Controversies & Conversations in Laser & Cosmetic Surgery an Advanced Symposium 2025

Videos ..NO PDFS OVERVIEW Controversies & Conversations in Laser & Cosmetic Surgery an Advanced Symposium is organized by Gaffney Events, Skincare Physicians and will be held from Aug 15 – 17, 2025 at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, Dana Point, California, United States of America. Description: The aesthetic medicine industry’s must-attend event. No holds barred discussion. The claims and disclaims that follow the development of new lasers, light and energy sources, skin tightening devices, relaxers and fillers are often contradictory. The symposium offers participants a unique opportunity to learn, share and discuss controversial topics in laser and cosmetic surgery in a collegial atmosphere with a large group of experts. Throughout The Controversies Symposium, selected faculty members present their view on given hot controversial issues in cutaneous and aesthetic surgery or challenging therapeutic problems. They then are challenged by other faculty and attendees in a lively, no holds barred discussion. topics covered # Title Duration Speaker(s) 1 Ultrasound in Cosmetic Practice: Clinical Edge or Hyped Trend? 05:31 Sara Hogan 2 Can Water be Used as a Cooling Agent for Lasers?; Face Forward: Advances in Non-Invasive Facial Remodeling 06:19 Margaret A. Weiss, Bruce Katz 3 Laser Equipment Support After Manufacturing Stops; AI to Optimize Aesthetic Outcomes 06:47 E. Victor Ross, Zakia Rahman 4 Radiofrequency Needling vs RF Needling with Thulium Laser; Quantum RF Technology 06:23 Katharina Herberger, Ofir Artzi 5 Infections After 1927 nm Laser with Animal Pathogens; Managing Unhappy Cosmetic Patients 06:19 E. Victor Ross, Jacqueline Watchmaker 6 Advanced RF Microneedle Tissue Tightening & Lifting; Regulatory Issues 06:55 Macrene Alexiades, George Hruza 7 Regulatory Fragmentation in U.S. MedSpa Industry; Muscle Stimulation & GLP-1 Inhibitors 06:32 Sara Hogan, Suzanne Kilmer 8 Surgical Scar Management with NonAblative YAG Laser; 2910 nm Laser for Scars 07:44 James Newman, Suzanne Kilmer 9 Monopolar Radiofrequency for Skin Tightening; New Microwave Device 05:48 Barry Dibernardo, E. Victor Ross 10 Acne Scarring TCA Plus Resurfacing; Long-Pulsed Nd:YAG for Scars & Keloids 07:31 Gary Monheit, Peter R. Shumaker 11 KTP Laser for Refractive PWS Cases; Smart IPL Broad Band Light 08:33 Brian Zelickson, Nazanin Saedi 12 Vascular Lesions: State of the Art; Port Wine Birthmark Treatment 09:20 Kristen Kelly, Roy Geronemus 13 ChatGPT; Rosacea – Is KTP as Effective as PDL 07:02 Jessica G. Labadie, Katharina Herberger 14 Controlled Laser Heating for BCC; AI & Personalized Dermatology 08:03 Christopher B. Zachary, Omer Ibrahim 15 Blindness from Aesthetic Fillers; Pre-Mohs PDT 09:17 Jean D.A. Carruthers, Nathan Uebelhoer 16 Ablative Laser Resurfacing Complications; Laser Coring 07:16 Joel Cohen, Jason Pozner 17 Complications of Chemical Peels, Lasers & Energy-Based Devices; Filler Complications 08:16 Paul M. Friedman, Kathleen Suozzi 18 Microneedling with Vitamin C Reaction; Arnica Bruising Debate 08:14 Alexa Steuer, Jason Rivers 19 Cosmetic Treatments in Scleroderma; AI Models for Cosmetic Patients 06:32 Kathleen Suozzi, Susruthi Rajanala 20 Ablative Fractional Laser Resurfacing in Skin of Color; Devices for Medical Conditions 08:10 Brian Zelickson, Mara Weinstein Velez 21 New Approaches for Acne & Rosacea (1726 nm); Ablative Resurfacing in 2025 08:16 Suzanne Kilmer, Jacqueline Watchmaker 22 Eyelid Rejuvenation with UltraClear® 2910 nm Laser; Histologic Analysis 08:42 Brian Biesman, Eric Bernstein 23 Science of 1726 nm Lasers; Clinical Trial Results for Acne 06:19 Ashish Bhatia, Joel Cohen 24 Psychosocial Effects of Neuromodulators; Psychological Impact of Cosmetic Complications 07:33 Vince Bertucci, Paul M. Friedman 25 Liposuction Approach; Scientific Language & Patient Care 08:37 Jessica G. Labadie, Sara Hogan 26 Innovation in Cosmetic Dermatology; Mitochondrial Transplantation 08:03 David McDaniel, Dieter Manstein 27 Myth-Busting Lasers & Energy Devices; AI Discoveries for 2025 08:44 Robert A. Weiss, David Ozog 28 Botulinum Toxin Standard Microdroplet Techniques; Predicting Platysma Responders 08:13 Gary Monheit, Vince Bertucci 29 Fractional CO₂ Lasers in Darker Skin; BoNT-A Comparisons 08:03 Farah Moustafa, Jean D.A. Carruthers 30 New Topicals for Hyperpigmentation; Pigmentary Pearls 07:31 Andrew Alexis, Mohammad Tasneem 31 Laser Lessons for Melasma; PIH Complications 06:46 Mitalee Christman, Douglas Wu 32 RF Needling for Hidradenitis Suppurativa; 1726 nm Laser Evaluation 09:12 Ofir Artzi, Ariel Eber 33 Focal Point Laser Technology; Treating Darker Skin Types with Lasers 07:47 Roy Geronemus, Nazanin Saedi 34 Picosecond Lasers at Sub-Whitening Thresholds for Pigment 05:55 Emil Tanghetti