Vegas Cosmetic Surgery 2026

Las Vegas, NV US

Vegas Cosmetic Surgery & Aesthetic Dermatology (VCS) offers a premier, physician-led scientific program featuring live cadaver surgery, anatomy-based education, and multispecialty expertise. With a focus on surgical and nonsurgical techniques, patient safety, emerging technologies, and practice management strategies, VCS provides clinically relevant, real-world education tailored to elevate outcomes in aesthetic medicine and surgery.

Target Audience

This educational activity is designed for board certified or board eligible in plastic surgery, facial plastic surgery, dermatology, and oculoplastic surgery, nurses and other healthcare professionals working directly with one of those specialists.

Learning Objectives

  • Evaluate surgical and nonsurgical treatment options for facial and body aesthetic rejuvenation.
  • Apply advanced injection techniques informed by detailed facial anatomy to improve safety and clinical outcomes.
  • Identify high-risk anatomical zones and implement evidence-based strategies to prevent complications in aesthetic procedures.
  • Integrate ultrasound and imaging technologies to guide injection techniques and enhance patient safety.
  • Develop multimodal treatment plans combining surgical procedures, injectables, and energy-based devices.
  • Assess patient selection criteria and treatment planning strategies for complex aesthetic cases.
  • Implement evidence-based protocols for complication prevention and management in aesthetic procedures.
  • Evaluate emerging regenerative and biostimulatory therapies for skin rejuvenation and tissue restoration.
  • Compare surgical and nonsurgical approaches to facial rejuvenation to determine optimal treatment strategies.
  • Incorporate integrative dermatology principles and lifestyle factors into dermatologic and aesthetic patient care.
  • Develop culturally competent treatment strategies for patients with diverse skin types and aesthetic goals.
  • Apply patient consultation frameworks that align treatment expectations with achievable outcomes.
  • Assess evolving treatment considerations related to new patient populations and emerging therapies (e.g., post-weight loss physiology).
  • Integrate topical therapies, procedural treatments, and skincare protocols to optimize long-term skin health.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and clinical innovations shaping the future of aesthetic medicine.

Commerical Support
This activity is supported by medical education grants from XX.

Criteria for Success
A certificate of completion will be awarded based on the participant's attendance and completion of the online evaluation/claim credit form. If you have questions about this CE activity, please contact AKH Inc at [email protected].

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 20.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 20.25 ANCC

     

     

     

  • 20.25 Attendance
Course opens: 
05/28/2026
Course expires: 
12/31/2026
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0
May 28-30, 2026 in Las Vegas, NV
2777 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV 89109
United States

Vegas Cosmetic Surgery & Aesthetic Dermatology 2026 has partnered with the Fontainebleau Las Vegas for special discounted rooms for your stay during the conference. Click the link below to book your stay. For questions, please reach out to Freddy McGowan ([email protected]). 

Discounted rooms are available until Monday, May 4, 2026, or until sold out. 

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Disclosures
It is the policy of AKH Inc. to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. The author must disclose to the participants any significant relationships with ineligible companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in the activity or with the commercial supporter of this continuing education activity. Identified conflicts of interest are mitigated by AKH prior to accreditation of the activity. AKH planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product 
This educational activity may include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer 
This course is designed solely to provide the healthcare professional with information to assist in his/her practice and professional development and is not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The course serves as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. AKH Inc. specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participants misunderstanding of the content. If you would like to opt out from future communications from AKH please send an email to [email protected] with your information with "Opt Out" in the subject line.

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

Committee Member, Planner, Staff(s)

Dorothy Caputo, MA BSN RN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Reviewer(s)

Rebecca Lakofsky, BSN, RN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker, Instructor, Faculty(s)

Boris Ackerman, M.D.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Anthony Admire

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Eric Anderson, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Ken Anderson, MD, FISHRS

has a financial relationship (Individual stocks and stock options) with Xyon Health;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Rion Aesthetics;.
has a financial relationship (Ownership interest) with Synova Life Sciences;.

Jan Balczun, MD, MHBA

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Sheila Barbarino, MD, FACS

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Mint PDO;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Hydrinity ;.

Vince Bertucci, MD, FRCPC, FAAD

has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Allergan Aesthetics;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Allergan Aesthetics;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Clarion Medical Technologies;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Evolus;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Galderma;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Galderma;.
has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Ipsen;.
has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Allergan Aesthetics;.
has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Galderma;.
has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Medytox;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Revance;.

Jason Bloom, MD, FACS

has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Sofwave;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Galderma;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Allergan/AbbVie;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Revance;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Evolus;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Bimini Health Tech;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Dr Well;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with CollPlant;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Cynosure / Lutronic;.

