Harvard Laser & Aesthetic Skin Therapy: What’s the Truth 2024

Harvard Laser & Aesthetic Skin Therapy: What’s the Truth 2024

Unlock the latest advancements in laser and aesthetic skin therapies with this comprehensive course led by world-renowned clinicians. Designed for dermatologists, plastic surgeons, and physicians with an interest in aesthetic medicine, this program provides actionable insights to elevate your practice. With a focus on cutting-edge techniques, safe practices, and emerging technologies, this course is your ultimate guide to mastering laser and aesthetic skin therapy.

What You’ll Learn:

• Laser Safety: Ensure safe practices for both you and your patients.
• Pigmented Lesions, Rosacea, and Rhytides: Advanced treatments to address common skin concerns.
• Tattoo Removal & Hair Removal: Master the latest techniques for effective results.
• Ablative & Non-Ablative Fractional Resurfacing: Explore both traditional and innovative resurfacing methods.
• Tissue Tightening: Learn how to maximize patient satisfaction with advanced devices.
• Lasers for Ethnic Skin: Tailored approaches for treating diverse skin types.
• Melasma & Hyperpigmentation: Multimodal strategies for optimal outcomes.
• Scar Treatments: Discover new advances transforming scar management.
• Acne & Photodynamic Therapy: Device-based treatments that deliver results.
• Non-Invasive Fat Removal: Techniques to enhance body contouring services.
• Hormones & Peptides for Skin Health: Emerging therapies for long-term skin rejuvenation.
• Thread Lifts & Chemical Peels: Learn minimally invasive approaches to facial aesthetics.
• Cosmeceuticals & Injectables (Botulinum Toxins & Fillers): Incorporate these into your practice with confidence.
• Complications & Legal Issues in Aesthetics: Avoid pitfalls while ensuring patient safety and legal compliance.
• Emerging Technologies: Stay ahead with the latest innovations shaping the future of aesthetic medicine.

Who Should Attend:

This course is tailored for medical professionals looking to expand their expertise in laser and aesthetic skin therapies:

• Dermatologists
• Plastic Surgeons
• Ophthalmologists
• Otolaryngologists
• Obstetrician-Gynecologists
• Physicians interested in energy-based devices and aesthetic medicineAll sessions are led by master clinicians who provide specific recommendations for incorporating the latest updates into your practice. The following problems and techniques will be addressed:
  • Laser safety
  • Pigmented lesions, rosacea and rhytides
  • Tattoo removal
  • Hair removal and transplantation
  • Ablative and non-ablative fractional resurfacing
  • Tissue tightening
  • Lasers and ethnic skin
  • Melasma
  • Treatment of scars
  • Acne and photodynamic therapy
  • Non-invasive fat removal
  • Hormones and peptides for skin health
  • Thread lifts
  • Complications and legal issues in aesthetics
  • Chemical peels
  • Cosmeceuticals
  • Botulinum toxins and soft tissue fillers
  • Emerging technologies

  WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Dermatologists
  • Plastic Surgeons
  • Ophthalmologists
  • Otolaryngologists
  • Obstetrician-Gynecologists
  • Physicians who practice or have an interest in laser and aesthetic skin therapies

  OBJECTIVES

  Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify safe practices of laser surgery therapy and its role in clinical practice.
  2. Evaluate potential complications and mistakes when using lasers for aesthetic procedures.
  3. Outline appropriate treatment modalities and duration of action required for laser and dermal filler injections that minimize complications and deliver optimal patient outcomes.
  4. Assess the risks and benefits involved in performing dermal filler injections.
  5. Analyze controversies in the field of laser surgery and aesthetic skin therapy.
  6. Summarize new and emerging technologies for laser surgery and aesthetic skin therapy treatment.

