REACHING NEW PEAKS IN FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY WINTER SYMPOSIUM
BEAVER CREEK, CO
PROGRAM
Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The International Institute for Continuing Medical Education, Inc. and Facial Plastic Surgery International. The International Institute for Continuing Medical Education, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
The International Institute for Continuing Medical Education, Inc., designates this live activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of advanced providers in facial plastic surgery, plastic surgery, dermatology, oculoplastic surgery, and otolaryngology – head and neck surgery. This live educational event is designed for a variety of providers, covering both surgical and non-surgical aesthetic and reconstructive topics as well as the management of practices for owners and key employees.
Après-ski breaks will be served at 3:00pm each day from Wednesday to Friday.
Breakfast will be served each morning at 6:30am - 7:00am from Wednesday to Saturday.
2026 PROGRAM:
-TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH-
Afternoon Session
3:20 pm – 3:30 pm Welcome Rami Batniji, John J. Martin Jr., Stephen Perkins
3:30 pm – 3:50 pm TBA TBD
3:50 pm – 4:10 pm What Matters Most: Key Tactics to Generate More Patient Leads Tara Leifer-Clevens
4:10 pm – 4:30 pm Practice Building with Empathy Toby G. Mayer
4:30 pm – 4:50 pm Three Unique AI Tools That Are Transforming Our Facial Plastic Surgery Practice Ross A. Clevens
4:50 pm – 5:10 pm Is Social Media Marketing Just Being a Good Business person and Harmless?
How Social Media Changed the Narrative in Plastic Surgery Capi Wever
5:10 pm – 5:30 pm Thinking About Retiring? Here’s Your Checklist! Brenton B. Koch
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Panel: Practice Management Moderator: TBD
Panelists: TBA
-WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH-
Morning Session
7:00 am – 7:20 am MKO Melt as Oral Sedation for In Office Procedures Norberto Mancera
7:20 am – 7:40 am Facial Contouring with 2910nm Laser James G. Chelnis
7:40 am – 8:00 am Synchronized Radiofrequency and High Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Stimulation: A Review
and Facial Applications Stacie McClane
8:00 am – 8:20 am Utilization of Non-surgical Tightening and Lifting Techniques to Avoid Filler Face Elizabeth F. Rostan
8:20 am – 8:40 am Using AI Avatars in Pre-Operative Counseling for Eyelid Surgery Andrew Mueller
8:40 am – 9:00 am The Brow Reset - An Alternate Paradigm for Brow Lift John B. Holds
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Afternoon Session
3:30 pm – 3:50 pm Non-surgical Eyelid Rejuvenation Elizabeth F. Rostan
3:50 pm – 4:10 pm Update on Fillers and Blindness John J. Martin, Jr.
4:10 pm – 4:30 pm Facial Implants Andrew Douglas
4:30 pm – 4:50 pm Pearls for Cosmetic Blepharoplasty-What I’ve Learned Over the Past 30 Years William Mack
4:50 pm – 5:10 pm The Evils of Periorbital Fillers and How They Complicate Blepharoplasty Surgery John B. Holds
5:10 pm – 5:30 pm TBA TBD
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Panel: Periorbital Rejuvenation Moderator: TBD
Panelists: TBA
-THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH-
Morning Session
7:00 am – 7:20 am Top Ptosis Tips: Evaluation; Management; Success John R. Burroughs
7:20 am – 7:40 am Revising the Sulcus, Blepharoplasty and Browpexy Techniques to Improve Sulcus Contours Molly Fuller
7:40 am – 8:00 am The Male Eyelid and Brow: Restoring Youth Without Feminization David Z. Gay
8:00 am – 8:20 am Managing & Avoiding Eyelid Surgery Complications John R. Burroughs
8:20 am – 8:40 am Lower Eyelid Suciliary Blepahroplasty Stephen Prendiville
8:40 am – 9:00 am Complete Release for Forehead Lifting Ary Shay
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Afternoon Session
3:30 pm – 3:50 pm Testosterone 2.0: Redefining Vitality Judy L. Bourget
3:50 pm – 4:10 pm Optimizing Wound Healing Suneel Chilukuri
4:10 pm – 4:30 pm TBA TBD
4:30 pm – 4:50 pm Ten Pearls for Treating Hair Loss Elizabeth F. Rostan
4:50 pm – 5:10 pm Laser vs. Hetter vs. TCA: Optimizing Skin Enhancement with Facial Cosmetic Surgery Alan B. Brackup
5:10 pm – 5:30 pm TBA TBD
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Panel: Regenerative Medicine Moderator: TBD
Panelists: TBA
-FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH-
Morning Session
7:00 am – 7:20 am Jawline Enhancement in the Younger Patient: Addressing the Prejowl Sulcus and Chin without
Extensive Neck Surgery Renata Khelemsky
7:20 am – 7:40 am Scarless Face Lift— Myth or Possibility Suneel Chilukuri
7:40 am – 8:00 am The Spinnikar Lift Ivan Wayne
8:00 am – 8:20 am Safe use of Tranexamic Acid (TXA) with Facelifts Manoj T. Abraham
8:20 am – 8:40 am Tisseel Fibrin Sealant Application in Deep Plane Facelift Surgery Alexander Caniglia
8:40 am – 9:00 am Surgical Nuances in Deep Plane Facelift: Technical Pearls to Achieve Excellence and Avoid Complications Ross A. Clevens
Afternoon Session
3:30 pm – 3:50 pm Double Sail Modification in Deep Plane Facelift Mark M. Beaty
3:50 pm – 4:10 pm Gravity, Why the Preservation Facelift Is the Wrong Vector Manoj T. Abraham
4:10 pm – 4:30 pm The Modern Deep Neck Lift Sidney J. Starkman
4:30 pm – 4:50 pm Approach to the Neck in Deep Plane Facelift Stephen Prendiville
4:50 pm – 5:10 pm What is Required to Achieve an Excellent, Lasting Neck Result in Facelifting and What is Not Stephen W. Perkins
5:10 pm – 5:30 pm TBA TBD
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Panel: Title TBA Moderator: Sidney J. Starkman
Panelists: Manoj T. Abraham, Mark M. Beaty, Devinder Mangat, Stephen W. Perkins, Stephen Prendiville
-SATURDAY, FEBRURARY 28TH-
Morning Session
7:00 am – 7:20 am The Management of Retained Hyaluronic Acid Filler with High Dose Hyaluronidase—My Personal Approach Kenneth D. Steinsapir
7:20 am – 7:40 am TBA TBD
7:40 am – 8:00 am Tricks for Trichophytic Scalp Advancement Andrew A. Winkler
8:00 am – 8:20 am TBA TBD
8:20 am – 8:40 am Rhinoplasty Mark M. Beaty
8:40 am – 9:00 am Modified Spare Roof B for Best Nasal Dorsum Ivan Wayne