Past Courses

The Cutting Edge: 2024 USC Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Surgical Skills Course

Dates: January 19-20, 2024

Course Director: Sandy Zhang-Nunes, MD

Friday, January 19, 2024

Time Topic Speaker
7:30am – 8:00am Breakfast
8:00am – 9:00am Invited Lecture – Anatomic Associations in Facial Feedback Dr. Cat Burkat
9:00am – 9:10am Intro Dr. Sandy Zhang-Nunes
9:10am – 9:30am Filler Injections on Upper Face
9:30am – 9:40am Upper Bleph with Asian Blepharoplasty Lecture
9:40am – 10:00am Upper Bleph Lab
10:00am – 10:15am Lower Eyelid Bleph and Canthoplasty Lectures
10:15am – 11:15am Lower Eyelid Bleph with Fat Repositioning and Canthoplasty Lab
11:15am – 12:15pm Lunch
12:15pm – 2:00pm Orbital Decompression with Drill and Sonopet
2:00pm – 2:15pm  Orbital Fracture Plating
2:15pm – 3:00pm Orbital Fracture Plating Lab
3:00pm – 3:15pm Silicone Intubation and External DCR Lecture
3:15pm – 4:30pm Silicone Intubation and External DCR Lab
6:00pm – 8:00pm Cocktail Reception Journal Club at Takami Elevate Lounge (sponsored by Stryker)

Saturday, January 20, 2024

Time Topic Speaker
7:30am – 8:00am Breakfast
8:00am – 8:10am Corneal Neurotization Lecture
8:10am – 8:40am Corneal Neurotization Lab
8:40am – 8:50am Endoscopic DCR Lecture
8:50am – 9:00am Septoplasty and Endoscopic Medial Orbital Decompression Lecture
9:00am – 10:30am Endoscopic DCR, Septoplasty and Endoscopic Orbital Decompression Lab
10:30am– 10:40am PRP/PRF Lecture
10:40am – 11:00am Fillers on Lower Face
11:00am – 11:15am Endoscopic, Pretrichial and Trichophytic Brow Lifting Lecture
11:15am – 12:30pm Endoscopic Brow Lift and Trichophytic Brow Lift Lab
12:30pm – 1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm – 1:40pm Facial Fat Transfer and Complications of Facial Fat Lectures
1:40pm – 2:10pm Facial Fat Transfer Lab
2:10pm- 2:40pm Face Implants Lecture and Lab
2:40pm – 2:50pm Face Lifting Lecture
2:50pm – 3:30pm Face Lifting Demo and Lab
3:30pm – 4:00pm Exenteration of Orbits Lecture and Demo
4:00pm – 4:30pm Face Lifting practice, more Orbital Plating and drilling practice, Facial dissection to look for fillers and threads, and Free Dissection Lab

The Cutting Edge: 2022 USC Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Surgical Skills Course

Dates: June 3-4, 2022

Friday, June 3, 2022

Time Topic Speaker
7:30am – 8:00am Breakfast
8:00am – 9:00am Invited Lecture – “Pearls and Tips: The Anatomy of Eyelid and Facial Aesthetic Surgery” Dr. Jill Foster
9:00am – 9:10am Intro Dr. Sandy Zhang-Nunes
9:10am – 9:30am Filler Injections on Upper Face
9:30am – 9:40am Upper Blepharoplasty with Asian Blepharoplasty Lecture
9:40am – 10:00am Upper Bleph Lab
10:00am – 10:15am Lower Eyelid Bleph and Canthoplasty Lectures
10:15am – 11:00am Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty with Fat Repositioning and Canthoplasty Lab
11:00am – 12:00pm Lunch (Sponsored by Horizon)
12:00pm – 1:30pm Orbital Decompression with Drill and Sonopet
1:30pm – 2:00pm Transantral Orbital Decompression
2:00pm – 2:15pm Orbital Fracture Plating
2:15pm – 3:00pm Orbital Fracture Plating Lab
3:00pm – 3:10pm Silicone Intubation and External DCR Lecture
3:10pm – 4:30pm Silicone Intubation and External DCR Lab – RIGHT side only
6:00pm – 8:00pm Cocktail Reception Journal Club at Takami Elevate Lounge

Saturday, June 4, 2022

Time Topic Speaker
7:30am – 8:00am Breakfast
8:00am – 8:10am Septoplasty Lecture
8:10am – 8:20am Endoscopic DCR Lecture
8:20am – 10:00am Septoplasty and Endoscopic DCR Lab
10:00am – 10:30am Threads Lectures and Demo
10:30am – 10:45am Fillers on Lower Face
10:45am – 11:00am Endoscopic Brow Lift Lecture
11:00am – 12:40pm Endoscopic Brow Lift and Open Brow Lift Lab
12:40pm – 1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm – 1:40pm Corneal Neurotization Lecture
1:40pm – 2:00pm Corneal Neurotization Lab
2:00pm – 2:10pm Face Lifting Lecture
2:10pm – 2:45pm Face Lifting Demo and Lab
2:45pm – 3:15pm Exenteration of Orbits Lecture and Demo
3:15pm – 4:30pm Face Lifting Practice, Exenteration of Orbits Practice, More Orbital Plating and Drilling Practice, Facial Dissection to Look for Fillers and Threads, and Free Dissection Lab

The Cutting Edge: 2019 USC Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Surgical Skills Course

Dates: October 25-26, 2019

Course Director: Sandy Zhang-Nunes, MD

Friday, October 25, 2019

Time Topic Speaker
7:30am – 8:00am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00am – 9:00am Invited Lecture Dr. Wendy Lee
9:00am – 9:10am Introduction to Surgical Skills Course Dr. Sandy Zhang-Nunes
9:10am – 9:30am Filler Injections on Right Side of Face
9:30am – 9:40am Upper Blepharoplasty with Asian Blepharoplasty Lecture
9:40am – 10:00am Upper Blepharoplasty Lab
10:00am – 10:15am Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty
10:15am – 11:00am Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty with Fat Repositioning and Canthoplasty Lab
11:00am – 12:00pm Lunch
12:00pm – 1:30pm Orbital Decompression with Drill and Sonopet
1:30pm – 2:00pm Transantral Orbital Decompression
2:00pm – 2:15pm Orbital Fracture Plating
2:15pm – 3:00pm Orbital Fracture Plating Lab
3:00pm – 3:10pm Silicone Intubation and External DCR Lecture
3:10pm – 4:30pm Silicone Intubation and External DCR Lab

Saturday, October 26, 2019

Time Topic Speaker
8:00am – 8:10am Septoplasty Lecture
8:10am – 8:20am Endoscopic DCR Lecture
8:20am – 9:50am Septoplasty and Endoscopic DCR Lab
9:50am – 10:05am Filler Injections on Left Side of Face
10:05am – 12:15pm Endoscopic Brow Lift Lecture and Lab
12:15pm – 1:05pm Lunch
1:05pm – 1:35pm Corneal Neurotization Lecture and Lab
1:35pm – 4:00pm Open Dissection Lab: Laser, Light Therapy, Radiofrequency Devices; Face Lifting; Exenteration of Orbits

For questions or additional information, please contact Lien Lam