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Master Physician Certification in Weight Optimization, Liposuction & Fat Grafting

September 9 - September 13, 2026 (Cerritos, California)

Scientific Agenda

Master Physician Certification in Weight Optimization, Liposuction & Fat Grafting

September 9-13, 2026 / Cerritos, CA

Faculty: TBA


Course Objectives:

- Understand GLP-1 pharmacology, dosing, safety, and metabolic implications.

- Evaluate patients for medical weight loss and longevity programs.

- Integrate nutrition, exercise, hormone optimization, and metabolic testing.

- Develop personalized weight loss and titration plans.

- Identify and manage adverse effects and complications.

- Understand body contouring options for post-weight-loss patients.

- Perform hands-on contouring techniques including cryolipolysis, RF, EMS, and injectable fat reduction.


Why Take These Two Courses Together?

Patients seeking body transformation rarely require just one modality.

The Advanced GLP-1 Certification equips you to optimize metabolism and medical weight loss, while the Masters Course in Liposuction Procedures & Fat Grafting Techniques teaches advanced procedural body contouring.

Together, these complementary courses provide a comprehensive approach to body transformation, from patient assessment and weight optimization to contour refinement and fat grafting techniques, helping physicians broaden their clinical capabilities and offer a more complete treatment pathway.

Register for both courses and receive an exclusive USD 500 bundle savings.


DAY 1 AGENDA

07:30 – 08:30

Registration & Breakfast

08:30 – 09:00

Welcome & Course Overview

09:00 – 10:00

Module 1: Science of Obesity & Metabolic Dysfunction

10:00 – 11:00

Module 2: GLP-1 & Incretin Pharmacology

11:00 – 11:15

Break

11:15 – 12:15

Module 3: Safety, Contraindications & Patient Screening

12:15 – 13:15

Lunch

13:15 – 14:30

Module 4: Laboratory Assessment & Metabolic Evaluation

14:30 – 15:30

Module 5: Dosing, Titration & Troubleshooting

15:30 – 15:45

Break

15:45 – 17:00

Workshop A: Case Planning + Body Contouring Integration

17:00 – 17:30

Q&A and Wrap-Up

DAY 2 AGENDA

08:00 – 08:30

Breakfast Roundtable: Business Models

08:30 – 09:30

Module 6: Nutrition for GLP-1 Patients

09:30 – 10:30

Module 7: Exercise Physiology & Muscle Preservation

10:30 – 10:45

Break

10:45 – 12:00

Module 8: Longevity Medicine Integration

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch

13:00 – 15:00

Hands-On Block B: GLP-1 + Body Contouring Stations

15:00 – 15:15

Break

15:15 – 16:15

Module 9: Building a Weight Loss Practice

16:15 – 17:00

Competency Assessment & Certification Review

17:00 – 17:30

Closing & Certificates


Day 3: Friday,September 11, 2026
Faculty/Surgeon: Prof. John Kim, MD

TIME

AGENDA

8:00-08:30 AM

Registration

08:30-9:00 AM

  • History and evolution of liposuction in the past 40 years
  • Liposuction Relevant Surgical anatomy
  • Consultation, patient selection and preoperative preparation
  • Indications, contraindications

09:00-10:00 AM

  • cribing ,medical photography and documentation
  • Facility, staffing, supplies and equipment
  • Tumescent anesthesia Safety and precautions
  • Power- assisted liposuction and available devices

10:00-10:30 AM

COFFEE BREAK

10:30-11:30 AM

  • Clinical demo of liposuction instruments: settings/cannulas
  • Evolution and concept of Laser Lipolysis
  • Wave lengths and devices available
  • Clinical demo of laser: settings/fibers/cannulas

11:30-12:00 PM

Q & A Session

12:00-13:00 PM

LUNCH

13:00-14:00 PM

  • Postoperative course, complications and how to avoid them
  • Dealing with difficult patients/medico-legal issues

14:00-15:00 PM

  • Liposuction of the abdomen and back
  • Liposuction of the neck

15:00-15:30 PM

COFFEE BREAK

15:30-17:00 PM

  • Liposuction of the thighs
  • Liposuction of the arms
  • Liposuction of the breast

13:00-14:00 PM

Q & A Session

Day 4: Saturday, September 12, 2026
Faculty/Surgeon: Prof. John Kim, MD


Cerritos Medical Center/Art Medica

TIME

TOPICS

08:30-17:00 PM

Operating Room

  • Liposuction of the abdomen w/fat graft to the arms

Day 5: Sunday, September 13, 2026
Faculty/Surgeon: Prof. John Kim, MD


Cerritos Medical Center/Art Medica

TIME

TOPICS

08:30-17:00 PM

Operating Room

  • Liposuction of the upper and lower abdomen w/fat graft to buttocks

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