Session Details

U016 Lasers & Energy Devices in the Treatment of Acne

Fri, Mar 7, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
W203C
1 CME Available Focus Session
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DESCRIPTION

Open admission to eligible categories, no tuition or ticket

Acne vulgaris is the most common skin disorder in Dermatology. Medical therapy is considered first-line in the treatment of all forms of acne, including inflammatory, comedonal and nodulocystic types. Recently, new technology has been developed to address acne. This session will review the published literature on the various lasers and energy devices used in the treatment of acne vulgaris, along with an algorithm that incorporates medical therapies. Safety protocols will be reviewed, including the use of these devices in diverse racial skin types.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1.

Discuss the various lasers and energy devices that are available for the treatment of acne.

2.

Choose the appropriate laser or energy device for acne patients with diverse skin types.

3.

Describe an algorithm that incorporates lasers/energy devices with medical therapies for acne patients.

SCHEDULE

8:30 PM

Laser Physics: How to Use New Laser Technology to Treat Acne Patients

Omar Ibrahimi, MD, PhD, FAAD

8:45 PM

Combining Lasers and Energy Devices with Medical Therapies in Acne Management

Valerie D. Callender, MD, FAAD

9:00 PM

Lasers and Energy Devices for Acne Scarring

Girish S. Munavalli, MD, MHS, FAAD

9:15 PM

Questions & Answers

SPEAKERS

Valerie D. Callender, MD, FAAD

Valerie D. Callender, MD, FAAD

Omar Ibrahimi, MD, PhD, FAAD

Omar Ibrahimi, MD, PhD, FAAD

Girish S. Munavalli, MD, MHS, FAAD

Girish S. Munavalli, MD, MHS, FAAD

SPEAKER DISCLOSURES

Valerie D. Callender, MD, FAAD

Aerolase – Advisory Board(Stock Options), Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Allergan, Inc – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Allergan, Inc. – Consultant(Honoraria); Arcutis Biotherapeutics – Speaker(Honoraria); AVAVA, LLC – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Beiersdorf, Inc. – Consultant(Honoraria); Cutera – Consultant(Honoraria), Speaker(Honoraria); Dermavant Sciences – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Eirion Therapeutics – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Eli Lilly – Speaker/Faculty Education(Honoraria); Eli Lilly and Company – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Erion – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Iknow Skincare – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); janssen – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Juenes Aesthetics – Advisory Board(Honoraria); L'Oreal USA Inc. – Consultant(Honoraria), Investigator(Honoraria); La Roche-Posay - L'Oreal Group – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Ortho Dermatologics – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Pfizer Inc. – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Investigator(Grants/Research Funding), Speaker(No Compensation Received); Prollenium Medical Technologies – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Sente Labs – Advisory Board(Honoraria); SkinCeuticals LLC – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Speaker(Honoraria); symatese – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); TEOXANE Laboratories – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); UpToDate – Other(Patent royalties or other compensation for Intellectual Property Rights);

Omar Ibrahimi, MD, PhD, FAAD

AbbVie – Stockholder(Stock); Accure, Inc – Advisory Board(No Compensation Received); Acure Acne – Stockholder(Stock); Allergan, Inc – Advisory Board(Honoraria); AVAVA, LLC – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Beam Therapeutics – Stockholder(Stock); CRISPR Therapeutics – Stockholder(Stock); Cutera, Inc. – Speaker(Honoraria); Cytrellis Biosystems, Inc – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Editas Medicine – Stockholder(Stock); Gingko Bioworks Holding Inc – Stockholder(Stock); Intellia Therapeutics – Stockholder(Stock); Lutronic – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Moderna Therapeutics – Stockholder(Stock); Pfizer Inc. – Stockholder(Stock); Procter & Gamble Company – Stockholder(Stock); Revance Therapeutics, Inc. – Stockholder(Stock); Unilever – Stockholder(Stock); Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. – Stockholder(Stock);

Girish S. Munavalli, MD, MHS, FAAD

AbbVie – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Benev – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Candela Corporation – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Lumenis – Investigator(Equipment); Sofwave – Investigator(Stock Options);