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AAAM LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE COURSE
IN AESTHETIC MEDICINE

July 16-18, 2010

Hilton San Jose
San Jose, California

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
FACULTY: Michel Delune, MD (USA), Melvin Elson, MD (USA)
DAY 1, Friday, July 16, 2010
FACULTY: Michel Delune, MD; Manon Pilon
SKIN CONDITIONING AND CHEMICAL PEELINGS
08:00-08:30 Continental Breakfast
8:30-10:30 Skin conditioning + Skin classification
  • Indications & contra-indications
  • Side effects
  • Results
  • Skin regimen
10:30-10:45 COFFEE BREAK
10:45-12:30 Chemical Peelings
  • Indications & contra-indications
  • Contra-indications
  • Peeling agents: how to make the right selection?
    • Glycolic acid
    • Salicylic acid
    • TCA
      • Modified TCA (Easy Peel, Blue Peel)
      • Plain TCA
    • Combined peelings
      • Apothepeel
      • Jessner Peel
12:30-13:30 LUNCH
13:30-14:00 Workshop on Skin Conditioning Protocols
14:00-15:00 Steps to Marketing a Successful Aesthetic Medicine Practice
15:00-15:15 Daily test on chemical peels and skin conditioning
15:15-15:45 COFFEE BREAK
15:45-17:30 Live demonstrations and hands-on on peelings (Glycolic, Easy Peel, Salicylic, Apothepeel)
17:30-19:00 Wine and Cheese Welcoming Party

DAY 2, Saturday, July 17, 2010
Faculty: Melvin Elson, MD
BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A AND FILLERS
08:00-08:30 Registration & Continental Breakfast
08:30-08:45 Introduction to the World of Aesthetic Medicine
08:45-10:30 Botulinum toxin Type A
  • Introduction
  • Indications and consent
  • Selection of patient
  • Complications
  • Advice pearls
10:30-11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00-12:30 Practical Workshop and Hands-on on Botox
12:30-13:30 LUNCH
13:30-15:15 Fillers
  • Facial wrinkles classification
  • Skin fillers
    • Introduction and types
    • Indications and consent
    • Selection of patients
    • Complications
    • Advice pearls
15:15-15:30 COFFEE BREAK
15:30-15:45 Daily Test on Botox and Fillers
15:45-17:30 Practical Workshop and Hands-on fillers

DAY 3, SUNDAY, July 18, 2010
FACULTY: Michel Delune, MD
LASERS, PHYSICAL PEELINGS AND
TECHNOLOGIES IN AESTHETIC MEDICINE
08:00-08:30 Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:15 Introduction to the lasers and their physics
9:15-10:00 Types of lasers and laser safety
10:00-10:30 Laser skin resurfacing
10:30-11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00-11:45 Photorejuvenation techniques
  • Intense Pulsed Light (IPL)
  • Radiofrequency
  • Infrared (IR) and Ultrasounds (US)
  • Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) and Light Emitting Diode (LED)
11:45-12:15 Fraxel lasers
12:15-12:30 Laser treatments for vascular lesions
12:30-13:30 LUNCH
13:30-14:00 Laser tattoo removal
14:00-14:15 Laser treatments for hair removal
14:15-14:30 Body contouring medical devices
  • What is available on the market today?
  • How to make the right choice?
14:30-14:45 Management of complications from Lasers and IPL
14:45-15:00 Physical Peelings
  • Cryopeeling
  • Microdermabrasion
  • Dermabrasion
15:00-15:30 COFFEE BREAK & Class Photo
15:30-15:45 Daily test on Lasers, IPLs and other systems
15:45-17:30 Live workshops on Lasers, IPLs and other systems

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