Apple Bodemer, MD, FAAD, DiABIOM, DiACLM

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Monica Boen, MD

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Hydrafacial;.
has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Biofrontera ;.
has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Galderma;.
has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Norberg;.

Cat Burkat

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Benjamin Burt, MBBS FRANZCO FACS

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Francisco Castellon, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Akash Chandawarkar, MD

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Cypris Medical;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Merz Aesthetics;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Tiger Aesthetics;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Establishment Labs;.

Edward Chang, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Greg Chernoff, Greg Chernoff, MD, FRCSC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Suneel Chilukuri, Suneel Chilukuri, M.D., FAAD, FASDS, FASLMS

has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Advalight;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Aerolase Lasers;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Allergan Aesthetics;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with BTL ;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Clarity Rx;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Crown Aesthetics;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Evolus;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Galderma;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with InMode;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Merz;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Prollenium Aesthetics;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with PCA Skin;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Revance;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Scientis;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Sciton;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Sente;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Skin Medica;.

Justin Cohen, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Christopher Costa, MD, MPH

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Steven Dayan, MD

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Abbvie;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Galderma;.

Jason Derico

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Robert Dorfman, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Alan Durkin, M.D., M.S.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kian Eftekhari

has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Acclaro Medical;.

Ibrahim El Achkar, Aesthetic and Plastic Surgeon

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Maya Firsowicz

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

RACHEL GARCIA

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Ashkan Ghavami

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Richard Goldfarb, MD FACS

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

H.L. Greenberg, M.D.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Tanya Greywal, MD

has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Moonlake Immunotherapeutics;.

Grant Hamilton, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Andrew Harrison, Oculoplastic Surgeon

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Amgen;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Argenx;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Santen;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor (including contracted research)) with Viridian;.

Tarik Husain, Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Miami Beach

has a financial relationship (Independent contractor (including contracted research)) with Apyx Medical;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor (including contracted research)) with BodyESTIQ;.

John Joseph

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Payvand Kamrani, D.O.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Kai Kaye, Fellow EBOPRAS, Mmber BoD ISAPS, Member ESAPS, SECPRE, AECEP

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with merz;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Bioscience;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Humanmed;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Sinclair ;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Fillmed;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Samyang;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Nordberg;.

Jennifer Levine, Double Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Allergan ;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with merz;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with BTL;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with galderma ;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with revance ;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with sciton ;.

Marc Mani, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Devina Mehta, MD, FAAD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Randy Miller, MD, MS, ACRM

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Grasiela Monteiro, MD, MSc

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Allergan Aesthetics;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Allergan Aesthetics;.
has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Allergan Aesthetics;.

Kenneth Morgenstern, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Serena Mraz, MD, Board Certified Dermatologist

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jennifer Murdock, MD

has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Rion Aesthetics;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Galderma;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Viridian Therapeutics;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Acclaro;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Rohrer Aesthetics;.

Nima Naghshineh, MD MSc FACS

has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Allergan;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Acclaro;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with MTF;.

Maryam Nazemzadeh

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Arisa Ortiz

has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Aerolase;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Allergan;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Bausch Health;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Cutera;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Galderma;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Procter & Gamble;.
has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Revance ;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Sciton;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with SmartGraft;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Sofwave;.

Larissa Pastore

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Ziv Peled, MD

has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Tulip Medical, Inc;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with nerve surgery;.

Ivona Percec, MD PhD

has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Allergan;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Galderma;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Evolus;.

Anna Petropoulos, Double Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Paul Phelps, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jaqueline Rodrigues, Board certified plastic surgeon

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Adam Rubinstein, MD

has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Elixir MD;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Qthero ;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Apyx;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Sofwave;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Tiger;.

Samuel Salcedo

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jennifer Salsberg, MD, FRCPC, DABD

has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Galderma;.
has a financial relationship (Speaker) with ZO Skin Health;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with L'Oreal;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Kenvue;.

Andres Sarraga

has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Acclaro;.

Adam Scheiner, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Gabriela Schwartzmann, Gabriela Schwartzmann, MD PLASTIC SURGEON

has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Allergan;.

Eva Simmons OBrien

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Raja Sivamani

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

ozan sozer

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Aris Sterodimas

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Omotara Sulyman Scott, Double Board-Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Omotola T'Sarumi, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

jesper thulesen

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Ana Victoria, Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Sling;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Galderma;.
has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Candela Medical;.

Gregory Vipond, M.D., F.R.C.S.C.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Betina Wächter, Betina Wächter, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Daniel Yanes, MD

has a financial relationship (Researcher) with Merz Aesthetics;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with Acclaro;.

Kamakshi Zeidler

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and Informa Connect. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 20.25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 20.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing
Credit being awarded: 20.25 ANCC contact hours.

Available Credit

  • 20.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 20.25 ANCC

     

     

     

  • 20.25 Attendance

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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