We have come to the 41^st edition of the Congress of the Italian Society of Aesthetic Medicine (SIME). Last year edition was a major success and I want to thank you all, my dear Colleagues, for making it possible. Therefore I am personally committed, with the help of all the members of the SIME Board of Directories, to organizing the forthcoming Congress in a fresh way, so as to make your experience more enjoyable. The 2020 edition will feature a rich scientific program and will allow participants a better insight into our profession.

The main focus will be on gender-specific Aesthetic Medicine, keeping a very close eye on techniques and, more importantly, on parameters defining male and female beauty. One of the problems with current techniques and treatments, especially in male aesthetic procedures, is the high risk of standardization, thus  leading to very similar results on different patients. The anatomical study of female beauty has made enormous progress, whereas the idea of male beauty still relies on movie stereotypes sometimes difficult to achieve. But most of all, it would be quite wrong to do it at any cost. There are a lot of unique features making a male face attractive and these features vary depending on age.  We cannot fail to take into consideration the growing number of men consulting an aesthetic doctor, including elderly patients.

Therefore, we would like this Congress to be an opportunity to take stock of the situation on male patients correction and maintenance procedures.

Of course, a whole lot of other predetermined sessions of the highest scientific level will be the backbone of the next Congress, which will enrich all of us and help in our professional development. We need to concentrate our efforts on providing our patients with top quality, well-thought-out, personalized and, as always, the safest results. Dedicated newsletters will keep you periodically updated on the organizing process of these scientific sessions.

As usual, foreign opinion leaders will bring us their experience in corrective treatments and much more. We will discuss their personal approach with patients, their way of managing dissatisfactions and dealing with complications.

Another remarkable improvement for the 41^st Congress will be the attention paid to scientific evidences for treatments or methodology proposed in each session.  

We will also explore the theme of the doctor-patient relationship with the contribution of humanists, psychologists and anthropologists. This subject is always in demand and topical both to novice medical practitioners and already experienced physicians.

You will also find plenty of interesting sessions, always scientifically valid, arranged in association with other Scientific Societies. These specialists enrich us every time with anatomical-physiological-pathological suggestions that complete our complex training.

Therefore, as every year, I call on all of you to play a part in largest Italian scientific event entirely dedicated to Aesthetic Medicine and send your experiences in the form that now distinguishes the presentations at our conference: scientific rigor, unquestionable structure, appropriate form and impeccable photos. Year after year, our awareness campaign in this regard is paying off, thanks to your responsiveness and full willingness to improve.

Thank you always for all your contributions and participation which deeply enrich your Congress.

Emanuele Bartoletti
SIME 2020 President