VASTOZ 2026
About this Event
Two Transformative Days
The Shift Is
Already Happening
The next generation of aesthetic medicine goes beyond filling wrinkles or replacing lost volume.
It restores and regenerates the face and body.
As GLP-1 therapies create new aesthetic needs, including facial volume loss and changes in skin and body composition, regenerative therapies help stimulate collagen, improve tissue quality, support cellular function, and deliver longer lasting, natural looking results.
Vastoz connects the science of regeneration with practical clinical application.
Why Attend VASTOZ™
- Understand What Drives Better Outcomes
Explore how patient biology, metabolism, hormones, anatomy, inflammation, and tissue quality influence healing, aesthetic outcomes, and treatment longevity.
Connect Optimization With Intervention
Understand how hormones, peptides, metabolic health, GLP-1 changes, and regenerative strategies support more comprehensive facial and body treatment planning.
Advance Your Clinical Perspective
Explore structural facial treatments, regenerative skin quality, body harmonization, fat grafting, allograft adipose tissue, HA fillers, and PMMA.
Learn Through Evidence and Application
Gain practical insight through expert lectures, comparative panels, clinical cases, live demonstrations, safety discussions, and complication reviews.
What Is VASTOZ?
VASTOZ 2026 is an elite, physician-led summit dedicated to advancing regenerative aesthetics, longevity medicine, and cellular medicine through evidence-based education.
This is not a master injector course.
This is not a product showcase.
This is not trend-driven education.
Instead, VASTOZ follows a structured clinical pathway—from patient optimization and physiology to facial rejuvenation, body harmonization, regenerative therapies, and evidence-based decision-making—helping physicians deliver safer, smarter, and longer-lasting outcomes.
Exclusive, Curated Learning Experience
VASTOZ 2026 is intentionally small, curated, and designed for meaningful interaction with world-renowned faculty.
You'll Gain:
- Direct access to internationally recognized physicians, surgeons, scientists, and innovators
- Scientific frameworks connecting patient optimization, face, body, and regenerative medicine
- Live demonstrations, multidisciplinary panels, and real-world clinical cases
- Evidence-based discussions on safety, complications, regulation, and patient selection
- Practical clinical insights supporting responsible implementation
What You'll Learn
This is specific, protocol-driven education, including:
Patient Optimization & Cellular Foundations
- Hormones, peptides, metabolism, inflammation, and GLP-1 optimization
- The biological foundation before facial or body intervention
- Cellular medicine, regenerative signaling, and tissue preparation
Facial Transformation
- Applied facial anatomy and vascular safety
- Structural volumizing and volume restoration
- Minimally invasive lifting and regenerative skin quality
- GLP-1 facial changes, treatment sequencing, and live demonstrations
Body Harmonization
- Cell-assisted lipotransfer and regenerative fat
- Autologous fat, allograft adipose tissue, HA fillers, and PMMA
- Fat grafting for muscle definition and body contouring
- Gluteal, breast, and intimate regenerative applications
Evidence, Safety & Clinical Excellence
- Patient selection and complication prevention
- Regulatory and evidence-based considerations
- Comparative treatment panels
- Multidisciplinary clinical cases and faculty discussions
The Pierre Hotel
Enjoy a luxury stay at an exclusive VASTOZ-only rate
Nestled along Fifth Avenue overlooking Central Park, The Pierre offers a timeless blend of elegance and modern comfort. From its marble-clad interiors and white-glove service to its serene, spacious rooms, every detail creates a retreat worthy of the city's most distinguished guests.
After securing your VASTOZ 2026 pass, you'll be able to access discounted two-night rates—available in limited quantity on a first-come basis.
2 E 61st St, New York, NY 10065, NEW YORK
DAY 01 - November 13
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Welcome & Framing — VASTOZ and the Foundations of Cellular Medicine
Host: Dr. Yan Trokel
Info: The VASTOZ idea and the shift from correction to regeneration; introduction to cellular, bio-regenerative & stem-cell therapy; history of cellular medicine; autologous vs. allografts; the evolution of extracellular vesicles, secretomes & exosomes.
