{"id":785,"date":"2013-06-26T07:07:40","date_gmt":"2013-06-26T07:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surgerytoday.com\/education\/?p=785"},"modified":"2013-07-16T00:33:57","modified_gmt":"2013-07-16T00:33:57","slug":"vegas-cosmetic-surgery-and-aesthetic-dermatology-2013-day-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surgerytoday.com\/education\/vegas-cosmetic-surgery-and-aesthetic-dermatology-2013-day-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegas Cosmetic Surgery and Aesthetic Dermatology 2013 Day 0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Day 0 of the Vegas Cosmetic Surgery and Aesthetic Dermatology Conference 2013<\/h2>\n<p>Date: June 25, 2013<\/p>\n<p>Located at the Bellagio Resort Hotel, Las Vegas. \u00a0This is the 9th annual conference. \u00a0The 10th annual conference has already been set for June 18th-22nd, 2014.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_852\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/surgerytoday.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bellagio-with-logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-852\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-852\" alt=\"Vegas Cosmetic Surgery at the Bellagio Hotel\" src=\"https:\/\/surgerytoday.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bellagio-with-logo-300x111.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surgerytoday.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bellagio-with-logo-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/surgerytoday.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bellagio-with-logo-624x230.jpg 624w, https:\/\/surgerytoday.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/bellagio-with-logo.jpg 851w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vegas Cosmetic Surgery at the Bellagio Hotel Picture by Dr. Calvin Lee.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>My adventures on the day before the Vegas Cosmetic Surgery conference begins<\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Tammy Wu and I saw a very full day of office patients and ended at 5:15pm in our office, we were think that we would catch the 8:10pm flight out of a neighboring city: Stockton, and take the Allegiant Air flight to Las Vegas. \u00a0But it was delayed. \u00a0But because it was delayed. \u00a0I got some administrative paperwork done at the office. \u00a0I read some of the mail and paid some bills. \u00a0Dr. Tammy Wu got to inventory some of the Obagi that came to the office. \u00a0It was a massive order &#8211; I think it was about $16,000 worth of Obagi products that came in and we had to unpack these large Obagi Skin Care products and put them on our shelves. \u00a0Some of these were ordered specifically for patients.<\/p>\n<h4>Allegiant Air<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 14px;\">Delayed 4 hours<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Got my $2 water at the airport.<\/li>\n<li>It was a packed waiting room at the Stockton, CA Airport.<\/li>\n<li>The Allegiant Air plane didn&#8217;t take off till around 12:30pm.<\/li>\n<li>Seating was quite uncomfortable for me &#8211; my neck just didn&#8217;t seem to fit the seats.<\/li>\n<li>We arrived around 2:00am in Las Vegas<\/li>\n<li>But good things: \u00a0Dr. Tammy Wu and I got to sit next to each other and Dr. Tammy Wu slept through most of that flight. \u00a0I was just too uncomfortable to sleep through the entire flight. \u00a0But it was a relatively short flight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Strange Taxi Guy<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 14px;\">Took us to an entrance of the Bellagio which was pretty far from the reception desk. \u00a0There was an entrance that was right by the reception desk, but I guess it would have taken the taxi driver longer to get out of that round about, etc. \u00a0We had to walk pretty far with our luggage. \u00a0At 2am, it just seems a little bit more confusing, and the Bellagio in Las Vegas is a pretty big hotel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The trip from the Las Vegas Airport to the Bellagio hotel took about 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>And the trip with tip was about $26.00 for us. \u00a0In retrospect, I wasn&#8217;t so sure the Taxi driver deserved any tip for dumping us off at a far entrance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>First thing we did in Las Vegas was check out the Bellagio Gym<\/h4>\n<p>We really came here for the conference. \u00a0Just a few months ago we were in Vegas already, so we weren&#8217;t all that motivated to check out all the sights of Vegas again. \u00a0But working out and and taking care of ourselves and preparing for our next half marathon (perhaps Santa Rosa Half Marathon?). \u00a0Dr. Tammy Wu hasn&#8217;t run in a long time, so she gave it a try today again at the treadmill. \u00a0I ran about 1 mile on the treadmill, and she ran about 2 miles. \u00a0One great thing about the gym was a cable weight machine where I was able to adjust the rotation and angle of the arm, and thus I was really able to stretch out my right shoulder which has been bothering me from some chronic over use with injecting, operating, inserting acupuncture needles, and worst of all, using a computer mouse to write blogs (ie. this one) \/ do social media, etc.