E Komo Mai !
Welcome !

…. No one would question the fact that Hawaii is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Visitors and islanders alike refer to this unique place as a paradise. It is a truly special place from the spiritual beauty of the hula to its emerald valleys and golden sands, and the visceral power of its active volcanos.

This is your opportunity to experience the wonders of Hawaii, when the northern hemisphere’s cold, ice and blizzards paralyze outdoor activities.

The 36th – biennial Hawaii Plastic Surgery Symposium will be Saturday and Sunday, January 18 and 19, 2025 at the beautiful Hawaii Prince Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii.

There will be presentation by well-known experts in the fields of facelift, fat grafting, rhinoplasty including ethnic rhinoplasties, blepharoplasty including Asian blepharoplasty, breast augmentation, breast reconstruction, gluteal contouring, body contouring, cosmetic female genital rejuvenation, gender affirming facial surgery and vaginoplasty.

We are honored to have among the guest faculty world-renowned speakers like Ernie Manders, Maurice Nahabedian, Frank Lista (Canada), Malcolm Paul, Ash Ghavami, Michael Gillis, Etienne Briand (France), Alain Danino (Canada), John Pang, Yoshiko Iwahira (Japan), Miles Pfaff, Andrew Cohen, Christopher Costa, and others.

We will also have four excellent non-surgical presentations:

• Saturday at breakfast, a video presentation by the late Melvin Spira, former Professor and Chair at Baylor/Houston. His video, sent to us before he passed away, is titled “What I Did Right and What I Did Wrong”.
• Ernie Manders will present “The Bright Future of our Specialty”.
• Michael Gellis will share his bitter-sweet observations on “Never Let a Good Deed Go Unpunished and other Short Stories”.
• Frank Lista of Canada will enlighten us on: “How to Deal with the Unhappy Patient” and “Optimism Bias-How Surgeons Make Mistakes”.

Warmest regards, 

Board of Directors