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
The Next Growth Curve: Market Trends, Investments, and Opportunities
Host: Michael Zanetti
Info: What’s next for the aesthetics industry? This session will explore the market trends, investments, and emerging opportunities shaping the next growth curve in aesthetics. Gain insights into where the industry is headed, what’s driving change, and how to identify and capitalize on opportunities to stay ahead of the curve.
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:40 AM
The Optimized Patient — Hormones, Peptides & Metabolic Groundwork
Host: Dr. Mudit Arora
Info: The patient optimized systemically heals faster, holds aesthetic results longer, and ages slower. Hormones, peptides, and regenerative adjuncts as the groundwork before any procedure — including the GLP-1 metabolic context — a framework that runs beneath every face and body session that follows.
🕑: 09:40 AM - 10:20 AM
Applied Anatomy, Vascular Safety & the GLP-1 Face
Host: Dr. Matt Stefanelli
Info: Facial anatomy and danger zones; ultrasound for vascular mapping and occlusion rescue; hyaluronidase protocols; and the anatomic and volumetric changes behind the “GLP-1 face.”
🕑: 10:50 AM - 11:30 AM
The Anatomy of Structural Volumizing & Volume Restoration
Host: Dr. Yan Trokel
Info: An anatomical review of age-related changes in facial structure, including skeletal support, deep and superficial fat compartments, soft-tissue distribution, and the role of volume loss in facial aging. * Apply the principles of structural, bone-referenced volumizing (Y LIFT).
* Describe the closed injection technique and injection mapping.
* Select patients appropriate for structural volume restoration.
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Biomechanical Principles of Minimally Invasive Midface Suspension
Host: Dr. Flavianny Artiaga
Info: An anatomical and biomechanical review of minimally invasive midface suspension, including the superficial facial fat compartments, suspension concepts, patient selection, procedural safety, and potential complications.
🕑: 01:10 PM - 01:30 PM
Regenerative Skin Quality — The Facial Envelope
Host: Dr. Amy Lewis
Info: Rebuilding facial skin quality from within — exosomes, PRP/PRF, biostimulators, and polynucleotides (PDRN) for texture, tone, and the dermal envelope — with combination protocols, an evidence-based view of the regulatory landscape, and a complications review.
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Anatomical and Safety Principles of Minimally Invasive Face & Neck Suspension
Host: Dr. Yan Trokel
Info: A review of the anatomical and safety principles involved in minimally invasive face-and-neck suspension, including structural support, suspension suturing, radiofrequency-based skin tightening, patient selection, procedural risks, and complication prevention.
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
From Innovation to Implementation: The Legal Framework for Regenerative Aesthe
Host: Sara Shikhman, Esq.
Info: Regenerative aesthetics is advancing faster than many of the rules governing it. This session gives physicians and practice owners a practical framework for evaluating emerging treatments and introducing them responsibly. Using various regenerative products as case studies, Sara Shikhman will address federal and state oversight, product sourcing and vendor due diligence, scope of practice and delegation, off-label use versus unapproved products, informed consent, advertising claims, documentation, and the red flags that can put both a practice and a professional license at risk.
🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:40 PM
The GLP-1 Face Case: Multimodal Assessment of the Post-Weight-Loss Face
Host: Dr. David Shafer
Info: A faculty-led educational demonstration reviewing facial assessment, anatomy, volume loss, skin quality, treatment sequencing, procedural safety, and the clinical considerations involved in developing an individualized treatment plan. *Observe an integrated facial treatment sequence performed on a live patient.
*Correlate anatomy, volume, collagen stimulation, lifting, and tightening in clinical sequence
🕑: 03:40 PM - 04:00 PM
Post-Weight-Loss Facial Changes — Clinical Synthesis Panel
Info: A multidisciplinary discussion of patient assessment, treatment sequencing, appropriate intervals, safety considerations, and individualized planning for patients experiencing facial changes associated with significant weight loss. *Synthesize a staged regenerative plan around a patient’s weight-loss timeline.
*Determine treatment intervals, sequencing, and realistic expectations.
🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
The Business of Regenerative Aesthetics
Host: Rick O'Neill
Info: A discussion of responsible service positioning, patient communication, pricing transparency, ethical digital education, and the development of patient-centered pathways in regenerative aesthetics. *Position and price premium regenerative services.
