dermato Plastica Beauty Co., Ltd. (Venue: 5F, Fo Guang Building) Moderator: Johnson C.S. Yang, Taiwan
	LS01-1 The Role of Micro-Autologous Fat Transplantation (MAFT) in 21st Century Regenerative Medicine: Beyond Aesthetics – Enhancing Physical, Psychological, and Holistic Well-being Tsai-Ming Lin, Taiwan
13:45-15:00	Symposium 03-1 Lymphaticovenous anastomosis_01 Moderators: Shinsuke Akita, Japan & Chung-Chen Hsu, Taiwan
	S03-1 Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction Dhruv Singhal, USA
	S03-2 Individualized LVA strategy with intraoperative evaluation of denervated lymphatic anatomy Shinsuke Akita, Japan
	S03-3 Prophylactic LVA Hangyu Cha, Korea
	S03-4 Dynamic LVAs in extremities Yukio Seki, Japan
	S03-5 Lymphedema speciﬁc to Male (Scrotum and Penis) Guido Giacalone, Belgium
15:00-15:30	Coffee Break
15:30-17:00	Symposium 03-2 Lymphaticovenous anastomosis_02 Moderators: Nicolas Pereira, Chile & Jung-Ju Huang, Taiwan
	S03-6 Lymphorrhea treated with LVA, Long Term Follow-Ups Johnson C.S. Yang, Taiwan
	S03-7 Surgical Treatments for Lymphorrhea/Lymphocyst Takumi Yamamoto, Japan
	S03-8 The Deciding Factors of Flow Direction in LVA for Extremity Lymphedema Ying-Sheng Lin, Taiwan
	S03-9 Diagnostics for LVA Surgery Chieh-Han John Tzou, Austria
	S03-10 Comparing Outcomes of 150 Robotic Lymphovenous Anastomoses (LVA) vs. Hand-Sewn LVAs: A Prospective Cohort Study Using the Symani MMI Microsurgical Robot. Alexandru Nistor, Germany (inviting)
	S03-11 Robotic LVA: surgical and clinical outcomes comparing robotic versus hand LVA Shan Shan Qiu, Netherlands

D2, Mar. 7
08:00-08:30	Keynote Speech 03 (Video) Moderator: Giuseppe Visconti, Italy
	KS03 Recent innovations in Lymphedema surgery Joon-Pio Hong, Korea (recording video)
08:30-09:00	Keynote Speech 04 (Video) Moderator: Akitatsu Hayashi, Japan
	KS04 Making Lymphedema a Global Priority William Repicci, USA (recording video)
09:00-10:00	Symposium 04 Video Presentations Moderators: Hangyu Cha, Korea & Giuseppe Visconti, Italy
	S04-1 Giuseppe Visconti, Italy
	S04-2 Akitatsu Hayashi, Japan
	S04-3 Johnson C.S. Yang, Taiwan
10:00-10:30	Coffee Break
10:30-11:30	Symposium 05 Central/Brain lymphatics Moderators: Wei Chen, USA & Johnson C.S. Yang, Taiwan
	S05-1 (Video) A Clinical Study on the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Using Deep Cervical Lymphaticovenular Anastomosis Qingping Xie, China
	S05-2 Robotic-assisted Central Lymphatic Reconstruction Nicole Lindenblatt, Switzerland
	S05-3 Our Preliminary Result of Treating Alzheimer’s Disease with Neck LVA at KCGMH Johnson C.S. Yang, Taiwan
	S05-4 Updates in Reconstruction of Brain Lymphatic Dysfunction - The Cleveland Clinic Experience Wei Chen, USA
11:30-11:45	Group Photo
12:00-13:00	Luncheon Seminar 02_medi (Venue: 5F, Fo Guang Building) New Era in lymphoedema surgery; compression therapy still standing strong Moderators: Els Brouwer, Netherlands
	LS02-1 Compression mandatory after LVA Johnson C.S. Yang, Taiwan
	LS02-2 A Patient Journey: from conservative therapy to surgery Sarah Thomis, Belgium
	LS02-3 Is compression therapy always necessary after LVA & LNT? The Dutch experience Shan Shan Qiu, Netherlands
	LS02-4 Explaining the need for compression therapy in both conservative and surgical treatment pathways. Els Brouwer, Netherlands
