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AAAM LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE COURSE
IN AESTHETIC MEDICINE
December 2-4, 2011
The Wyndham Hotel
St. Anthony Riverwalk
San Antonio, Texas
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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
FACULTY: David Melamed, MD (USA), Melvin Elson, MD (USA)
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DAY 1, Friday, December 2, 2011
David Melamed, MD |
| SKIN CONDITIONING AND CHEMICAL PEELINGS |
| 7:30-8:30 |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30-8:45 |
Introduction to the World of Aesthetic Medicine |
| 8:45-10:30 |
Skin conditioning + Skin classification
- Indications & contra-indications
- Side effects
- Results
- Skin regimen
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| 10:30-11:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00-12:30 |
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
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| 12:30-13:30 |
LUNCH |
| 13:30-14:15 |
Management of complications from chemical peelings |
| 14:15-15:00 |
Workshop on skin conditioning protocols |
| 15:00-15:30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 15:30-15:45 |
Daily Test on Skin Conditioning & Chemical Peelings
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| 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 |
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DAY 2, Saturday, December 3, 2011
Faculty: David Melamed, 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 |
Photorejuvenation techniques
- Intense Pulsed Light (IPL)
- Radiofrequency
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| 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)
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| 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 are available on the market today?
- Making the right choice
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| 14:30-14:45 |
Management of Complications from Lasers and IPL |
| 14:45-15:00 |
Physical Peelings
- Cryopeeling
- Microdermabrasion
- Dermabrasion
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| 15:00-15:30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 15:30-17:30 |
Live workshops on Lasers, IPLs and other systems |
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DAY 3, Sunday, December 4, 2011
Faculty: Melvin Elson, MD |
| BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A AND DERMAL FILLERS |
| 08:00-08:30 |
Continental Breakfast |
| 08:30-10:30 |
Botulinum toxin Type A
- Introduction
- Indications and consent
- Patient selection
- Complications
- Advice pearls
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| 10:30-11:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00-12:30 |
Practical Workshop and Hands-on on Botox |
| 12:30-13:30 |
LUNCH |
| 13:30-15:00 |
Dermal Fillers
- Facial wrinkles classification
- Skin fillers
- Introduction and types
- Indications and consent
- Patient selection
- Complications
- Advice pearls
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| 15:00-15:30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 15:30-17:30 |
Practical Workshop and Hands-on Dermal Fillers |