Photo from the Opening Ceremonyand run by the Task groups. In the afternon session,there were six elective industry-based courses,running four times, 45 minutes each, that enabledthe participants to select more than one course in aperiod of 3 hours.From Thursday till Sunday morning, 18 instructionalcourses, 24 conferences, 7 panels, 12 free papersessions, 1 Specialists Best Paper session, 1Residents Best Presentation session was held.On the other hand, the 6th National Congress ofPlastic Surgery Nurses were held simultaneouslyon Wednesday and Thursday, with the participationof approximately 30 nurses.AWARDSDuring the Congress, awards were given in twomajor categories. Plastic Surgery Specalists BestPaper and Residents Best Presentation. In bothcategories the awards were given both in clinicaland experimental subcategories.SPECIALISTS BEST PAPER -EXPERIMENTAL1. Effect of adipose derived adult stem cells onprimary wound healing in radiotherapy applied skin.Koray Urgu, Can Karaca, Mustafa Yılmaz, CenkDemirdöver, Haluk Vayvada, Adnan Menderes,Neşe Atabey, İmge Kunter, Rıza Çetingöz, ZümreArıcan, Zafer Karagüler, Bekir Uğur Ergür, SerapÇilakar Mıcılı, Bora Uzun. Dokuzeylül University,Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic,Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Izmir2. Nerve graft prefabrication with vascular endothelialgrowth factor loaded PLGA microspheres.Hüseyin Karagöz, Ersin Ülkür, Oya Sipahigil,Emine Alarçin, Cihan Şahin, Dilek Bangır, MuratTürkoğlu, Betül Dortunç. Gülhane MilitaryAcademy of Medicine, Haydarpaşa TeachingHospital, Department of Plastic, Reconstructiveand Aesthetic Surgery, IstanbulSPECIALISTS BEST PAPER - CLINICAL1. The impact of breast reduction surgery onvertebral column.Kemal Fındıkçıoğlu, Fulya Fındıkçıoğlu, HakanBulam, Selahattin Özmen. Gazi University, Facultyof Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructiveand Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara2. Use of combined demineralized bone matrix andbone graft in the management of alveolar clefts: Avolumetric analysis.Umut Sinan Ersoy, Figen Özgür. HacettepeUniversity, Faculty of Medicine, Department ofPlastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery,AnkaraRESIDENTS BEST PRESENTATION -EXPERIMENTAL1. Xenopreservation of the composite tissuetransplant: A New in-vivo Tissue Bank.Rezarta Kapaj, Fatih Zor, Yıldırım Karslıoğlu,Selçuk Işık. Gülhane Military Academy of46 <strong>IPRAS</strong> Journal www.ipras.org Issue 6
Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructiveand Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara2. The effect of perineurotomy on nerve repair afternerve injuries in diabetic rats.Cihan Şahin, Hüseyin Karagöz, Fuat Yüksel, DilekAkakın, Nükhet Dağbaşı, Ersin Ülkür. GülhaneMilitary Academy of Medicine, HaydarpaşaTeaching Hospital, Department of Plastic,Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, IstanbulRESIDENTS BEST PRESENTATION -CLINICAL1. Experience with Functional Gracilis Muscle FlapIn Lower Lip Reconstruction.From the awards of Plastic Surgery Specalists Best Paper and Residents Best PresentationIssue 6 www.ipras.org <strong>IPRAS</strong> Journal 47