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Annual Conference
 

 
 
HAIR AND PIGMENT REMOVAL COURSE
Date:  April 15, 2010
Time: 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Registration Fee: $300.00 (Member); $350.00 (Non-Member)
CME Credit Hours: 3.75 CE Contact Hours: 4.5
Director(s): David J. Goldberg, M.D., J.D., Henry H.L. Chan, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.
Faculty: Marc R. Avram, M.D., Chee-Leok. Goh, M.D., M.B.B.S., F.R.C.P., Suzanne L. Kilmer, M.D., Taro Kono, M.D., Ph.D., Dieter Manstein, M.D., E. Victor Ross, M.D.
Objectives:

Educational Needs

This course will provide information on practical aspects of laser applications for pigmented lesions and hair removal and will include a further refinement of techniques.  The first segment of this session will review the physics of pigmented lesions and hair, the use of laser for the treatment of congenital melanocytic lesions, acquired pigmentary lesions, and treatment of tattoos.  Complications associated with the use of lasers for both laser hair removal and pigmented lesions will be addressed.  The final segment will deal with the future as well as current pearls and problems for the effective removal of unwanted hair and pigmented lesions. 

Participants 

This course is geared toward specialists, general practitioners, and licensed health care professionals with special interests in laser dermatology. 

 

Background Requirements

Participants should have a basic understanding of the fundamentals of skin biology, laser physics, and laser tissue interaction.

Instructional Content and/or Expected Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, the participant will advance their knowledge base and acquire an up-to-date understanding of hair and pigment lesion removal in 2010.
Program Schedule:

1:30 pm -1:39 pm      Discussion and Pre-Test – David J. Goldberg M.D., J.D.

1:40 pm - 1:59 pm     Laser Physics of Pigmented Lesions and Hair – Henry
                               H.L. Chan, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.  

2:00 pm  - 2:19 pm    Use of Laser for the Treatment of Congenital Melanocytic

                                Lesions - Taro Kono, M.D., Ph.D.

2:20 pm  - 2:39 pm    Use of Laser for the Treatment of Acquired

                                Pigmentary Lesions - Chee-Leok Goh, M.D., M.B.B.S.,

                                F.R.C.P.

2:40 pm  - 2:59 pm    Light Source Biostimulated Hair Growth – Marc R. Avram,

                               M.D.

3:00 pm - 3:14 pm     Break

3:15 pm  - 3:39 pm    Use of Lasers for the Treatment of Tattoos - E. Victor

                                Ross, M.D.
3:40 pm  - 4:04 pm    Complications Associated with the Use of Pigment

                                Lasers  – Henry H.L. Chan, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.

4:05 pm  - 4:14 pm    Laser Hair Removal Complications – Suzanne L. Kilmer,

                                M.D. 

4:15 pm  - 4:34 pm    Laser Hair Removal: The Future - Dieter Manstein, M.D. 

4:35 pm  - 5:04 pm    Pearls and Problems (Hair and Pigmented  Lesions) –

                                David J. Goldberg, M.D., J.D. and Faculty

5:05 pm  - 5:30 pm    Q&A: Discussion and Post Test
 
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