Bringing education to life

Live demonstrations brought education to life at this year’s Aesthetic Medicine Live. From Injectables Workshops and Masterclasses to Clinical Symposiums as well as the Live Demo Theatre, delegates were able to see first-hand the techniques and tricks of the trade employed by industry leaders.

This was the first time the event had hosted live demos since before the pandemic, and with a new workshop format for the conference for 2023, the educational programmes were more accessible than ever before. This allowed delegates to mix and match between sessions and to spread their day across multiple agendas encompassing business, plastic surgery, injectables and skin and body treatments, gaining valuable CPD at the same time.

INJECTABLES WORKSHOPS AND MASTERCLASS AGENDA

The two-day Injectables Workshop and Masterclass programme, open to medics only, featured a new format of eight 1.5- hour workshops covering topics such as the alphabet to regenerative aesthetics, injection techniques for volumising, achieving natural results with fillers, temples and lateral forehead, periorbital rejuvenation, lip treatments, non-surgical nose shaping and the lower face.

Our speaker lineup for 2023 featured award-winners, top injectors, KOLs and leading lights in the field of aesthetics who shared their insights, expertise, and experience in the field and showcased the techniques they use to achieve the best results.

Speakers included: Professor Ghassan Abu Sittah, Dr Yusra Al-Mukhtar, Dr Uche Aniagwu, Dr Raquel Amado, Mr Arturo Almeida, Dr Manav Bawa, Dr Asu Deniz Burhanoglu, Dr Ahmed El Houisseny, Dr Chike Emeagi, Dr Sean Fitzpatrick, Professor Ali Ghanem, Dr Steve Harris, Dr Anna Hemming, Dr Vania Hiratsuka Dalmedo, Dr Mark Holmes, Takahiro Honda Pazili, Dr Jeremy Isaac, Miss Eunsol Kim, Dr Martyn King, Mr Ash Labib, Dr Sheila Nguyen, Dr Anna Peca, Dr MJ Rowland-Warmann, Dr Harry Singh, Dr Raj Thethi, Dr Tunç Tiryaki, Dr Joshua Van der Aa, Dr Vincent Wong and Dr Maryam Zamani.

Mr Arturo Almeida, who spoke and chaired part of the injectables agenda, said, “It has been an amazing conference, I met a lot of new people and caught up with familiar faces too.”

SKIN AND BODY AGENDA

With topics ranging from scar management, mental health and menopause to body contouring, device-based rejuvenation and combination treatments, our free-to-attend skin and body agenda was open to all aesthetic practitioners and saw a full-house across the two days.

Speakers included: Mr Arturo Almeida, Kerry Belba, Amy Bird, Kimberley Cairns, Piroska Cavell, Sara Cheeney, Mr George Christopoulos, Dr Shameema Damree, Tracey Dennison, Dr Ifeoma Ejikeme, Dr RuthAnn Fanstone, Dr Gustavo Pereira Filho, Dr Richard Gentile, Professor Ali Ghanem, Dr Mayoni Gooneratne, Mr Ioannis Goutos, Dr Anna Hemming, Miss Eunsol Kim, Dr Shirin Lakhani, Dr Nima Mahmoodi, Tania Malan, Miriam Martinez Callejas, Dr Dev Patel, Dr Usman Qureshi, Dr Erik Reis, Karen Sargeant, Dr Munir Somji, Dr Omar Tillo, and Debbie Thomas.

Tracey Dennison, who chaired and spoke as part of the skin and body agenda, said, “I absolutely loved presenting at AM Live this year. There were such lovely and engaged attendees, with great discussion and lots of learning. The show itself was packed full of amazing products and devices; it was a fantastic event!”

Dr Mayoni Gooneratne, who led the session on mental health, said, “I think the key takeaway themes for me were thinking about mental health as one other aspect of ‘inflamageing’, which is what we all treat topically and how simple it is to introduce it to your clinic. It’s just a case of being conscious about it and intentionally training your team to deliver that conversation with patients.”

BUSINESS

Those looking to reinvigorate their business for 2023 could attend the seminars in association with Danny Large and Success in Aesthetic Business (SIAB).

Topics covered included creating a brand; the psychology of selling; the art of web marketing; creating a successful practice; writing for the aesthetic industry; selling capital equipment treatments within your clinic; creating the customer journey for your aesthetic clinic; the importance of complication training; how to develop your career in the aesthetics industry; why understanding legislation is important for your clinic, making social media work for your clinic; the importance of training for your reception team and the importance of mental well-being when running a business.

Speakers included Alan Adams, Dr Yousrah Ahmed, Sonia Amerigo, Vanessa Bird, Paul Burgess, Alex Bugg, Mark Bugg, Taruna Chauhan, Dr Mayoni Gooneratne, Chloe Gronow, Simon Haroutunian, Danny Large, Michelle Overton, Jenny Pablia, Karen Sargeant and Russell Turner.

CLINICAL SYMPOSIUMS

Our free-to-attend sponsored clinical symposiums gave delegates a chance to get to learn about some of the most cutting-edge treatments and technologies on the market. The three-hour workshops were sponsored by Solta Medical and Fibrelift.

UKAAPS/CAPSCO CONFERENCE

Aesthetic Medicine has had a long-running relationship with the UK Association of Aesthetics Plastic Surgeons (UKAAPS) and Consortium of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Clinic Owners (CAPSCO) and was proud to host their annual conferences once again.

Plastic surgeon Stefano Cortufo spoke about buttock augmentation as part of the UKAAPS conference. “The show is a great opportunity to combine a conference of plastic surgery with new knowledge in medicine,” he said. “It’s so convenient because so much is produced by new technologies. It can help us to support our patients in so many other ways than just performing plastic surgery. This is all new learning. It’s a great show.”