Dr. Papas Thanasis is a Plastic Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery, maintaining a private practice in Thessaloniki. He holds a PhD from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, with a doctoral thesis on Malignant Melanoma of the skin, and is a graduate of the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace. He trained at the University Plastic Surgery Clinic of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, which is the only Plastic Surgery Clinic in Greece certified as a recognized training center by the European Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Additionally, he completed further training initially at St George’s University Hospital in London, followed by Aesthetic Surgery at Akademikliniken in Stockholm, one of the world’s leading clinics, and finally at the Coupure Centre of Plastic Surgery in Belgium, under the guidance of distinguished Plastic Surgeons. However, his educational journey does not end there. To enrich his knowledge, he visited the Sydney Melanoma Unit, the largest melanoma research and treatment center in the world, while also attending specialty-related seminars in the USA and the United Kingdom. He is the Treasurer of the Hellenic Society of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery and has presented numerous papers at Greek and international scientific conferences.