Assistant Professor Tom S. Decates (1980) MD PhD, studied medicine at University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. After that he gained three years of plastic surgery experience in Amsterdam, Leiden and Eindhoven.
He then specialized fully in Aesthetic Medicine in 2011. Since 2016 he has been doing scientific research on the complications of fillers at the Amsterdam UMC and the Erasmus MC in Rotterdam.
With his colleagues he runs the biggest outpatient clinic for filler complications in the world. Where they help 500 patients each year and teach other doctors from all around the world.
In 2021 he wrote his thesis ‘The Origin of Soft Tissue Filler Adverse Events’ and he continues to do his fundamental research in Aesthetic Medicine. He is also head of the training institute of cosmetic medicine in the Netherlands. Doctor Decates is married and has two sons.
Talk Overview
Immunology of Nodules
In this talk Dr Decates will be exploring the origin of filler complications from a bacterial, immunological and genetic perspective.
HCPs have different types of soft tissue fillers for persons who seek solutions for their aging skin.
Although manufacturers claim that the fillers are non-toxic and non-immunogenic, unwanted adverse events might occur.
These adverse events are a multifactorial disease.