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2026 MILESTONE

ISAPS Body Masters, Barcelona, July 2026.

ISAPS (International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery) Body Masters is an elite course open only to board-certified plastic surgeons from around the world. It sits a level above the annual congress: a closed-door setting where the leading names in body-contouring plastic surgery gather for high-level technical exchange.

In July 2026, Neiva Cimini was invited to speak at this event in Barcelona, alongside surgeons from around the world.

What this means: a non-medical specialist was invited to speak in the most demanding space in body-contouring plastic surgery. The drainage technique itself is not the point: surgeons recognize that the surgical result is completed during recovery, and that she sets the clinical standard for that recovery.

TIMELINE

A trajectory built on practice, not on titles.

2016

Arrival in Belgium: starting from zero

No valid local credential, no client base, no network. A complete rebuild of a clinical practice in a new market, in a new language. The starting point of the European trajectory.

from 2016 to today

Post-operative recovery work in Belgium: over 500 sessions

Ten years of continuous clinical practice in Belgium. Progressive specialization in post-operative plastic surgery recovery and lymphatic dysfunctions. A reference point for complex cases (fibrosis, seroma, complications other professionals could not resolve).

MILESTONE

Lipedema training: Brazilian Lipedema Association

Training under Prof. Jaqueline Baioco, a leading Brazilian reference in lipedema. Participation in LipeWorld, the international lipedema congress held in Rome.

MILESTONE

Clinical partnership in Brussels

Start of regular sessions inside a plastic surgery center in Brussels, supporting post-operative recovery for highly complex surgeries, including microsurgical lymphatic anastomosis.

MILESTONE

Doctors trained in Belgium and Germany

First paid training commissioned by surgeons who wanted to bring the post-operative protocol into their own teams. Three surgeons trained so far. Interest in replicating the model at a center in Germany.

MILESTONE

Marie Claire Belgium: editorial mention

Quoted in an editorial feature by the Belgian edition of Marie Claire: "Drie pre-party treatments die écht werken" (Three pre-party treatments that actually work). A journalistic mention, not paid promotion.

2023

Founding of the Maison Ipanema Institute

Formal establishment of the institute as an independent structure for sessions and training: the home of the Neiva Cimini Method®.

JULY 2026

Speaker at ISAPS Body Masters, Barcelona

Invitation confirmed in writing to speak at the ISAPS elite course. One of the rare non-medical specialists to take part in that space.

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FACT SHEET

  • Name: Neiva Cimini
  • Title: Lymphatic Dysfunction Specialist · Massage Therapist · Educator
  • Creator of: Neiva Cimini Method®
  • Institute: Maison Ipanema
  • Base: Maasmechelen and Brussels, Belgium
  • Origin: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Languages: Dutch · English · French · Portuguese
  • Experience: 10+ years · 500+ sessions

Specialty: Clinical post-operative recovery · Lymphatic dysfunctions (lipedema, lymphedema) · Training for health professionals

What she is NOT: a doctor. Her work is conservative and complementary to medical follow-up.

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