DermatologyVideo course2025
Controversies & Conversations in Laser & Cosmetic Surgery 2025 — the claims, challenged
New lasers, energy devices, toxins and fillers arrive with bold and often conflicting claims. Controversies & Conversations in Laser & Cosmetic Surgery an Advanced Symposium 2025, held 15–17 August 2025 at the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, lets experts defend a position and then face challenge from colleagues. Its 34 short videos (no PDFs) cover RF microneedling, 1726 nm acne lasers, vascular and pigment lasers, skin of colour, scars, filler blindness and complications, AI and regulation.
- 34videos
- 4hours
- Aug 2025recorded
What you’ll be able to do
- Weigh evidence for RF microneedling, 1726 nm and picosecond devices
- Treat port-wine stains, rosacea and scars with the right laser
- Resurface skin of colour safely
- Prevent and manage filler and laser complications
- Think critically about AI and regulation in aesthetic practice
Inside the symposium
Controversies & Conversations format
Short paired presentations, each followed by pointed discussion, so every video covers two related controversies in a few minutes.
Built for
- Cosmetic dermatologists and laser surgeonsEvidence behind the devices.
- Plastic surgeons and aesthetic physiciansBalanced views on new technology.
Faculty & programme
Videos with run times 34 videos
- Sara Hogan — Ultrasound in Cosmetic Practice: Clinical Edge or Hyped Trend? (05:31)
- Margaret A. Weiss, Bruce Katz — Can Water be Used as a Cooling Agent for Lasers?; Face Forward: Advances in Non-Invasive Facial Remodeling (06:19)
- E. Victor Ross, Zakia Rahman — Laser Equipment Support After Manufacturing Stops; AI to Optimize Aesthetic Outcomes (06:47)
- Katharina Herberger, Ofir Artzi — Radiofrequency Needling vs RF Needling with Thulium Laser; Quantum RF Technology (06:23)
- E. Victor Ross, Jacqueline Watchmaker — Infections After 1927 nm Laser with Animal Pathogens; Managing Unhappy Cosmetic Patients (06:19)
- Macrene Alexiades, George Hruza — Advanced RF Microneedle Tissue Tightening & Lifting; Regulatory Issues (06:55)
- Sara Hogan, Suzanne Kilmer — Regulatory Fragmentation in U.S. MedSpa Industry; Muscle Stimulation & GLP-1 Inhibitors (06:32)
- James Newman, Suzanne Kilmer — Surgical Scar Management with NonAblative YAG Laser; 2910 nm Laser for Scars (07:44)
- Barry Dibernardo, E. Victor Ross — Monopolar Radiofrequency for Skin Tightening; New Microwave Device (05:48)
- Gary Monheit, Peter R. Shumaker — Acne Scarring TCA Plus Resurfacing; Long-Pulsed Nd:YAG for Scars & Keloids (07:31)
- Brian Zelickson, Nazanin Saedi — KTP Laser for Refractive PWS Cases; Smart IPL Broad Band Light (08:33)
- Kristen Kelly, Roy Geronemus — Vascular Lesions: State of the Art; Port Wine Birthmark Treatment (09:20)
- Jessica G. Labadie, Katharina Herberger — ChatGPT; Rosacea – Is KTP as Effective as PDL (07:02)
- Christopher B. Zachary, Omer Ibrahim — Controlled Laser Heating for BCC; AI & Personalized Dermatology (08:03)
- Jean D.A. Carruthers, Nathan Uebelhoer — Blindness from Aesthetic Fillers; Pre-Mohs PDT (09:17)
- Joel Cohen, Jason Pozner — Ablative Laser Resurfacing Complications; Laser Coring (07:16)
- Paul M. Friedman, Kathleen Suozzi — Complications of Chemical Peels, Lasers & Energy-Based Devices; Filler Complications (08:16)
- Alexa Steuer, Jason Rivers — Microneedling with Vitamin C Reaction; Arnica Bruising Debate (08:14)
- Kathleen Suozzi, Susruthi Rajanala — Cosmetic Treatments in Scleroderma; AI Models for Cosmetic Patients (06:32)
- Brian Zelickson, Mara Weinstein Velez — Ablative Fractional Laser Resurfacing in Skin of Color; Devices for Medical Conditions (08:10)
- Suzanne Kilmer, Jacqueline Watchmaker — New Approaches for Acne & Rosacea (1726 nm); Ablative Resurfacing in 2025 (08:16)
- Brian Biesman, Eric Bernstein — Eyelid Rejuvenation with UltraClear® 2910 nm Laser; Histologic Analysis (08:42)
- Ashish Bhatia, Joel Cohen — Science of 1726 nm Lasers; Clinical Trial Results for Acne (06:19)
- Vince Bertucci, Paul M. Friedman — Psychosocial Effects of Neuromodulators; Psychological Impact of Cosmetic Complications (07:33)
- Jessica G. Labadie, Sara Hogan — Liposuction Approach; Scientific Language & Patient Care (08:37)
- David McDaniel, Dieter Manstein — Innovation in Cosmetic Dermatology; Mitochondrial Transplantation (08:03)
- Robert A. Weiss, David Ozog — Myth-Busting Lasers & Energy Devices; AI Discoveries for 2025 (08:44)
- Gary Monheit, Vince Bertucci — Botulinum Toxin Standard + Microdroplet Techniques; Predicting Platysma Responders (08:13)
- Farah Moustafa, Jean D.A. Carruthers — Fractional CO₂ Lasers in Darker Skin; BoNT-A Comparisons (08:03)
- Andrew Alexis, Mohammad Tasneem — New Topicals for Hyperpigmentation; Pigmentary Pearls (07:31)
- Mitalee Christman, Douglas Wu — Laser Lessons for Melasma; PIH Complications (06:46)
- Ofir Artzi, Ariel Eber — RF Needling for Hidradenitis Suppurativa; 1726 nm Laser Evaluation (09:12)
- Roy Geronemus, Nazanin Saedi — Focal Point Laser Technology; Treating Darker Skin Types with Lasers (07:47)
- Emil Tanghetti — Picosecond Lasers at Sub-Whitening Thresholds for Pigment (05:55)
Before you buy
Do I get CME credit or a certificate?
No. Clinicapedia provides the educational content only — no CME or CE credits, MOC points or certificates of completion are included with this product.
Specifications
| Format | Videos only (no PDFs) |
|---|---|
| Contents | 34 videos |
| Recorded | 15–17 August 2025, Dana Point |
| Department | Dermatology |
| Delivery | Instant download · lifetime re-download |
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