Events

CCR provides the central hub for exhibitors and organisations of both the surgical and non-surgical disciplines. This year, CCR is proud to be the first large scale exhibition to be reopening its doors and reuniting a booming industry which is set to bounce back quickly.  This year, the conference hosts the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), the British Cosmetic Dermatology Group (BCDG) and Aesthetic Complications Expert (ACE) Group World. In a unique one-off, annual event, these organisations and others, come together to share information with the aesthetics community and inform and address thousands of visitors over the two-day show. 

This year CCR’s Surgical Arena will incorporate the ISAPS Symposium UK, which will bring to life a surgical agenda, presenting cutting edge, innovative surgical procedures focusing on breast and body. The Symposium will be open to all plastic surgeons for whom a dedicated networking lounge will be available where exhibitors can also access and meet with the delegates. This new addition to the UK’s leading medical aesthetics event will unite the UK’s aesthetic plastic surgeons under one roof, integrating surgical education and networking into CCR to enable true cross-fertilisation of knowledge between surgical and non-surgical practitioners. 

The programme, which will be curated by Naveen Cavale, ISAPS National Secretary and Mo Akhavani, ISAPS Assistant National Secretary will involve presentations by both international and local speakers. Cavale and Akhavani will also be curating the content for the Face and Eyes section of the CCR Surgical Arena alongside the CCR conference team.

Back to school

As always, this year’s show will incorporate an unparalleled and comprehensive education programme, all of which is CPD accredited.  October’s education highlights include a one-day videoed cadaver training course with industry guru Dr Tapan Patel of London’s renowned PHI Clinic. Dr Tapan says: “I’m so proud to be returning to CCR this year to carry out a full-day cadaver course during which I will be demonstrating a range of educational techniques utilising a cadaver. Attending the course is a fantastic way to really study how to best treat your patients; the correct placement of filler and how and why complications might occur (and how to avoid them!) I’m so excited to share my experiences with my peers and to talk about how I administer treatment to achieve beautiful, natural-looking results.” There is an additional cost for this highly sought-after conference, but there are a large number of conferences that will be free-to-attend.

Also, look out for the much-anticipated clinic management focus this year, which will provide some much-needed advice to help get aesthetic businesses back on track during the busy months that lie ahead. Shannon Kilgariff, who is co-ordinating CCR’s In Practice business conference comments: “After such a hard year for everyone within the industry we want to offer as much advice as possible from as many viewpoints as possible to our delegates to make sure that they feel that they are well-armed to take on a post-Covid world. ‘In Practice’ will cover everything from booking systems to social media platforms – we know that there will be something in there for everyone.”

New Partnerships

Furthermore, ISAPS will be producing 2 full mornings of surgical content which will be open to all surgeons and Healthcare Professionals. CCR is proud that along with the above revered organisations, the BCDG will also have a presence at the event.

CCR is absolutely thrilled that Swiss pharmaceutical brand Galderma will be headlining as a sponsor and will come armed to the conference with some exciting news of their own. Galderma is the world’s largest independent dermatology company, present in approximately 100 countries. Their innovative, science-based portfolio – of sophisticated brands and services across aesthetics, consumer care and prescription medicine – makes them an ideal partner for the conference and their news is awaited with great anticipation. The brand will be celebrating 25 years of Restylane, as well as bringing Sculptra under the Galderma umbrella.

Of their involvement in the event, Joanna Neal, Galderma’s brand manager comments: “We are thrilled to be headlining at CCR 2021.  For us, this year’s CCR is a must-attend event, and we always look forward to hearing about the latest developments within the industry. Our brand is ever-evolving, and we are so excited to be sharing our news to all of the CCR attendees – we’ve missed attending events such as these and can’t wait to be face to face with old friends and colleagues once again!”   

Hot Off the Press!

CCR welcomes back Press Ambassador Francesca White, Tatler Beauty Editor At Large and Editor of the Tatler Beauty & Cosmetic Surgery Guide, and NEW for this year, Francesca will take on an additional role as Master of Ceremonies and compere for the first ever CCR Aesthetics Press Conference. On her role, Francesca comments: “I am thrilled to have been invited to be this year’s CCR press ambassador once again. It’s truly an honour and a privilege to be involved in THE show for both the surgical and non-surgical disciplines and to work with the most eminent practitioners in their fields. The new press conference element that I will be chairing for this year is hugely exciting and will provide the first and only press-specific closed event to obtain news of all the pioneering and most cutting-edge research, launches and advancements in the aesthetics market. I expect it to be a hot ticket for 2021 and the subsequent years!”

Courtney Baldwin, Event Manager CCR & Aesthetics:

“We are honoured to welcome so many distinguished brands and prominent industry bodies to CCR this year. The event has always brought the entire medical aesthetics community together and 2021 is no exception. Our conference will be the first educational meeting this year to unite all specialties, and we can’t wait!”

John Culbert of Cambridge Stratum has hailed the latest Aesthetic Medicine Live exhibition ‘the most productive show’ after showcasing a new portfolio of devices.

Showcasing a range of platforms including lasers such as the Pico300 and the Spectra Vein, John said the 2 day event attracted visitors seriously interested in investing in quality aesthetic devices. 

“We were pleasantly surprised how productive the first show coming out of the pandemic has been. We were concerned that Covid may have overshadowed it but we were busy from virtually the minute the show opened.

