Introduction -> Welcome letter
Welcome to IMCAS India 2012
We have to admit it, IMCAS took quite a risk when launching its first Indian congress a few years ago. Back then, it was not as easy as it is today to foresee that great country for the major hotspot it actually is. Eventually, it turned out to be a smart move, India is definitely a place to be when it comes not only to the future, but even already to the present of aesthetic surgery and cosmetic dermatology.
In 2011, India has shown a yearly growth rate of 6,1% making it the second largest growth after China. Moreover, India hosts the second largest population of the world, and the third fastest aging one. It was thus only natural for IMCAS to be back yet another year.
Objectives for IMCAS India 2012 are:
- to improve anatomical basis, physiopathology and to present studies overview
- to focus on practice with video & live demonstrations
- to bring controversy by debating clinical cases
- to present tips & tricks and the latest novelties in practice
Attendees will be allowed the opportunities to get greater explanations of specific techniques by means of presentations, live demonstrations, and Q & A sessions, all conducted by renowned lecturers coming from all around the world.
Because before (and beyond) figures, India symbolizes a different way to look at our medical aesthetic field. Due to a growing economy, the whole Indian population is currently opening itself to the idea of plastic surgery. Nevertheless, the culture is very different, and the call for plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures is not there driven by the same motivations it can be in Europe or America. India doesn’t look at aging, neither at older people the same way occident does and there’s a lot less pressure from the society about one’s age.
Indian patients are not necessarily searching for a younger look but for a remodeling of the face, a way to feel better about themselves while completely assuming their age.
India thus teaches us that plastic surgery, as any medical specialty, can be the object of multiple approaches, and can be declined in many ways, with different goals and objectives according to the area of the world it’s been practiced.
So join us once again at IMCAS India, not only to learn the latest tips and techniques, but also to change the way you look at your own specialty. Open your mind, and welcome in India!
