Dr Cameron McIntosh, the Founding President of SORSSA and World Rhinoplasty Week (WRD), explained that the workshop focused on the anatomy of the nose.
“Rhinoplasty is all about how to make a nose work better and look better, so it is an operation that alters what a nose looks like and most of the time, it also alters its function,” explained Dr McIntosh.
“The entire workshop is about the anatomy of the nose, starting superficially, and then moving layer by layer. The other objective of the teaching is to introduce the two big schools of thought, namely structural and preservation rhinoplasty, he said.
"Our teachers are teaching different techniques: in structural rhinoplasty, the nose is completely opened up and restructured, while in preservation rhinoplasty, often less dramatic dissection is used. For example, instead of removing a hump, we cut bones away and reposition the nose," he explained.
The workshop featured six international faculty members, each representing a different continent. Professor Dean Toriumi from Chicago represented North America, Professor Yves Saban from Nice, Europe, Professor Yong Ju Jang from Seoul, Asia, Professor Luiz Carlos Ishida from Rio de Janeiro, South America, Professor Hossam Foda from Alexandria, Africa, and Professor Abdulkadir Goksel from Istanbul represented the Middle East.
“This whole workshop is about education and rhinoplasty, and I think it's an honour for us to be able to host overseas guests to teach us so that we as South Africans can ultimately become the teachers one day,” Dr McIntosh concluded.