MEETING REVIEW | VCS 2015
WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS, DOESN’T STAY IN VEGAS
Wendy Lewis reports on the Vegas Cosmetic Surgery, which commemorated 11 years of multi-specialty education
V EGAS COSMETIC
Surgery & Aesthetic Dermatology celebrated its 11th
anniversary in
Las Vegas under the leadership and
coordination of founder, S. Randolph Waldman, MD. His goal for Vegas Cosmetic Surgery was to foster a spirit of cooperation and understanding between the four major specialties in aesthetic surgery and medicine, and few could argue that he has not excelled at that. Year after year, this Symposium hosts a roster of leaders from facial plastic surgery, plastic surgery, dermatology, and oculoplastic surgery. 'We are extremely proud that Vegas
Cosmetic Surgery and Aesthetic Dermatology was not only the first truly multi-specialty forum in the aesthetic field, but by listening to our faculty and attendees VCS is now the largest event of its kind in North America,' said Dr. Waldman. 'This year's Vegas Cosmetic Surgery conference drew more attendees than any event we have ever hosted. The excitement and buzz around the meeting was truly remarkable and this is all due to our world-class faculty. We have much to learn from one another and we are thrilled that the Vegas meeting provides the perfect venue for all of us to get together and break new ground and build new bridges. This meeting is only as good as the faculty we have attending.' Facial plastic surgeon Donn Chatham and plastic surgeon Renato Saltz served as Co-Chairs of the conference, along with an Advisory Board of nine experts in their fields. 'Following years of sometimes acrimonious posturing between various specialties about who should be doing
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what, we know that when we work together for the good of our patients, we become friends as well as colleagues. By teaching and listening it is no longer 'us' versus 'them': it is 'we'. We are all physicians working towards the same end,' said Dr. Chatham.
The 2015 meeting included
a robust international program that attracted speakers from Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Among the international group, Danny Vleggaar of France, Kotaro Yoshimura of Japan, Kai-Uwe Schlaudraff of Switzerland, Carlos Uebel and Ruth Graf of Brazil, and Per Heden from Sweden were some of the impressive additions to the program who traveled from far and wide. Representing the Americans, Timothy Marten, Foad Nahai, William Hanke, Bruce Connell, Val Lambros, Paul Nassif, Vito Quatela, E. Gaylon McCollough, and Guy Massry added their wisdom and years of experience to the program.
Clinical pearls According to New York City dermatologist Heidi Waldorf, 'Although I've never been a proponent of 'anti inflammatory' diets for skin, Jody Comstock's talk convinced me its worth trying for the acne patient unresponsive to standard topical therapies and unwilling or unable to take oral antibiotics or isotretinoin. From Sabrina Fabi I got pearls to maximize on body Ulthera treatments, in particular where to concentrate treatment for lifting certain areas.' As always, she said, 'The 'curbside' conversations between sessions were
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management issues and solving particular clinical conundrums.' It being Vegas, entertainment is an
This year's Vegas Cosmetic Surgery
conference drew more attendees than any event we have ever hosted.
important component of a brilliant conference, along with strong coffee, formidable wines and A-list restaurants. The Bellagio has a lot to offer in terms of eateries, bars, spa therapies, and designer shopping. Donn Chatham, led the
popular 'Controversy Court: Session One' with doctors in wigs acting as Supreme Court judges.
All four core specialties were featured in
court to offer attendees varied points of view. 'The caption we chose for the session read, ‘The colleagues who laugh together, will always work together,’' he said. Pitting one doctor against a partner to cover a controversial topic stimulated conversation, and there was some rolling in the aisles.
The panelists included Steven
Pearlman, Foad Nahai, Richard Anderson, Frank Lista, Jonathan Sykes, Robert Simons, Edward Terino, and Heidi Waldorf. 'As a judge on Controversy Court I learned how absolutely clever and humorous my colleagues are! Jason Pozner's patriotic argument for fat over filler based on fat being created in the USA by USA companies (like McDonald's) versus fillers being produced in Europe was one of the most entertaining and unique presentations I've ever heard!' said Dr. Waldorf.
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