“Importantly, the people who attended had a serious interest in the products on show and many had imminent purchasing intentions. The initial impression is that this was the most productive show we have exhibited at.”

According to John it was obvious within minutes of the announcement that “AM Live 2021 is now open” that there is a pent up demand from clinic owners for the latest technology but at affordable prices.

“The first morning of the show was virtually non-stop and most of the people attending were there for a business; with the intention of finding the product that would give them that vital edge over the competition. What that constituted varied from person to person and the interest was spread across the full product range on offer.”

Cambridge Stratum was pleased to be able to exhibit some excellent showstoppers.

John says: “The Pico300 and 500 range of picosecond lasers at mainstream prices. However, the Nano 3 – a 3.5ns active Q switch laser – also attracted a lot of attention.”

The combination of skin tightening and skin resurfacing has been in the news lately leading to a lot of interest in combination treatments that includes the Stratum 1550: a non-ablative 1550nm scanning laser for skin resurfacing and the SkinTyte III our latest 3 D Hi-Fu machine to tighten the skin.  

John says: “The combination of these two treatments produces excellent results 100% non-invasively and with zero downtime. In order to further promote this hot combination we were pleased to include the show offer of a £5000+ vat discount from the normal price ( £19,500 + £12,500 both plus vat so normally £32,000 + vat  – special offer £27,000 + vat ). Again both machines are offered with our market leading 3 year warranty as standard.”

Cambridge Stratum evolved from the founders’ need to source a broad range of aesthetic and medical equipment for their own use, that is world class in performance, with uncompromising build quality and safety.

All of the equipment offered through Cambridge Stratum has been evaluated and is in daily use in the associated company – Cosmex Clinic – run by award-winning nurse Louise Sommereux. 

All equipment supplied is either CE or Medical CE approved as appropriate and all products have been verified as suitable for the UK.

Following three years of the ISAPS Symposium UK being hosted in London by Easyfairs, organisers of CCR, the international meeting of the world’s leading aesthetic plastic surgeons will be housed for the first time at CCR on 14 & 15 October 2021 at the ExCeL, London. 

This new addition to the UK’s leading medical aesthetics event will unite the UK’s aesthetic plastic surgeons under one roof, integrating surgical education and networking into CCR.

The addition of this world-class programme will add further value to the 250+ surgeons who attend CCR each year to network and attend the non-surgical talks. 

With a focus on breast and body, the ISAPS Symposium UK will feature an internationally renowned faculty from across the globe, putting CCR and the ISAPS Symposium UK on the world stage.

Naveen Cavale, ISAPS UK National Secretary, commented: “It’s great to be working with CCR for the fourth year running and we’re thrilled to be able to host the ISAPS meeting at the event this year. The ISAPS Symposium provides expert education for plastic surgeons each year and, because CCR provides such an open forum for medical aesthetic professionals, all surgeons involved in the aesthetics sector will be able to join the ISAPS meeting, giving them the opportunity to be educated by and learn best-practice from the best of the best.

“The ISAPS presence the in UK has grown exponentially over the past few years and this enriched partnership represents further expansion of the phenomenal growth that ISAPS has seen in the UK. Adding to this, there will also be an opportunity for aesthetic plastic surgeons to sign up for ISAPS membership at CCR at a reduced rate, as part of their delegate fee.”

Mo Akhavani, ISAPS UK Assistant Secretary, added: “The excellent thing about being alongside CCR is that any medical professional in the aesthetic sector, whether surgical or non-surgical, can mingle and network with the world’s best plastic surgeons. This not only strengthens the partnership between ISAPS and CCR, but it also enhances the reputation of ISAPS education and closes the gap between surgical and non-surgical specialties, which will in turn help to provide a safer and more regulated industry.”

In addition to the opportunity to learn from the most highly regarded aesthetic plastic surgeons in the world, attendees of the ISAPS Symposium UK at CCR will be able to discover the very latest surgical equipment and solutions at the accompanying exhibition, to ensure their clinics are kitted out to the highest and most up-to-date spec.

With a focus on a holistic approach to aesthetic medicine, surgeons will also have access to the full agenda of free-of-charge non-surgical education at CCR and the opportunity to meet with the leading suppliers of non-surgical products and practice management solutions.

Francesca White, Tatler’s Health and Beauty Editor-at-Large, will once again be press ambassador for CCR and will use the opportunity to speak to the surgeons featured in the 2020 Tatler Cosmetic Surgery Guide. Francesca will be interviewing key opinion leaders and exhibitors during the event, as well as reporting on the latest news in the aesthetics industry.

CCR and the ISAPS Symposium UK 2021 will deliver the best of the best in content, demonstrations, new treatments and education for all medical aesthetic professionals on 14 and 15 October 2021 at ExCeL, London.

Register to attend today at www.ccrlondon.com

Last month VIVACY UK had the pleasure of running two STYLAGE masterclasses in their premisses in Mayfair. 

After an introduction about the history of VIVACY and a presentation of STYLAGE products, both trainings allowed attendees to have a particular focus on injection techniques for the lips and mid-lower face area. 

VIVACY UK would to thank all the practioners who attended the trainings as well as Alexandra Haq and Dr Mit Patel for sharing their time and expertise.