  Laser and Aesthetic Basics
  6:50 AM	7:30 AM	Registration and Breakfast
  7:30 AM	7:35 AM	Introduction and Welcome
  7:35 AM	8:10 AM	Principles of Energy-Based Device-Skin Interactions: Introduction to Energy-Based Devices R. Rox Anderson, MD
  8:10 AM	8:30 AM	Overview of Lasers, Light Sources and Energy-Based Devices E. Victor Ross, MD
  8:30 AM	8:40 AM	Safety 101: Keeping You and Your Patients Safe* Suzanne L. Kilmer, MD
  8:40 AM	9:00 AM	Questions and Discussion
  9:00 AM	9:20 AM	Refreshment Break
  9:20 AM	9:35 AM	Red Alert: Lasers and Lights for Rosacea and Telangiectasia J. Stuart Nelson, MD, PhD
  9:35 AM	9:45 AM	Update on Tattoo Removal* Omar A. Ibrahimi, MD, PhD
  9:45 AM	9:55 AM	Laser Hair Reduction Matthew M. Avram, MD, JD
  9:55 AM	10:10 AM	Pigmented Lesions and Photoaging: My Approach E. Victor Ross, MD
  10:10 AM	10:25 AM	Line It Up: Treatment of Rhytides Suzanne L. Kilmer, MD
  10:25 AM	10:35 AM	Clinical Endpoints* Molly Wanner, MD, MBA
  10:35 AM	11:00 AM	Questions and Discussion
  11:00 AM	11:10 AM	Break and Stretch
  11:10 AM	11:20 AM	A Multimodal Approach to Successfully Treating Melasma and Hyperpigmentation Andrew F. Alexis, MD, MPH
  11:20 AM	11:30 AM	How to Enhance Your Results with Fractional Radiofrequency Catherine M. DiGiorgio, MD, MS
  11:30 AM	11:40 AM	Maximizing Patient Satisfaction with Tissue-Tightening Devices Omar Ibrahimi, MD, PhD
  11:40 AM	12:00 PM	Questions and Discussion
  12:00 PM	1:00 PM	Lunch Break
  Focus on Rejuvenation: Non-Ablative, Ablative and Fractional Technologies: Where Do We Stand?
  1:00 PM	1:20 PM	Non-Ablative and Ablative Fractional Resurfacing: How to Combine Multiple Devices to Achieve the Best Clinical Results Matthew M. Avram, MD, JD
  1:20 PM	1:40 PM	Ablative Resurfacing: Still the Gold Standard? Brian S. Biesman, MD, FACS
  1:40 PM	2:00 PM	When Not to Treat H. Ray Jalian, MD
  2:00 PM	2:20 PM	Questions and Discussion
  2:20 PM	2:40 PM	Refreshment Break
  Medical Applications of Laser and Light Sources
  2:40 PM	2:55 PM	Surgical, Laser and Other Treatments of Scars: New Advances Transforming the Way We Treat Scars* E. Victor Ross, MD
  2:55 PM	3:10 PM	Research and Treatment: Advances in Hemangiomas and Port-Wine Stains J. Stuart Nelson, MD, PhD
  3:10 PM	3:30 PM	Lasers and Energy-Based Treatments for Acne: Do Device-Based Treatments for Acne Work? Fernanda H. Sakamoto, MD, PhD
  3:30 PM	3:40 PM	Incorporating Fractional Drug Delivery into Your Daily Practice Merete Haedersdal, MD, PhD, DMSc
  3:40 PM	3:50 PM	Photodynamic Therapy Merete Haedersdal, MD, PhD, DMSc
  3:50 PM	4:10 PM	Questions and Discussion
  4:10 PM	4:15 PM	Break and Stretch
  Treating Skin of Color
  4:15 PM	4:40 PM	Considerations for Treating Skin of Color Q&A Andrew F. Alexis, MD, MPH
  ** CME Credit is Not Available for these Sessions **
  4:40 PM	5:00 PM	Treatment of Dyschromia and Pigmented Lesions in Asian Patients: How to Optimize Your Results Q&A Henry H.L. Chan, MD, PhD, FRCP
  OPEN DISCUSSION
  5:00 PM	5:30 PM	Ask Me Anything: The Merits of Lasers, Light Sources, Energy-Based Devices and Injectables

