6th CONGRESS OF AMERICAN ACADEMY OF AESTHETIC MEDICINE
MIAMI, FLORIDA
NOVEMBER 1-2, 2008
Scientific Program

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DAY 1 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1
7:30-9:00 Industry Sponsored Symposium
9:00-10:30 CONGRESS OPENS
PLENARY SESSION 1
NEW APPROACHES TO OUR SKIN NEEDS IN AESTHETIC MEDICINE
9:00-9:30 Chairman: Dr. Marta Rendon, Boca Raton, FL
Co-chairman: Dr. Peter Sales, New York, NY
Keynote:
Importance of an adequate skin classification for a better understanding of our skin needs
Dr. Marta Rendon, Boca Raton, FL
9:30-9:45 Nutrients and the skin: What's true, what's not true
Dr. Melvin Elson, Nashville, TN
9:45-10:00 Cosmetics or Cosmeceuticals: What's the difference?
Speaker TBA
10:00-10:15 Biophotonic scanner, a new device to evaluate carotenoid antioxidant level
Dr. Melvin Elson, Nashville, TN
10:15-10:30 The Practical Approach to Mesotherapy/Injection lipolysis and lipodissolve
Dr. Peter Salas, New York, NY
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 PLENARY SESSION 2
CONTROVERSIES IN AESTHETIC MEDICINE
11:00-11:30 Chairman: Dr. Melvin Shiffman, Tustin, CA
Co-chair: Dr. Sorin Eremia, Beverly Hills, CA
Keynote:
Varicose veins: Sclerotherapy versus surgery
Dr. Melvin Shiffman
11:30-11:45 Skin rejuvenation: lasers versus peelings
Dr. Edwardo Weiss, Miami, FL
11:45-12:00 Fractional C02 lasers - How do they fare versus other modalities
Dr. Sorin Eremia, Beverly Hills, CA
12:00-12:15 Facial threads versus Endopeel
Dr. Alain Tenenbaum, Lugano, Switzerland
12:15-12:45 Traditional liposuction versus TOPALTM (Tumescent In-Office power assisted laser lipolysis
Dr. Ayman El Attar, Mercerville, NJ
12:45-13:45 Lunch
13:45-15:15 PLENARY SESSION 3
UNUSUAL AND ADJUVANT TREATMENTS IN AESTHETIC MEDICINE
13:45-14:15 Chairman: Dr. Luis Urgelles, Miami, FL
Co-chair: Dr. S. Mulholland, Toronto, Canada
Keynote:
Inflammation versus neuropathic pain: physiological regulating medicine (PRM), a new approach for its control in aesthetic medicine
Dr. Luis Urgelles
14:15-14:30 Main indications for Homeopathy in aesthetic medicine
Christophe Merville, Newton Square, PA
14:30-14:45 Body shaping techniques
Dr. Mulholland, Toronto, Canada
14:45-15:00 Multiple applications of Endopeel in aesthetic medicine
Dr. Alain Tenenbaum, Lugano, Switzerland
15:00-15:15 What's in common for anti-aging and aesthetic medicine?
Dr. Marcelo Suarez, Chicago, IL
15:15-15:45 Coffee Break
15:45-17:30 Free Communications

  • Prevention and treatment of thrombo-embolism
    Dr. Melvin Shiffman, Tustin, CA
  • Treatment of overweight and adiposities with sonohydrolipolysis
    Dr. Giovanna Bustos & Dr. Alvaro Torres, Bogota, Columbia
  • Transcutaneous infra-orbital nerve block for filler injections to the upper lip, naso-labial fold and tear-through deformity
    Dr. Sorin Eremia, Beverly Hills, CA

15:45-17:30 Round Table Discussion Groups

  • Botox for hyperhydrosis (axillaris, hands and feet)
    Dr. Enrique Monasterio, Miami, Fl
  • Genital aesthetic medicine
    Dr. Alexander Krakovsky, San Diego, CA
  • Ethnic skin management
    Dr. Antoinette Lloyd, Jacksonville, FL
  • Injections devices in Mesotherapy/ lippodisolve and injections lipolysis
    Dr. Peter Salas, New York, NY
  • Lasers, IPL, RF and others: How to make the right choice
    Dr. M. Zaniewski, Houston, TX



DAY 2 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2
8:00-9:00 Annual General Meeting (AGM) (members only)
Dr. Alexander Krakovsky, La Jolla, CA
7:30-9:00 Industry Sponsored Symposium
9:00-10:45 PLENARY SESSION 4
WHAT'S HOT TODAY IN AESTHETIC MEDICINE
9:00-9:45 Chairman: Haneef Alibhai, Vancouver, Canada
Co-chair: TBA
Keynote:
Recent Advancements in Aesthetic Medicine
Haneef Alibhai, Vancouver, Canada
9:45-10:00 Do we need Mesotherapy in aesthetic medicine?
Dr. Gregory Zengo, Royston, GA
10:00-10:15 Stem cell connection in aesthetic medicine
Dr. Vincent Giampapa, Montclair, NJ
10:15-10:30 Complications of fillers
Dr. Alain Tenenbaum, Lugano, Switzerland
10:30-10:45 Combined treatment for hand aging management
Dr. Marta Rendon, Boca Raton, FL
10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 PLENARY SESSION 5
NEW DEVICES AND TECHNIQUES IN AESTHETIC MEDICINE
11:00-11:30 Chairman: Dr. Gregory Zengo, Royston, GA
Co-chair: Dr. Paul Nathan, New Orleans, LA
Keynote:
Saliva testing and natural hormone balancing
Dr. Gregory Zengo, Royston, GA
11:30-11:45 What do we know about carboxitherapy?
11:45-12:00 New indications for fractional lasers
Dr. Paul Nathan, New Orleans, LA
12:00-12:15 New indications for fillers and Botox
Dr. Melvin Elson, Nashville, TN
12:15-12:30 Introduction to the world of the Medical Spa
Manon Pilon, Montreal, Canada

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