August 23-25, 2019
San Diego, CA

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Friday August 23, 2019

7:00 – 7:30 AM Registration & Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

7:35 AM – 7:55 AM The Basic Science of Lasers & Light Sources 
Stuart Nelson, MD, PhD

7:55 AM – 8:10 AM Lasers & Light Sources for Rosacea, Telangiectasia and Vascular Lesions: How to achieve better results in fewer treatments
Stuart Nelson, MD, PhD

8:10 AM – 8:30 AM New Strategies for Pigmented Lesions, Sun-Damaged Skin & Melasma
Vic Ross, MD

8:30 AM – 8:40 AM New Techniques and Technologies to Enhance Tattoo Removal
Mathew Avram, MD, JD

8:40AM – 9:00 AM Achieving Dramatic Results by Combining Fractional Resurfacing with other Lasers & Light Sources in One Treatment Session
Mathew Avram, MD, JD

9:00 AM – 9:20 AM Questions & Answers
 
9:20 AM – 9:40 AM Laser & Light Source Demonstrations

9:40 AM – 10:10 AM Break in Exhibit Hall

10:10 AM – 10:25 AM How to Tackle Treatment of Periorbital and Perioral Lines 
Brian Biesman, MD

10:25 AM – 10:40 AM Maximizing Patient Satisfaction with Your Tissue Tightening Devices
Suzanne Kilmer, MD

10:40 AM – 10:50 AM Using Threads to Significantly Improve Skin Laxity
Arisa Ortiz, MD

10:50 AM – 11:05 AM Assessing the Value of Microneedling for Your Patients
Jill Waibel, MD

11:05 AM - 11:20 AM Improving Scars with Lasers & Laser-Assisted Drug Delivery
Jill Waibel, MD

11:20 AM - 11:35 AM Questions & Answers 

11:35 AM – 12:00 PM Laser & Light Source Demonstrations

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch with the Faculty 

1:00 PM - 1:20 PM It’s Time to Incorporate Hair Restoration into Your Practice: Surgery, Robots, Platelet Rich Plasma
Marc Avram, MD

1:20 PM - 1:35 PM What Do Men Really Want? Male Aesthetic Treatments
Ray Jalian, MD

1:35 PM - 1:50 PM Vaginal Rejuvenation: Do You Want to Go There?
Doris Day, MD

1:50 PM - 2:05 PM Incorporating Cosmetics Into Your Practice
Ashish Bhatia, MD

2:05 PM - 2:20 PM If You Are Going to Get Into the Device World, What Would you Get?
Suzanne Kilmer, MD

2:20 PM – 2:45 PM Questions & Answers 

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Laser & Light Source Demonstrations 
 
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Break in Exhibit Hall

3:30 PM – 3:55 PM Treatments for Non-Invasive Fat Removal, Body Contouring and Cellulite: What’s New & What Works?
Mathew Avram, MD, JD

3:55 PM – 4:15 PM Mastering Liposuction and Finessing Fat Transfer Techniques
Kimberly Butterwick, MD

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM Beyond Instafame: How to Effectively Use Social Media to Market Your Practice
Doris Day, MD

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Panel Discussion & Q&A – How to Flourish in Cosmetics: Academics & Private Practice 
Moderated by Christopher Zachary, MBBS, FRC, Catherine Digiorgio, MD & Ray Jalian, MD

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM Richard E. Fitzpatrick Honorary Lecture
Stuart Nelson, MD, PhD

5:15 PM – 6:15 PM Reception in Exhibit Hall


Saturday August 24, 2019

7:00 AM – 7:30 AM Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

7:30 AM – 8:00 AM Live Demonstration of Advanced Chemical Peels 
Peter Rullan, MD

8:00 AM – 8:20 AM How to Strategically & Successfully Incorporate Cosmeceuticals into Your Practice 
Kimberly Butterwick, MD

8:20 AM – 8:45 AM Botulinum Toxins: Beyond the Glabella - Cutting-Edge Treatments 
Joel Cohen, MD

8:45 AM – 9:15 AM Soft Tissue Fillers: Pan-facial Volumization 
Rebecca Fitzgerald, MD

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM Filler Complications, Management, and How to Avoid Them
Joel Cohen, MD

9:30 AM – 9:50 AM Questions & Answers

9:50 AM – 10:20 AM Break in Exhibit Hall

10:20 AM – 12:00 PM Injectables and Thread Lift Live Demonstrations
Rebecca Fitzgerald, MD, Kimberly Butterwick, MD, Joel Cohen, MD and Arisa Ortiz, MD

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch in Exhibit Hall

1:00 PM -2:00 PM  Live Demonstrations Continued
Rebecca Fitzgerald, MD, Kimberly Butterwick, MD, and Joel Cohen, MD

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM How to Effectively Market To & Treat Millennial Patients
Brian Biesman, MD

2:15 PM – 2:35 Treating Ethnic Skin with Confidence 
Ashish Bhatia, MD

2:35 PM – 2:50 PM Questions & Answers

2:50 PM – 3:20 PM Break in Exhibit Hall

3:20 PM - 3:30 PM Hair Removal Considerations for Gender Reassignment 
Mathew Avram, MD, JD

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM New Acne Treatments: Laser, Cryotherapy, and Nanoparticles
Ray Jalian, MD 

3:45 PM - 3:55 PM Beyond the Scalpel: Laser and Other Non-invasive Treatments for BCC
Arisa Ortiz, MD

3:55 PM – 4:20 PM Law in Aesthetic Practice: Employment Contracts, Patient Consents, and Malpractice 
Mathew Avram, MD, JD

4:20 PM – 4:50 PM Faculty Confessions – Presenting Their Own Difficult Cases & Complications & How to Approach Them
Moderated by Christopher Zachary, MBBS, FRCP
Mat Avram, MD, Brian Biesman, MD, Stuart Nelson, MD, Arisa Ortiz, MD & Vic Ross, MD
 

4:50 PM – 5:10 PM Questions, Answers & Discussion

Sunday August 25, 2019
 

Hands-On Laser Session (additional fee)

This session will offer hands-on experience with a variety of laser and energy-based devices. Faculty will provide an overview of various laser skills and techniques. Multiple stations will include ablative/nonablative resurfacing, tattoo and pigment removal, vascular laser, skin tightening, noninvasive body contouring, and more. Topics will include patient assessment and selection, treatment planning, laser settings and endpoint review, equipment selection, laser safety, and proper technique. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions in a small group setting.

7:30 AM- 8:45 AM First Session

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9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Second Session





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