  ✻ Optional Wellness Activity

  7:00 AM	7:45 AM	Breakfast
  7:45 AM	8:05 AM	Skin Tightening with Injectables Jeremy B. Green, MD
  8:05 AM	8:15 AM	Cosmeceuticals: What’s the Truth? Molly Wanner, MD, MBA
  8:15 AM	8:30 AM	Exosomes Saranya P. Wyles, MD, PhD
  8:30 AM	8:40 AM	Hormones and Peptides for Skin Health H. Ray Jalian, MD
  8:40 AM	8:55 AM	Questions and Discussion
  Special Sessions: Chemical Peels and Advanced Techniques for Hair Restoration
  8:55 AM	9:10 AM	Chemical Peels: Video Demonstrations Peter Rullan, MD
  9:10 AM	9:30 AM	Advances in Hair Restoration: Surgery, Lasers, PRP, and Other Regenerative Therapies Marc R. Avram, MD
  9:30 AM	9:45 AM	Questions and Discussion
  9:45 AM	10:05 AM	Refreshment Break
  Practice Pearls
  10:05 AM	10:25 AM	What’s the Fallacy?: Incorrect Dogmas in Aesthetics* Omar Ibrahimi, MD, PhD Molly Wanner, MD, MBA
  10:25 AM	11:00 AM	Combining Injectables and Energy-Based Devices for Body Tightening Jeremy B. Green, MD
  11:00 AM	11:10 AM	Emerging Therapies: The Technologies You Will Be Using in the Next Five Years E. Victor Ross, MD
  11:10 AM	11:30 AM	Questions and Discussion
  11:30 AM	11:35 AM	Break and Stretch
  Workshop on Soft Tissue Fillers and Botulinum Toxins
  11:35 AM	11:50 AM	Anatomical Guide for Botulinum Toxin Injection Nowell Solish, MD, FRCP
  11:50 AM	12:16 PM	Indications for Soft Tissue Filler Andre Braz, MD
  12:16 PM	12:36 PM	Complications for Soft Tissue Augmentation: What You Need to Know* Rebecca Fitzgerald, MD
  12:36 PM	1:35 PM	Lunch Break
  1:35 PM	2:15 PM	Soft Tissue Fillers: Video Demonstrations Andre Braz, MD Brian S. Biesman, MD, FACS Rebecca Fitzgerald, MD
  2:15 PM	2:40 PM	Questions and Discussion
  2:40 PM	2:55 PM	Refreshment Break
  Special Sessions
  2:55 PM	3:105 PM	Thread Lifts Catherine M. DiGiorgio, MD, MS
  3:10 PM	3:25 PM	Top 5 Publications of the Last Year That Changed My Practice Molly Wanner, MD, MBA
  3:25 PM	3:35 PM	Questions and Discussion
  Complications
  3:35 PM	3:55 PM	Complications and the Mistakes We Make* Mathew M. Avram, MD, JD
  3:55 PM	4:17 PM	Treatment Pearls* Yakir Levin, MD, PhD Sandy S. Tsao, MD Zeina S. Tannous, MD Ramone F. Williams, MD, MPhil, FAAD, FACMS
  4:17 PM	4:27 PM	Questions and Discussion
  4:27 PM	4:55 PM	New and Innovative Applications for Laser and Light Sources Q&A R. Rox Anderson, MD Dieter Manstein, MD, PhD
  OPEN DISCUSSION – CME Credit is Not Available for this Session
  4:45 PM	5:15 PM	Ask Me Anything: The Merits of Lasers, Light Sources, Energy-Based Devices and Injectables

  Program changes and substitutions may be made without notice.
  This agenda was updated on 10/23/2024