Recap · Independent event · Masters of Aesthetics Symposium
2026 Masters of Aesthetics Symposium West: recap
2026 Masters of Aesthetics Symposium West took place Aug 28–30, 2026 at Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, San Diego, CA, run by Masters of Aesthetics Symposium. The programme centred on 4 headline themes with 6 named headline speakers, listed below as the organiser published them.
Headline themes
- Energy-based devices for neck rejuvenation, combination laser treatments, and the future of AI in aesthetics · moasandiego.org
- Avoiding and managing injectable complications, including the role of angiosomes in vascular occlusion · moasandiego.org
- Regenerative skincare, non-invasive fat removal, body contouring and cellulite, and energy-based treatment in skin of color · moasandiego.org
- Hands-on laser course on Sunday, August 30, 2026, with stations for resurfacing, tattoo and pigment removal, vascular lasers, skin tightening and body contouring · moasandiego.org
Headline speakers
- Suzanne Kilmer, MD · Faculty: neck rejuvenation with energy-based devices · moasandiego.org
- Ashish Bhatia, MD · Faculty: the future of AI in our field · moasandiego.org
- Mathew Avram, MD, JD · Faculty: combination laser treatments; non-invasive treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancers · moasandiego.org
- Ava Shamban, MD · Faculty: chest rejuvenation with injectables · moasandiego.org
- Joel Cohen, MD · Faculty: avoidance and management of injectable complications · moasandiego.org
- Omar Ibrahimi, MD, PhD · Faculty: energy-based device treatments in skin of color · moasandiego.org
Notable
- Mitchel Goldman, MD, received the 2026 Richard E. Fitzpatrick, MD award · moasandiego.org
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: web.cvent.com, moasandiego.org, moasandiego.org, moasandiego.org, moasandiego.org, moasandiego.org, moasandiego.org, moasandiego.org, moasandiego.org. Spot an error? Tell us.