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ISAPS Expert Visit — Vakis Kontoes Aesthetic Surgery Observership

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Programme overview

What the official source supports

An aesthetic-surgery observership with hospital observation and separately described hands-on nonsurgical treatments at the clinic.

Programme faculty

Meet the published team

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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.

ISAPS / Hygeia Hospital / DRK Medical Group Laserlight Clinic

ISAPS — named Expert Program host and visit conditions ↗

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Training structure

Published areas of exposure

  • 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

Eligibility

Who should verify their fit

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.

Application

Published 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.

A programme-specific document checklist is not published in the recorded evidence. Follow the official application instructions; do not assume a generic checklist is sufficient.

Programme leadership: Vakis Kontoes — ISAPS Expert Program host · Leadership profile →

Contact note: ISAPS residents and fellows team: residentsandfellows@isaps.org

Sources and verification

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ISAPS — named Expert Program host and visit conditions ↗ISAPS — Expert Program eligibility and application FAQ ↗

Last reviewed by PlasticFellow: 22 Oct 2026. Information not shown by an official source is labelled as unavailable or requiring confirmation.

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  • International eligibility: Is my qualification and training background accepted, and which registration and immigration route applies?
  • Recruitment: Is the intended intake recruiting, and what are the start date, deadline and official application route?
  • Application documents: Which documents, reference format and current forms are required for the intended intake?

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