How Does It Work? Inside the Machines (Non-CME)

Friday, April 12, 2024

7:00 AM – 7:45 AM EDT

Location: Room 325

Course Director(s)

Course Directors: Gregory Altshuler, PhD; Ilya Yaroslavsky, PhD

Clinicians are trained in clinical use and outcomes, but much of the knowledge is based on experience, recommended settings, and trial and error. This session will delve into how the device generates energy, how the energy is regulated for dosing considerations, and how the technically-savvy clinician can apply this knowledge to optimizing outcomes. The technologies featured include not only light-based technologies but energy-based devices based on electrical currents, ultrasound, and magnetic field generation.

7:05 AM – 7:15 AM EDT

How Can You Affect Tissue? Biostimulation, Heating, Coagulation, Ablation, Cooling, and Mechanical Tissue Effects
Faculty: Ilya Yaroslavsky, PhD – IPG Medical
7:15 AM – 7:25 AM EDT

How are the Different Energy Sources Made and Controlled? Light, RF, EMS, ultrasound, Mechanical, Cooling
Faculty: Gregory Altshuler, PhD – IPG Medical
7:25 AM – 7:35 AM EDT

Inside the Machine - RF - How to Select the Best Modality - and Parameters - for Specific Indications and Good Treatment Outcomes
Faculty: Robert A. Weiss, MD, FAAD – Maryland Dermatology Laser Skin and Vein Institute