*Apply ethical marketing principles to regenerative medicine.
*Design a patient funnel from enquiry to treatment.
DAY 02 - November 14
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:10 AM
Welcome Back — Body Harmonization & the Regenerative Foundation
Host: Dr. Yan Trokel
Info: Proportion, structure, and the non-surgical body — and the day’s arc from regenerative science to applied technique.
🕑: 08:10 AM - 08:50 AM
The Evolution of Body Filling — From Synthetics to Regeneration
Host: Dr. Thanguy Friço
Info: *Describe the lessons of the permanent-filler era — migration, granuloma, infection, and permanence.
*Explain the regulatory shift away from PMMA and its clinical rationale.
*Transfer anatomy and volume-planning discipline to resorbable and regenerative materials.
🕑: 08:50 AM - 09:30 AM
Fat Grafting for Muscle Definition — Intramuscular Technique & the Safety
Host: Dr. Matt Stefanelli
Info: Intramuscular autologous fat grafting to define and augment muscle — pectorals, deltoids, calves, and beyond — built on a systematic framework of 35 muscles classified by injection risk, with body danger zones, ultrasound-guided technique, and a complications review.
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Step-by-Step Video Masterclass — Fat Grafting for Muscle Definition
Host: Dr. Matt Stefanelli
Info: An edited, step-by-step technique film — harvest, processing, layering, and safe-zone navigation — narrated live with results follow-up, plus live Q&A.
🕑: 10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
Ultrasound-Guided Body Injection & Safety
Host: Dr. Mari Rinaldi
Info: Develop proficiency in ultrasound-guided body injections by identifying key muscular, fascial, and vascular landmarks; using real-time imaging to accurately guide needles and cannulas into the appropriate anatomical planes; and assessing pre-existing fillers to differentiate injected materials before treatment.
🕑: 12:20 PM - 12:50 PM
Structural Remodeling of the Gluteal Region: Advanced Intramuscular Filling
Host: Dr. Tulio Souza
Info: This lecture introduces Advanced Gluteal Modeling (MAG), combining ultrasound-guided intramuscular gluteal filling with superficial cellulite treatment. Based on 15 years of clinical experience and 5,081 procedures, the session covers anatomy, technique, patient selection, treatment planning, and key safety considerations.
🕑: 12:50 PM - 01:30 PM
Allograft Adipose Tissue in Body, Gluteal & Breast Procedures
Info: A review of the scientific evidence and clinical considerations surrounding allograft adipose tissue in body, gluteal, and breast procedures, including patient selection, anatomical considerations, regulatory status, limitations, alternatives, and potential complications. *Apply allograft adipose for non-surgical gluteal augmentation, body contouring, and
* Regenerative breast enhancement.
* Integrate Avéli for cellulite.
* Select patients within a structural / homologous-use framing and manage complications.
🕑: 01:30 PM - 01:50 PM
The Right Material for the Region — Comparative Panel
Info: A comparative, evidence-based discussion of autologous fat, allograft adipose tissue, hyaluronic acid fillers, PMMA, and other relevant modalities. Faculty will examine anatomical indications, patient selection, treatment limitations, regulatory considerations, safety, and complication management. * Compare body-filling approaches case by case on longevity, reversibility, and cost.
* Apply cross-cutting complication management, including vascular-occlusion rescue.
🕑: 01:50 PM - 02:20 PM
The Regenerative Frontier — Intimate Wellness Part I
Host: Dr. Jason Rupeka
Info: Explore regenerative approaches to female intimate rejuvenation and volume restoration using allograft adipose, with an emphasis on appropriate patient selection, technique, structural and homologous-use principles, and the recognition and management of potential complications.
🕑: 02:20 PM - 02:50 PM
Part II — Regenerative Male Intimate Wellness: Girth Enhancement & Andrologic
Host: Prof. Aleksandr Knigavko
Info: Focus on applied anatomy and injection planes for male girth enhancement, with an overview of available modalities including HA, allograft adipose, autologous fat, and implant-based approaches. Include appropriate patient screening, including assessment for body dysmorphia, along with recognition and management of complications such as nodularity, migration, infection, and vascular compromise.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 1599.00 to USD 4799.00
