AAAM LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE COURSE
August 23-25, 2013
Rosen Centre Hotel
Orlando, Florida
DAY 1: Friday,August 23, 2013. Faculty: David Melamed, MD
SKIN CONDITIONING AND CHEMICAL PEELINGS
7:30-8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
Registration
Continental Breakfast
8:30-8:45Introduction to the World of Aesthetic Medicine
8:45-10:30 Skin Conditioning + Skin Classification
  • Indications & contra-indications
  • Side effects
  • Results
  • Skin regimen
10:30-11:00 COFFEE BREAK  
11:00-12:30 Chemical Peelings
  • Indications and patient selection
  • 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
12:30-13:30LUNCH 
13:30-14:45Management of Complications from Chemical Peelings
14:45-15:00Daily Test on Skin Conditioning and Peelings
15:00-15:30COFFEE BREAK 
15:30-17:30Live Demonstrations and Hands-On Peelings
(Glycolic, Easy Peel, Salicylic, Apothepeel)
 
Day 2: Saturday, August 24, 2013. Faculty: David Melamed, MD
LASERS, PHYSICAL PEELINGS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN AESTHETIC MEDICINE
08:00-08:30Continental Breakfast
08:30-09:15Introduction to Lasers and Their Physics
09:15-10:00Types of Lasers and Laser Safety
10:00-10:30Laser Skin Resurfacing
10:30-11:00COFFEE BREAK 
11:00-11:45Photorejuvenation Techniques
  • Intense Pulsed Light (IPL)
  • Radiofrequency
  • Infrared (IR) and Ultrasounds (US)
  • Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) and Light Emitting Diode (LED)
11:45-12:15Fraxel Lasers
12:15-12:30Laser Treatments for Vascular Lesions
12:30-13:30LUNCH 
13:30-13:45Laser Tattoo Removal
13:45-14:00Laser Treatments for Hair Removal
14:00-14:15 Body Contouring Medical Devices
  • What is available on the market today?
  • How to make the right choice?
 
14:15-14:30Management of Complications from Laser and IPL
 
15:30-17:30Physical Peelings
  • Cryopeelings
  • Microdermabrasion
  • Dermabrasion
14:30-14:45 Daily Test on Lasers
 
15:00-15:30 COFFEE BREAK
 
15:30-17:30Live Workshop on Lasers, IPLs and Other Systems
 
 
Day 3: Sunday, August 25, 2013. Faculty: David Melamed, MD
BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A AND DERMAL FILLERS
08:00-08:30Continental Breakfast
08:30-10.30Botulinum Toxin Type A
  • Introduction
  • Indications and consent
  • Patient selection
  • Complications
  • Advice pearls
10:30-11:00COFFEE BREAK 
11:00-12:30Practical Workshop and Hands-On Botox
12:30-13:30LUNCH 
13:30-14:45Dermal Fillers
  • Facial wrinkles classification
  • Skin fillers
    • Introduction and types
    • Indication and consent
    • Patient selection
    • Complications
    • Advice pearls
14:45-15:00Daily Test on Botox and Fillers
15:00-15:30COFFEE BREAK 
15:30-17:30Practical Workshop and Hands-On Dermal Fillers