Ultrasound-assisted Lymphaticovenular anastomosis : Long-term
outcomes and Patients’ Perspectives

Date: January 29, 2026

Description: In this lecture, Dr Giuseppe Visconti will focus on the latest developments in supermicrosurgical LVA and how this procedure has now been expanded to a larger cohort of patients suffering lymphedema, also due to technological advances. He will also report on long-term outcomes of this minimal invasive procedure that either early and advanced-stage lymphedema patients can benefit from. The intended audiences are patients, caregivers, medical professionals and researchers. Supermicrosurgical lymphaticovenular anastomosis is a minimal-invasive surgical procedure that is indicated in treating early and advanced-stage lymphedema. The use of ultrahigh frequency ultrasound allows to preoperatively expand the knowledge of the lymphatic degeneration status of each patients, allowing a personalized and effective surgery. This procedure provides very good mid and long-term outcomes with high patient satisfaction and improved quality of life.

About the speaker: Dr. Giuseppe Visconti is certified Plastic Surgeon currently working as Staff Member at the Unit of Plastic Surgery in Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Gemelli IRCCS in Rome, Italy. His education has been enriched by 1-year fellowship in Microsurgery and Supermicrosurgery in three prestigious Institutions: Hanyang University Medical Centre in Seoul, China Medical University in Taiwan and Tokyo University Hospital in Japan. His academic curriculum include Ph.D. in Breast Reconstruction (2019). Dr Giuseppe Visconti is very active in cosmetic surgery, especially for breast and face. He pioneered many techniques such as the "divine proportion" umbilicoplasty (2014) and high-definition fat grafting breast augmentation (2018), which has been presented and awarded in more than 10 national and international meetings. Dr Giuseppe Visconti's academic practice is focused on full-range of breast reconstructions, lymphedema supermicrosurgery and orthoplastic. He published more than 60 articles on international peer-reviewed Journals.