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AACS Annual Scientific Meeting 2026: recap
AACS Annual Scientific Meeting 2026 took place Feb 5–7, 2026 at JW Marriott Tampa Water Street, Tampa, FL, run by American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. The programme centred on 4 headline themes with 6 named headline speakers, listed below as the organiser published them.
How many people went
~500+ people, year not stated · the organiser’s figure; no 2026 number was published · aacs2026.cosmeticsurgery.org
Headline themes
- Three concurrent tracks of educational sessions · aacs2026.cosmeticsurgery.org
- Artificial intelligence track expanded to two sessions, and an expanded regenerative medicine session · cosmeticsurgery.org
- Two pre-meeting cadaver workshops: body cosmetic procedures and rhinoplasty · cosmeticsurgery.org
- Interactive allied health session on injectables used with ultrasound to assess facial anatomy and prevent complications · cosmeticsurgery.org
Headline speakers
- Willie Underwood, III, MD, MSc, MPH · Special featured speaker (AMA President-Elect) · cosmeticsurgery.org
- Xiaochen Zhang · Opening keynote (responsible AI) · cosmeticsurgery.org
- Katharine Phillips, MD · Keynote (body dysmorphic disorder) · cosmeticsurgery.org
- Dr. Robert Shumway · 2026 Webster Lecturer · cosmeticsurgery.org
- Marco Barusco, MD, FAACS, FISHRS · 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting Program Chair · cosmeticsurgery.org
- Lisa Chipps, MD, MS, FAACS, FAAD · AACS President (President's Address) · cosmeticsurgery.org
Notable
- 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the AACS · aacs2026.cosmeticsurgery.org
- Lifetime Achievement Award presented posthumously to Robert F. Jackson, MD, FAACS · cosmeticsurgery.org
- Awards luncheon presented the 2026 Golden Scalpel Award, Rising Star Awards, Allied Health Award in Cosmetic Surgery and Scientific Poster Awards · cosmeticsurgery.org
Sponsors
Sono Bello, Allergan Aesthetics, CareCredit, Legally Mine, Nouvag, One Core Media, Apyx Medical, Hayden Medical, Soniquence. Organiser’s list.
Recap built only from the organiser’s own pages, checked Nov 6, 2026. Each item links to the page that states it; anything not shown was not published. Sources: aacs2026.cosmeticsurgery.org, aacs2026.cosmeticsurgery.org, cosmeticsurgery.org, aacs2026.cosmeticsurgery.org, aacs2026.cosmeticsurgery.org, aacs2026.cosmeticsurgery.org, aacs2026.cosmeticsurgery.org, aacs2026.cosmeticsurgery.org, aacs2026.cosmeticsurgery.org, aacs2026.cosmeticsurgery.org, cosmeticsurgery.org. Spot an error? Tell us.