Beverly Hills Body Academy

November 20, 2026 to November 22, 2026

The Beverly Hills Body Aesthetics (BHBA) Summit is a three-day course in advanced aesthetic and reconstructive body contouring, held November 20–22, 2026. It is for plastic surgeons, and surgeons in training, who perform body contouring procedures. The program uses three teaching formats.

  • Live surgery. Co-Chairmen Dr. Alfredo Hoyos and Dr. Ashkan Ghavami operate on both Day 1 and Day 2, with moderated commentary.
  • Expert lectures and panel discussions. Faculty present on patient safety, perioperative protocols, mommy makeover, high-definition liposuction and abdominoplasty, gluteal fat grafting (BBL) safety, breast surgery, and contouring after massive weight loss. Sessions also cover the new challenges that GLP-1 receptor agonist weight loss creates.
  • Hands-on cadaver dissection lab. This takes place at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, with 12 stations. Two master stations focus on S-Curve® waist definition and on rib remodeling with HD liposuction.

The course focuses on understanding anatomy, preventing complications, and making evidence-informed choices of technique. The goal is for attendees to improve both safety and aesthetic results in their own practices.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for an audience of Plastic Surgeons.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Implement evidence-based preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative protocols that improve patient safety and recovery in body contouring, including drain-free and narcotic-sparing approaches and seroma management.
  • Assess risk factors for complications in gluteal fat grafting (BBL), and implement strategies to prevent them, including when BBL is combined with abdominoplasty.
  • Compare techniques for abdominal and waist contouring, including high-definition abdominoplasty, reverse abdominoplasty, MIRELA, S-Curve® waist definition and rib remodeling, and determine the most appropriate approach for each patient.
  • Evaluate the anatomical and skin-quality changes seen in post-GLP-1 and massive weight loss patients, and apply an algorithm to choose between skin excision, skin tightening and liposuction.
  • Develop surgical plans for post-bariatric and extremity procedures, including belt lipectomy, upper body lift and brachioplasty.
  • Select appropriate approaches for primary and revision breast surgery in the mommy makeover and weight-loss setting, including implant pocket selection, mastopexy/reduction and internal support.
  • Demonstrate understanding of 3D surface and deep anatomy relevant to body contouring through live surgical demonstration and hands-on cadaver dissection.

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 20.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    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.

  • 20.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Non-MD

    Non-Physicians Seeking AMA Credit
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 20.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

Course opens: 
11/20/2026
Course expires: 
01/22/2027
Event starts: 
11/20/2026 - 10:00am EST
Event ends: 
11/22/2026 - 3:00pm EST
Cost:
$0.00
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All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

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.

Committee Member, Planner, Staff(s)

Dorothy Caputo, MA BSN RN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

kiya Movassaghi

has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Abbvie;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with sofwave;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Integra;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with revance;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with motiva;.
Course Director(s)

Ashkan Ghavami, MD

has a financial relationship (Researcher) with InMode;.
has a financial relationship (Royalties or patent beneficiary) with Thieme INC;.
has a financial relationship (Royalties or patent beneficiary) with QMB LLC;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with MTF Biolgics;.

Alfredo Hoyos Ariza, MD

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with INMODE;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with ELIXIR;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with LUMISQUE;.

kiya Movassaghi

has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Abbvie;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with sofwave;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Integra;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with revance;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with motiva;.
Moderator(s)

Ashkan Ghavami, MD

has a financial relationship (Researcher) with InMode;.
has a financial relationship (Royalties or patent beneficiary) with Thieme INC;.
has a financial relationship (Royalties or patent beneficiary) with QMB LLC;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with MTF Biolgics;.

Alfredo Hoyos Ariza, MD

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with LUMISQUE;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with INMODE;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with ELIXIR;.

kiya Movassaghi

has a financial relationship (Advisor) with motiva;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with revance;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Abbvie;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with sofwave;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Integra;.

Adam Rubinstein, MD

has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Tiger;.
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;.
Reviewer(s)

Rebecca Lakofsky, BSN, RN

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

Ashkan Ghavami, MD

has a financial relationship (Advisor) with MTF Biolgics;.
has a financial relationship (Researcher) with InMode;.
has a financial relationship (Royalties or patent beneficiary) with Thieme INC;.
has a financial relationship (Royalties or patent beneficiary) with QMB LLC;.

Alfredo Hoyos Ariza, MD

has a financial relationship (Consultant) with LUMISQUE;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with INMODE;.
has a financial relationship (Consultant) with ELIXIR;.

kiya Movassaghi

has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Abbvie;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with sofwave;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with Integra;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with revance;.
has a financial relationship (Advisor) with motiva;.

Adam Rubinstein, MD

has a financial relationship (Speaker) with Tiger;.
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;.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and Beverly Hills Body Academy. 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.

 

 

Available Credit

  • 20.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    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.

  • 20.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Non-MD

    Non-Physicians Seeking AMA Credit
    AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 20.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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Criteria for Success
To obtain credit, you must complete the activity evaluation and claim credit based on your attendance.  The Certificate of Completion is immediately available for download after submitting your evaluation.  It will remain in your profile transcript for future retrieval if needed.  It can be found under My Account > My Activities > Completed Activities.

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