Dear Friends and Colleagues,

It is our great pleasure and honor to invite you to the forthcoming 4th M.E.G.A. HAND International Symposium
(Multidisciplinary European Group for Aesthetics of the Hand) to be held in Paris, France on September 30 - October 1, 2011.

For this 4th edition, we move to Le Palais des Congrès, Porte Maillot, as we will be joint meeting of the EMAA organised
by Euromedicom, one of the largest meeting on Aesthetic medicine and surgery with more than 2000 attendees and 100
companies.

Registrations and abstract submissions will have to be done on Euromedicom website: www.euromedicom.com

This M.E.G.A. HAND 2011 meeting will be a multidisciplinary symposium covering all surgical, medical and paramedical fields of
the Hand and Upper Limb aesthetics and unaesthetics, from nail to shoulder and from reconstruction to rejuvenation.

Multidisciplinarity, innovation, excellence and international spirit are among the main ambitions of this unique symposium.
There will be around 300 attendees from across 5 continents, mainly plastic surgeons, hand surgeons, dermatologists,
aesthetic physicians and rheumatologists. Paramedical staff, scientists, technicians, artists and any physician or person with a
special interest in hand or upper limb aesthetics are also welcome.

The MEGA HAND’s main interests lie in the three following fields: Clinics, Cosmetics and Symbolism of the Hand and Upper
limb.

The clinical topics will include all medical and surgical pathologies of the whole upper limb where the visual aspect plays an
important role and where treatments not only improve the function but also the aesthetic appearance and body image.
“Aesthetics, it is already function.” (R. VILAIN)
“The hand, it is not only function.” (M.E.G.A. HAND)

In addition, the specificities of using hands-on treatments that have already been applied to the face and body will also be
discussed.
“The hand is a challenging area, what works on hands works everywhere.” (M.E.G.A. HAND)
In the cosmetic field, the aging of the hand and upper limb and corresponding rejuvenating techniques will be addressed.
“Aesthetics, it is not only face, breasts and figure, but also hands.” (M.E.G.A. HAND)

Lastly, and because hands like the face are socially very important, some non medical topics such as the symbolism of the hand
or the hand in arts will be integrated in the sessions with the aim of providing a global view on hand aesthetics.
“The hand is the extension of the brain.” (ANAXAGORAS)

For this 4th edition, the Key topic will be Hand and Upper Limb Scars. During a 2 hour session moderated by Dr Rei Ogawa
from Tokyo, Japan, specificities of upper limb scars and their treatments will be addressed.

Several round tables will also be organized on Hand rejuvenation, Arm rejuvenation, Arm flaps and grafts, Hand aesthetic
reconstruction, Perforator flaps for hand reconstruction, Botulinum toxin for Upper limb diseases and Nail aesthetics.

This meeting is of course open to free papers (see below the topics list), the deadline for abstract submission is June 30th, 2011.

There will also a session with live demos on skin-surface treatments and superficial injections for hand and arm rejuvenation.

Around 40 prestigious international speakers will participate in these sessions ensuring a very high scientific level.

We will do our utmost to ensure that this meeting takes place in a convivial and friendly atmosphere allowing fruitful exchanges
of information.

We are looking forward to welcoming and hosting you at the end of September in Paris for the MEGA HAND 2011!

Yours sincerely,

The MEGA HAND 2011 Scientific Committee
Pr Christian DUMONTIER (Hand Surgeon, France)
Pr Vincent CASOLI (Plastic Surgeon, France)
Dr Marina LANDAU (Dermatologist, Israel)
Dr Ghislaine BEILIN (Aesthetic Physician, France)
Dr Matthieu BEUSTES-STEFANELLI (Plastic Surgeon, Switzerland)