LichenHUB Meeting 2026
Provisional Program
Friday 2 October
09:00–09:45 | Registration & Welcome
9:45 - 10:00 Opening Session
Pietro Berrino: SICPRE President elected, Franco Bassetto: SICPRE Past President,
Stefania De Fazio: Past President SICPRE And President Elected ISPRES,
Paolo Cristoforoni: SIGO Board, Elena Fasola: AIGEF General secretary,
Massimiliano Brambilla and Maite Fernandez: Scientific Directors
10:00 –11:30 | Scientific Session Table 1
Moderators: P. Cristoforoni, P. Berrino
10:00 – 10:10 Lichen sclerosus from historical backgrounds to new trends.
Massimiliano Brambilla
10:10 – 10:20 Etiopathogenesis: Predisposing and precipitating factors
Maite Fernandez
10:20 – 10:30 Role of hormones in autoinmunity and lichen sclerosus
Rafaela Di Pace
10:30 – 10:40 Bowell wellness and gastrointestinal disease in lichen sclerosus
Nadia Bernocchi
10:40 – 10:50 How Urinary Incontinence affects on lichen sclerosus
Stefano Salvatore
10:50 – 11:00 Autoimmunity: from biology to emotions
Ayoze Gonzalez
11:00 – 11:30 Discussion
11:30–12:00 | Coffee Break
12:00–14:00 | Scientific Session Table 2
Moderators: V. Boero , S. Crippa
12:00 – 12:10 Classification, signs and symptoms on female lichen sclerosus
Adriana Recoder
12:10 – 12:20 Guidelines and topical treatments in female lichen sclerosus
Alessandra Latini
12:20 – 12:30 Galenics for the treatment of lichen sclerosus
Franco Anglana
12:30 – 12:40 Vulvocopy: a need or an accesory?
Paolo Cristoforoni
12:40 – 12:50 Differential diagnosis in vulvar dermatosis: Histological and clinical evaluation
Stefano Crippa
12:50 – 13:00 Ultrasound: a new trend for non-invasive diagnosis and staging of lichen sclerosus
Alessandra Lusi
13:00 – 13:10 Peptides and Bioregulators: A Paradigm Shift in the Management of Genital and Oral Dermatoses
Miguel Garber
13:10 – 13:20 Perspectives of biological IV theraphies and jack Inhibitors
Angelo Marzano
13:20 – 13:30 Cancer and lichen sclerosus: myth and reality
Eleonora Preti
13:30 – 14:00 Discussion
14:00–14:30 | Patient’s associations: LISCLEA, ASLS, AELEV
14:30–15:30 | Lunch Break
15:30–16:30 | Scientific Session Table 3
Moderators: A. Bulfoni, G. De Luca
15:30 – 15:40 Lichen sclerosus in pregnancy and breast feeding
Serena Bellaminuti
15:40 – 15:50 Vaginal delivery or C-section. What is the best for lichen sclerosus women?
