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Vakis Kontoes
ISAPS Expert Program host
The source identifies this person for this specific observation or research route. This appointment does not establish a clinical fellowship directorship.
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ISAPS / Hygeia Hospital / DRK Medical Group Laserlight Clinic
Vakis Kontoes, also named Paraskevas Kontoes on his ISAPS profile, practises aesthetic surgery in Athens at Hygeia Hospital and DRK Medical Group–Laserlight. His clinical interests include facial and nasal surgery, breast surgery and body contouring, alongside laser blepharoplasty and non-surgical laser treatments.
ISAPS — named Expert Program host and visit conditions ↗Profile reviewed 22 Oct 2026
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Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for ISAPS Expert Visit — Vakis Kontoes Aesthetic Surgery Observership.
- Leadership as published
- Vakis Kontoes — ISAPS Expert Program host
- Evidence reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- ISAPS / Hygeia Hospital / DRK Medical Group Laserlight Clinic
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Training context
Published programme focus
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Associated training route
Observership
ISAPS Expert Visit — Vakis Kontoes Aesthetic Surgery Observership
An aesthetic-surgery observership with hospital observation and separately described hands-on nonsurgical treatments at the clinic.
- Location
- Athens, Greece
- Duration
- As this is an observership, the visits can be up to 4 times a year of 2 weeks or on a case by case basis.
- Clinical participation
- Surgical observation at Hygeia Hospital; hands-on nonsurgical techniques are separately described at the clinic.
- International applicants
- International ISAPS member applications are supported by the scheme; entry, visa and local clinical permissions are separate. Visa sponsorship is not stated.
- Funding
- Unpaid; the Expert Program supplies no salary. Accommodation will not be provided during your visit. However, discounted accommodation can be provided by the host, in hotels around the clinic if required.
- Application timing
- No programme-wide closing date: ISAPS reviews Expert Visit applications case by case.
Rolling admission — availability unconfirmed
Visit dates are negotiated with the host; current space is unconfirmed.
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
ISAPS Resident or Associate membership is required. Host-specific conditions: The visitor must be a graduated plastic surgeon with an official certificate of graduation. Residents wishing to apply for this observership should provide an official letter from their Program Director.
Published training
- Face lift with different techniques
- Blepharoplasty (including Laser Transconjuctival and Single Suture Traction Technique, SSTT)
- Septo-Rhinoplasty (open and closed)
- Lip rejuvenation
- Otoplasty
- Breast surgery (augmentation, mastopexy, reduction)
- Abdominoplasty
- Liposuction(conventional)
- Fat transfer
- Thread lifts
- Fillers
- Toxins
- Dermapen treatments (in combination with nanofat, PRP, mesotherapies)
- Fractional CO2 treatments and combinations
- Q-switch laser treatments for pigmented lesions
- HIFU treatments
- Mesotherapies and PRP
- Varied aesthetic medicine treatments
Application route
Apply through the ISAPS Expert Program application portal using the email associated with your membership. Select this expert and agree dates after acceptance. This flexible Expert Visit is separate from the fixed three-month ISAPS Fellowship Program.
No programme-specific document checklist is recorded. Follow the current official instructions.
Published contact note: ISAPS residents and fellows team: residentsandfellows@isaps.org
Official society listing · Source reviewed 22 Oct 2026
Official sources
- Vakis Kontoes — ISAPS — named Expert Program host and visit conditions ↗
- ISAPS — Expert Program eligibility and application FAQ ↗
Source review: 22 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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