From April 11 to 14, 2024, the vibrant Wynn Las Vegas resort transformed into a bustling hub for medical aesthetics as AmSpa’s Medical Spa Show returned. This annual event continues to be a highlight on the industry calendar, and this year was no exception. Medical Spa Show 2024 attracted industry leaders, exhibitors, and med spa professionals for an engaging experience filled with educational sessions, the largest Expo Hall to date, and numerous networking opportunities.

Since 2018, the show has welcomed over 8,100 attendees, representing 4,200 practices and featuring 650 exhibiting brands, all focused on connecting, enhancing their skills, and uplifting the community. Join us as we recap the standout courses and events that made Medical Spa Show 2024 an unmissable gathering for professionals in the field.

Thursday

Pre-show Education

Key Course Offerings:

• Turning Your Practice Up to 11: Energy Device Master Class
• Ultrasound Fundamentals for the Aesthetic Injector
• Medical Spa Boot Camp at MSS
• M&A Summit, presented by Skytale and ByrdAdatto
• The AART of GAIN: Education on the Galderma Aesthetic Portfolio
• Allergan Medical Institute: Power of the Portfolio

Attendees who arrived early to the conference were treated to full-day clinical, business and finance master classes. AmSpa brought a one-day version of its comprehensive business training to Medical Spa Show for the first time. Together, Skytale Group and ByrdAdatto brought back the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) summit to help prepare medical spa owners for the process of selling a med spa.

Erin Hennessey, APRN, DNP, Taylor Siemens, APRN, Loretta Zanetti, APRN, and Kristen Capo, APRN, returned with a new format for their rave-review energy device master class, where they presented instruction, panel discussions and demonstrations for an all-around approach to safe treatment training. One of the pioneers in ultrasound use for aesthetics in the U.S., Dr. Steven Weiner presented his Ultrasound Fundamentals for the Aesthetic Injector. The always-full Galderma and Allergan Aesthetics sessions included demonstrations and live simulcast treatments, making use of innovative technology to compliantly share the best tips and techniques.

If you are interested in attending pre-show education for the 2025 conference, register now to save your seat! These courses fill up quickly.

AmSpa Members Reception

After a day of pre-show education or traveling to Vegas, AmSpa members enjoyed an exclusive members-only reception at the Pavilion on Thursday evening. Members showed up in their best 70s yacht rock styles and grooved along with a live band, sponsored by Allergan Aesthetics.

Friday

General Session

Key Course Offerings:

• Kindra Hall – Stories that Stick: The Irresistible Power of Strategic Storytelling
• Carrie Strom – Building Your Business, Building the Market
• Cary Deuber, CRNFA, CANS – Energy Observation

General Session welcomed attendees to the 2024 conference, starting off the educational program with inspiring keynote speakers. Author and professional storyteller Kindra Hall shared from her research and personal experience how med spa owners can tell more strategic stories to captivate customers, influence behavior and transform their businesses. Senior Vice President of AbbVie and President of global Allergan Aesthetics, Carrie Strom spoke on the strength of the aesthetic market before Cary Deuber closed the keynote section with her insights on mentorship and working with personalities.

Expo Hall Opens

The 2024 edition produced the largest expo hall in show history, featuring more than 100 exhibiting brands in a larger space. Between sessions and during dedicated expo hall breaks, attendees and vendors will have shaken many hands and made new business connections.

Treatment Rooms

Near the expo hall, attendees finally got to see for themselves how leading devices perform with sponsored Treatment Rooms. A handful of brands, including Refine and Solta, offered attendees the chance to experience treatments firsthand. Stay tuned for updates on this year’s demonstrations for your chance to see leading aesthetic technologies in action.

Friday Sessions

Key Course Offerings:

• All-star Injectors Panel
• Energy-based Devices in Aesthetic Medicine: Addressing Skin of Color
• Hitchhiker’s Guide to MSOs: Exploring Possible Uses
• What the Most Profitable Med Spas Are Doing in 2024
• Common Complications and Best Practices for Addressing Them
• Filler Fatigue: Hype or Hoax?

