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G E N E R A L S E C R E T A R Y ’ S M E S S A G EProf. Nelson PiccoloIPRAS General SecretaryI am very happy to say that, once more, Plastic Surgeryhas demonstrated its internationality and its boundlessfeatures. Over 2150 surgeons from 14 countries cameto Goiania, in the central part of Brazil, to attend the48th Brazilian Congress of Plastic Surgery. For me, thiswas an extra special moment, since I have been living inGoiania since 1963. Although I had lived away for 7 ½years, coming back to establish my practice and also tocontinue my family’s work in burns, in 1989, I certainlyconsider this my town. And it was a great honor and andunique pleasure to see this mega event happen here.For the Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica it wasalso a most special moment. There was a great homageto Past Presidents, which brought honor and greatvalue to their deeds in improving all aspects of PlasticSurgery in our country. Also, IPRAS President, MaritaEisenmann-Klein and IPRAS Executive Director,Zacharias Kaplanidis, were closely involved with allofficial ceremonies and also had opportunities to presenttheir work, as well as the work of IPRAS, in severalDuring the plenary session on “Women in Plastic Surgery”fields. Dr Eisenmann-Klein took a moment during theopening ceremony to honor Profs. Baroudi and Pitanguyas Members of the IPRAS Board of Trustees – certainlyone of the night’s highlights.48th Brazilian Cοngress of Plastic Surgery Homage to ExPresidentsIssue 7 www.ipras.org IPRAS Journal 9