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I recently had the honor to serve as the
Scientific Course Director for the
Inaugural Middle Eastern Rhinoplasty
Symposium in Dubai, UAE. It was the
first course of its kind, bringing
together a group of US Rhinoplasty
experts to present the latest
information about nasal surgery to
almost 200 surgeons mostly from that
region of the world. Organized by a
newly formed group, the Middle Eastern
Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, this
symposium covered every aspect of
rhinoplasty: analysis, anatomy,
philosophy and techniques. Although I
have had the privilege to be involved in
numerous courses throughout the US and
oversees, this course in Dubai inspired
and energized me in ways I had not
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experienced before from a
medical meeting. Firstly,
the group of instructors we
assembled from the US,
Turkey, and Iran was
outstanding. Our approaches
are all slightly different,
but are unified by a
commitment to excellence in
this most complicated of all
of the cosmetic surgeries.
Seeing so much enthusiasm
and interest from surgeons
from so many places reminded
me why rhinoplasty is such a
wondeful operation—the
surgery is challenging,
gratifying, and every case
is different! Also, it
became apparent that
Rhinoplasty is becoming one
of the most popular cosmetic
procedures not only in the
US, but throughout the
world. Many of the surgeons
at the meeting were from
Iran—a country that has
become known as the
Rhinoplasty capitol of the
world. This reminds us that
the nose is such a central
feature of the human face
and has such an impact on
one’s appearance for people
of a variety of backgrounds
and ethnicities. The success
of this inaugural meeting
bodes well for future
collaboration among
rhinoplasty surgeons
throughout the Middle East,
the US, and the rest of the
world. |