AmSpa’s legal partners, the attorneys of national healthcare law firm ByrdAdatto, presented the legal track on Friday, sharing education on MSOs, legal red flags, handling difficult patients, and a roundtable Q&A. Another exciting addition to this year’s conference was a clinical complications presentation from Julie Bass Kaplan, FNP-BC, CANS, and Sarah Safa, MS, PA-C. They shared research-backed strategies to prepare for and resolve adverse reactions.

Opening Night Party: Midnight in Paris

For the second year in a row, Medical Spa Show took over the Wynn’s XS Nightclub, transforming the space in the essence of the city of lights. Sponsored by Merz Aesthetics and Cosmofrance, the Opening Night Party delighted attendees with custom cocktails, themed performers, a photobooth, small bites and more. The lavish XS brought everyone at the Medical Spa Show together to mix, unwind and make memories.

Saturday

Wake Up ‘n Learns

Key Course Offerings:

• Wake Up 'n Learn: Investor Partnerships Panel presented by WellLabs+, Empower Aesthetics, Cosmetic Physician Partners and Varsity Healthcare Partners Business: Management and Leadership
• Wake Up ‘n Learn presented by RepeatMD
• Wake Up ‘n Learn: Age Reversal Innovation With Dr. Chris Croley: Plexr GlassLift and CAT-Resurfacing, presented by Med Results Inc

What better way to get your day started after an evening at XS than with breakfast, served alongside sponsored education? These Saturday Wake Up ‘n Learns were a big hit with attendees and speakers alike, as Saturday rolls into a full day of education.

Saturday Sessions

Key Course Offerings:

• All-Star Owner’s Panel
• Building a Big Brand in a Small Space
• People or Processes? Balancing Staffing and Operations Through Automations
• Evaluating Skin of Color
• Threads and Fillers: The Dynamic Duo for Ageless Beauty
• Non-surgical Facial and Body Augmentation in Transgender and Gender Non-binary Patients
• Is Offering Sexual Health the Right Move for Your Business?

The conference program continued to expand on the tracks Incorporating Diversity in Your Medical Spa and Sexual Health. Saturday brought an additional track of Aesthetic Industry Game-changers, bringing attendees education including biostimulators, leveraging AI and CBD treatments.

Drinks with Exhibitors

After Saturday’s sessions conclude, everyone convenes in the expo hall for one last pass and to enjoy a cocktail alongside their brand partners. Attendees who have been participating in the app game also make their way to the expo hall for their chance to win one of the sought-after raffle prizes. Competition is cutthroat.

Sunset Sips

After the expo hall closed, attendees stepped out onto the Cristal Terrace and enjoyed a drink as the sun dipped beneath the Las Vegas horizon.

Sunday

Sunday Sessions

Key Course Offerings:

• Hiring and Compensation Workshop with Bryan Durocher, Durocher Enterprises
• Practice Management Round Table Workshop;
• How to Start and Scale Your Medical Spa with Terri Ross and Izhak Musli of APX Platform
• How to Build a Profitable Med Spa through Financial Understanding and Strategy with Maven Financial

Included in conference registration, these development workshops are designed to get you in conversation with fellow med spa professionals. Brand new in 2024 was the Practice Management Round Table Workshop, led by Lora Kassaros, Brandon Mullen and Rebecca McAbee. These passionate practice managers shared real insights from their years of experience and fostered small group discussions to guide other med spa owners to success.

AIA Cadaver Training

Key Course Offering:

• Live Cadaver Dissection Course with Christopher Surek, DO, FACS, and AIA Faculty

Plastic surgeon and facial anatomist Christopher C. Surek, DO, FACS and faculty of the Academy for Injection Anatomy (AIA) brought their classroom anatomy course and practical instruction to the Wynn on Sunday, April 14th. Hands-on filler injection followed by dissection allowed attendees to see how injectable product interacts with structures and vessels in the face.

Follow this link to add AIA Cadaver Training to your 2025 conference ticket. Space is limited.

Make Your Plans for Medical Spa Show 2025

Early Bird Registration is now open for Medical Spa Show 2025! AmSpa members and non-members can now register and add additional team members. Register now for the best chance to reserve your spot for pre-show education, the live cadaver dissection course, and other courses with limited seating before they sell out!

Visit www.medicalspashow.com to learn about the education, exhibitors and social events of Medical Spa Show 2025 and register your team today.