Program

Aesthetic Cruise 2026 educational program — sessions, workshops, and CME opportunities.

Ten days of world-class aesthetic education at sea. Earn your CMEs while exploring the Norwegian coast with The Aesthetic Society's leading faculty.

Subject to change.

Thursday, July 23

Vista Lounge, Deck 5 Forward
3:30 – 5:15 pm

Welcome and Opening Session (Non-CME)

3:30 – 3:40 pm

Welcome

Kristi Hustak, MD · Holly Wall, MD · Pat Pazmino, MD

3:40 – 4:10 pm

Leading Teams

Travis and Nicole Mann

4:10 – 4:40 pm

Team Management

Zeus Carnet

4:40 – 5:00 pm

Leadership: Learned Not Taught

Trent Douglas, MD

5:00 – 5:15 pm

Industry Spotlight: Sofwave

Carolynn Grimes, Director of Media and Brand Strategy

6:00 – 7:00 pm

Puffin Nights and Northern Lights

Wear your Black and White · Welcome Reception

Horizons Lounge, Deck 14 Forward

Friday, July 24

Vista Lounge, Deck 5 Forward

Special Topics: Peptides and the GLP-1 Revolution

Moderator: Joe Hunstad, MD
4:00 – 4:05 pm

Welcome from The Aesthetic Society

Jamil Ahmad, MD, President

4:05 – 4:15 pm

Intro and Integration of GLP-1s into Practice

Joe Hunstad, MD

4:15 – 4:30 pm

Patient Optimization

Linda Phillips, MD

4:30 – 4:45 pm

NextGen Aesthetics: Harnessing the Power of Peptides

Renee Burke, MD

4:45 – 5:00 pm

Facelift in the MWL Patient

Jeffrey Kenkel, MD

5:00 – 5:15 pm

Managing the Breast in MWL

Avinash Islur, MD

5:15 – 5:30 pm

Use of Scaffolds in Ozempic Breast

Renee Burke, MD

5:30 – 5:45 pm

Aesthetic Female Genital Surgery in the MWL Patient

Christine Hamori, MD

5:45 – 6:00 pm

Complex Strategies in the MWL Patient

Omar Beidas, MD

Saturday, July 25

Horizon's Lounge
5:00 – 6:00 pm

Happy Hour Meet and Greet

Industry Partner: Sofwave (non host bar)

Sunday, July 26

Vista Lounge, Deck 5 Forward

Facial Rejuvenation: Anatomy, Principles, and Precision

Moderator: Jamil Ahmad, MD
8:00 – 8:20 am

From Layers to Load-Bearing: Facial Biotensegrity — A Theoretical Framework for Next-Generation Facelift Surgery

Tim Papadopoulos, MD

8:20 – 8:35 am

Superficial Musculoaponeurotic Fascial Fatty System (SMAFFS): Redefining Facial Anatomy Through Embryological Understanding

Tim Papadopoulos, MD

8:35 – 8:50 am

How to Incorporate Aesthetic Facial Surgery in an Academic Setting

Gregory Evans, MD

8:50 – 9:10 am

There Is No Facelift for All Seasons

Foad Nahai, MD

9:10 – 9:30 am

Demystifying the Preservation High SMAS Deep Plane Face and Neck Lift: Technical Considerations to Optimize Outcomes and Safety

Bob Basu, MD

9:30 – 9:45 am

Composite Deep Plane Face Lift

Luis Macias, MD

9:45 – 10:00 am

Deep Plane Facelift & Deep Plane Necklift Performed Concomitantly – Operative Techniques for Safety, Rapid Recovery and Results

Bryan Pruitt, MD

10:00 – 10:15 am

Break

Surface After Structure: Managing the Skin

Moderator: Foad Nahai, MD
10:15 – 10:30 am

After the Knife: Non-Surgical Treatments to Optimize Outcomes in Aesthetic Surgery Facelifts

Brad Calobrace, MD

10:30 – 10:45 am

Skin Health: Augmenting Results of Facial Surgery

Gregory Evans, MD

10:45 – 11:00 am

Perioral Resurfacing

Jeffrey Kenkel, MD

Framing the Face: Brows, Blephs, and Rhinos

11:00 – 11:15 am

Master What You Know: Browlifting and Blepharoplasties — 30 Years of Learning and Evolving

Brad Calobrace, MD

11:15 – 11:30 am

Is There Still a Role for Skin Muscle Flap in Lower Lid Blepharoplasty?