13:15-16:30	Buddha Museum Tour
17:00	Transportation
18:00-20:30	Gala Dinner

D3, Mar. 8
08:30-09:00	Keynote Speech 05 Moderator: Shan Shan Qiu, Netherlands
	KS05 The evolution of lymphatic surgery Peter Neligan, USA
09:00-10:15	Symposium 06-1 Lymphatic Imaging for Surgery_01 Moderators: Christoph Hirche, Germany & Chihiro Matsui, Japan
	S06-1 ICG Lymphography for Lymphatic Surgeries Takumi Yamamoto, Japan
	S06-2 Augmented Reality in Lymphatic Surgery: Simplifying Preoperative Planning Nicolas Pereira, Chile
	S06-3 The role of SPECT/CT lymphangiography in lymphatic microsurgery Dimitris Dionysiou, Greece
	S06-4 Advantages of Photoacoustic Imaging in Lymphatic Surgery Yushi Suzuki, Japan
	S06-5 Ultrasound in Lymphatic Surgery Giuseppe Visconti, Italy
10:15-10:45	Coffee Break
10:45-11:45	Symposium 06-2 Lymphatic Imaging for Surgery_02 Moderators: Yushi Suzuki, Japan & Ying-Sheng Lin, Taiwan
	S06-6 Laser Tomography-Next level of imaging techniques for lymphatic supermicrosurgery- Akitatsu Hayashi, Japan
	S06-7 Understanding anatomical changes in lymphedema after node dissection and its applications for management Hiroo Suami, Australia
	S06-8 MR lymphography and its role for lymphatic ressol identification in LVA Christoph Hirche, Germany
	S06-9 Intraoperative analysis of human lymphatic nutrient vessels using video-capillaroscopy Chihiro Matsui, Japan
12:00-13:00	Luncheon Seminar 03_CrownJun (Venue: 5F, Fo Guang Building)
	LS03-1 The application of Intravascular Stent for LVA Johnson C.S. Yang, Taiwan
	LS03-2 Enhancing Microsurgical Outcomes with High-Quality Threads and Needles Chihiro Matsui, Japan
13:15-14:45	Free Paper Moderators: Dimitris Dionysiou, Greece & Chad Chang, UK
	FP01 Distally-based Lymphatic Preventative Healing Approach (dLYMPHA) and a Meta-Analysis of Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction Allen Wei-Jiat Wong, Singapore
	FP02 Overcoming the “No Linear, No LVA” Paradigm: Feasibility of Lymphaticovenular Anastomosis Without Indocyanine Green Linear Patterns David Chon Fok Cheong, USA
	FP03 Impact of Lymphedema Duration on Lymphatic Vessel Quality and Outcomes After Supermicrosurgical Lymphaticovenous Anastomosis for Secondary Lower Limb Lymphedema: A Retrospective Cohort Propensity-Score-Matched Analysis George Taliat, India
	FP04 Utilization of Recipient Veins with Reflux During Supermicrosurgical Lymphaticovenous Anastomosis for Lower Limb Lymphedema Luca Patane, Italy
	FP05 Preoperative workflow in lymphatic surgery: recommended algorithm based on current practice Sarah Thomis, Belgium
	FP06 Cognitive Impairment as a Manifestation of Primary Lymphedema: Evidence of Systemic Brain-Lymphatic Dysfunction and Its Potential Reversal with Surgery Shih-Lun Lo, Taiwan
	FP07 Surgical Anatomy of Preauricular Lymph Nodes: A Cadaveric Study Shih-Lun Lo, Taiwan
	FP08 Utilizing Laser Doppler Flowmetry to Assess Extremity Cutaneous Tissue Perfusion Following Lymphovenous Anastomosis Wen-Jung Chang , Taiwan
	FP09 Functional comparison of constricted and non-constricted lymphatic vessels in LVA for cancer-related unilateral lower limb lymphedema Martin Knoz, Czech Republic
14:45-15:15	Coffee Break
15:15-16:45	Round Table 01 Moderators: Jaume Masia, Spain & Peter Neligan, USA
16:45-17:00	iCALS Consensus on Lymphedema Surgery/Closing remarks