Maria Iorio, Laura Di Marco
15:50 – 16:00 lichen sclerosus and children
Riccardo Cavalli, Francesca Montefusco
16:00 – 16:30 Discussion
16:30–17:30 | Sponsored Lectures - No ECM
17:30–18:00 | Coffee Break
18:00–19:30 | Scientific Session:
Moderators: N. Rovelli, S. De Fazio
18:00 – 18:20 PFR and MIDWIFES
The Midwife’s View
Fabiana Toneatto
Pelvic Floor Therapist’s
Elena Bertozzi
18:20 – 18:30 Nutrition and suplements: tips and tricks on liquen sclerosus
Alexandra Henríquez
18:30 – 18:40 Lifestyle and wellbeing in lichen sclerosus
Thomas Paloschi
18:40 – 18:50 Different strategies to deal with symptoms: from chemicals to emotional control
Eduardo Tasciotti
18:50 – 19:00 Female orgasm: results from a survey on women with lichen sclerosus
Maite Fernández
19:00 – 19:10 The role of the couple in people with lichen sclerosus
Silvia Pastells
19:10 – 19:30 Discussion
Saturday 3 October
09:00–11:10 | Scientific Session - Regenerative Table 1
Moderators: F. Klinger, S. Salvatore
09:00 – 09:10 Regeneration: a novel perspective on lichen sclerosus
Maite Fernandez
09:10 – 09:20 PRP and Advanced blood derived products
Massimiliano Brambilla
09:20 – 09:30 PRP for lichen sclerosus
Francesco Casabona
09:30 – 09:40 Cordon blood PRP for lichen sclerosus
Veronica Boero
09:40 – 09:50 Fat graft products : an overview
Stefania De Fazio
09:50 – 10:00 Fat graft for lichen sclerosus: personal evolution
Massimiliano Brambilla
10:00 – 10:10 The use of lasers on lichen sclerosus
Filippo Murina
10:10 – 10:20 Radiofrequency and shock-waves in lichen sclerosus
Helena Ayuso
10:20 – 10:30 Lights and oxygen for the treatment of lichen sclerosus
Pierre Mares
10:30 – 10:40 Safety remarks on autologous regeneration on lichen sclerosus
Marinella Tedesco, Emilia Migliano
10:40 – 10:50 Evidence Based Medicine in regeneration for lichen sclerosus
Vön Wunster
10:50 – 11:10 Discussion
11:10–11:40 | Coffee Break
11:40–12:00 | KEY NOTE LECTURE Regenerative medicine: where are we now
12:00–13:00 | Scientific Session - Regenerative Table 2
Moderators: R. Di Pace, F. Bassetto
12:00 – 12:10 Algorithm for the surgical treatment of severe vulvar stenosis
Massimiliano Brambilla
12:10 – 12:20 Algorithm for the surgical treatment of clitoral fimosis
Massimiliano Brambilla
12:20 – 12:30 Investigations and outcomes on clitoral release
Maite Fernandez
12:30 – 12:40 Pelvic floor rehabilitation for difficult stenosis: the physiotherapist role
Sabina Pelizzari
12:40 – 13:00 Discussion
13:00-13:30 | Scientific session - Lichen sclerosus on male
Moderators: GA. Manzoni, V. Benzecry
13:00 – 13:10 Official guidelines for the treatment of male lichen sclerosus
Alessandra Latini
13:10 – 13:20 Regenerative strategies for the treatment of male lichen sclerosus
Massimiliano Brambilla
13:20 – 13:30 Treatment of male urethral stenosis on lichen sclerosus
Enzo Palmintieri
13:30-14:00 | Poster session
Moderators: M. Brambilla, M. Fernández
14:00–15:00 | Lunch Break
15:00–16:00 | Sponsored Lectures - No ECM
16:00–18:30 | Live Surgical Session
Moderators: C. Oliva, S. De Fazio, F. Aznar
Surgery: case 1 Hat Trick + SVF+ Stenosis
Surgery: case 2 vulvoscopy, ultrasound, PRP
18:30 | End of the Meeting: Close Remarks
Sunday 4 October
From 10 am to 3 pm
International Lichen Sclerosus Patients Association Forum
and Patients Meet the experts
at Gyplast Medical Institute
viale Luigi Majno 18
Milan
10.00-10.10 Welcome
10:10 -11:00 - LICHEN SCLEROSUS EUROPEAN PATIENT’S ASSOCIATIONS FORUM
10.10-11.00 Time for patient’s associations networking
11:00 -12:30 - PATIENTS MEET DOCTORS
11:00 – 11:15 Science: where are we now
11:15 – 11:30 Topicals
11:30 – 11:45 Bowel and nutrition
11:45 – 12:00 Hormonal treatment
12:00 – 12:15 Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation
12:15 – 12:30 The Ideal Emergency Kit for the managing of Acute Symptoms
12:30 - 13:00 Brunch
13:00 - 14:00 - PATIENTS MEET DOCTORS
13:00 – 13:15 How to reduce inflammation with Lifestyle and well being
13:15 – 13:30 Sexuality
13.30 – 13:45 Regeneration
13:45 – 14:00 The stenosis: when and how