Foad Nahai, MD

11:30 – 11:45 am

Soft Tissue Preservation of the Dorsum and Ensuring Long-Term Stability of the Tip

Jamil Ahmad, MD

11:45 am – 12:00 pm

Q&A

12:00 – 1:00 pm

Lunch on Own

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm

My Journey in Facial Rejuvenation: Brow, Face and Neck

James Grotting, MD

Practice Management

Moderator: Mindy Haws, MD
1:30 – 1:45 pm

Using Advanced ChatGPT Prompts to Grow Your Practice

David Staughton

1:45 – 2:00 pm

Hottest Trends in Plastic Surgeon Marketing and How to Maximize AEO

David Staughton

2:00 – 2:15 pm

Managing the Difficult Patient

Isabelle Eustice, MD

2:15 – 2:30 pm

Bundling: Are You Missing Out?

Trent Douglas, MD

2:30 – 3:00 pm

How to Find and Fix Common Costly Mistakes

Karen Zupko

3:00 – 3:15 pm

Q&A

Monday, July 27

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Happy Hour Meet the Society Past and Current Presidents - Drs. Nahai, Lund, Grotting, Kenkel, Haws and Current President, Dr. Ahmad (non host bar)

Tuesday, July 28

6:00 – 7:00 pm

Happy Hour Meet and Greet with the Manns Astronauts and Zeus Carnet (non-host bar)

Wednesday, July 29

6:30 – 7:30 am

Coffee Stretch - Deck 14 outside Baristas and the Bakery

Dr. Anu Bajaj

Thursday, July 30

Vista Lounge, Deck 5 Forward

Breast

Moderator: Simeon Wall, MD
8:00 – 8:30 am

Plane Power: Advanced Techniques to Address Complex Breast Augmentation Complications

Ashley Amalfi, MD

8:30 – 8:45 am

Revisiting the Dual Plane: Modifications That Minimize Animation and Lateral Malposition

Avinash Islur, MD

8:45 – 9:00 am

Lower Pole Deformity Prevention and Management

Craig Layt, MD

9:00 – 9:15 am

Explant Mastopexy Pearls and Pitfalls

Danielle LeBlanc, MD

9:15 – 9:30 am

Increasing Use of Nano Surfaced Implants and Evolving Concepts

Brad Calobrace, MD

9:30 – 9:45 am

Discussion

9:45 – 10:00 am

5 Minute Breast Pearls

Christine Hamori, MD · Danielle LeBlanc, MD · Holly Wall, MD

10:00 – 10:15 am

Break

Moderator: Holly Wall, MD
10:15 – 10:30 am

Short Scar Breast Reduction

Nolan Karp, MD

10:30 – 10:45 am

Tuberous Breast: Surgical Technique to Address the Footprint and Contour in Primary and Revision Correction

Ashley Amalfi, MD

10:45 – 11:00 am

Pocket Change for Revisional Breast Reconstruction

Danielle LeBlanc, MD

11:00 – 11:15 am

Beyond Aesthetic: How Breast Reductions Can Recession-Proof Your Practice and Maximize Your ASC

Vincent Naman, MD

11:15 – 11:30 am

Discussion

11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Lunch on Own

Body

Moderator: Herluf Lund, MD
1:00 – 1:15 pm

Nuances of Lipoabdominoplasty

Ashley Amalfi, MD

1:15 – 1:30 pm

Incorporating High-Definition Liposuction without Causing Problems

Simeon Wall, MD

1:30 – 1:45 pm

RF-Assisted Scar-Sparing Body Contouring: Technique, Patient Selection, and Safety Considerations

Stanley Okoro, MD

1:45 – 2:00 pm

Hybrid Abdominoplasty: Indications

Kristi Hustak, MD

2:00 – 2:15 pm

Discussion

2:15 – 2:30 pm

Rib Remodeling: Piezoelectric

Justin Perez, MD

2:30 – 2:45 pm

Rib Remodeling: Open

Pat Pazmino, MD

2:45 – 3:00 pm

Buttock Reduction After BBL: Emerging Trends, Techniques, and Safety Outcomes

Pat Pazmino, MD

3:00 – 3:15 pm

Evolution of My ERAS Journey (LGP)

Linda Phillips, MD

3:15 – 4:00 pm

To Be Announced

6:30 – 8:30 pm

Faculty Dinner

Polo Grill

Friday, July 31

5:30 – 6:30 pm

Cocktails and Complications

Aquamar Kitchen, Deck 12

Saturday, August 1

5:30 – 6:30 pm

Farewell Cocktail Party

Horizons Lounge, Deck 15 Forward