<\/p>\n<h4>We ate at Noodles Restaurant in the Bellagio<\/h4>\n<p>We had to tell them about our Vegan and Gluten Free preferences. \u00a0They were very happy to accommodate. \u00a0I&#8217;m not Gluten sensitive, but Dr. Tammy Wu is. \u00a0So the dishes we got were: \u00a0Agadashi, Endamamme, steamed vegetables, soy flavored rice noodles stir fried with vegetables, and rice. \u00a0This was quite a good meal and we escaped with a $71 price tag.<\/p>\n<h4>Considered getting tickets to a Cirque du Soleil show.<\/h4>\n<p>O is showing at the Bellagio. \u00a0However we couldn&#8217;t decide quite yet. \u00a0The tickets ranged from $120 to $220 &#8211; I think. \u00a0Instead we looked at the sculpture gallery associated with the Cirque Du Soleil. \u00a0The sculptures were so artistic &#8211; they looked so anatomical &#8211; sort of like cosmetic surgery to us. \u00a0The artist was Richard Macdonald, and the sculptures were for sale. \u00a0They price tags for little sculptures were about $10,000 and the larger ones were around $150,000. \u00a0There were two sales associates which gave us info on the sculptures, but the price tag were a bit too expensive for me anyway. \u00a0One of them asked me about any other art pieces which I own. \u00a0I said that the closest thing I have to these things are my teddy bear &#8220;collection.&#8221; \u00a0They didn&#8217;t seem to understand. \u00a0Regarding the possibility of seeing a show, we wanted to see the schedule of the Vegas Cosmetic Surgery and Aesthetic Dermatology conference, but the registration desk for that event hasn&#8217;t been open yet.<\/p>\n<h4>Walked around the Vegas Strip and then went to Walgreens<\/h4>\n<p>It was a pretty hot day already today. \u00a0But I read in the weather forecast that it will be even hotter in the next few days, perhaps as high as 117 degrees F? \u00a0We shall see. \u00a0Good thing the air conditioners work well in the hotels. \u00a0At Walgreens, I got a quart of orange juice and a gallon of water to lug back to the Bellagio. \u00a0I considered taking the tram that connects the Aria hotel with the Bellagio, but we just walked around till the heat got too much.<\/p>\n<h4>Back to the Gym to stretch my shoulder.<\/h4>\n<p>By this time it was around 7:30pm. \u00a0The gym at the Bellagio is open from 6am to 8pm. \u00a0So it&#8217;s about to close. \u00a0I went back to the gym to use the Cybex Cable weight machine. \u00a0It wasn&#8217;t to lift weights, but I discovered that this was one of the best ways to stretch my shoulder joint. \u00a0So I was able to spend another 15 minutes with this type of stretching to help rehab my shoulder which is already getting much better with my own stretching.<\/p>\n<h4>Went to Jasmine Restaurant in Bellagio<\/h4>\n<p>The most fun thing about going on vacation for me is eating out. \u00a0So we tried the Jasmine Restaurant which was within the hotel grounds. \u00a0We&#8217;ve been sticking to restaurants which have an Asian flare because it seems easier for us to find gluten free vegan choices. \u00a0And they were happy to provide solutions for us. \u00a0We had two dishes the eggplant dish and the monkey mushroom dish &#8211; both were made gluten free and vegan. \u00a0We had two extra bowls of rice. \u00a0The price tag with tip came out to about $75. \u00a0Which we charged to our Bellagio room.<\/p>\n<h4>Early Registration at the Vegas Cosmetic Surgery and Aesthetic Dermatology conference<\/h4>\n<p>We finally got to pick up our materials and name tag. \u00a0We met Karen Miller who said she&#8217;d help us with our Vegan\/Gluten free preferences &#8211; how nice! \u00a0The conference is 5 days long, and super packed with great cosmetic surgery information. \u00a0I am most interested in the cosmetic injectable portion of the course and there&#8217;s plenty of that information including demonstrations on the Botox and filler injections.<\/p>\n<h4>We spent the next hour picking out how we would spend our time at the Vegas Cosmetic Surgery and Aesthetic Dermatology Conference<\/h4>\n<p>It is somewhat complex with about 3 different activities going on at the same time. \u00a0There are also evening program going until 9:30pm. \u00a0I made sure to pack in as much Botox and Cosmetic Injectable info as I could get. \u00a0There is a whole bunch of stuff regarding social media, but I&#8217;m not sure I can get all that in.<\/p>\n<p>Time flies when you&#8217;re having fun. \u00a0It&#8217;s about 12:10am now.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll see how it goes! \u00a0Can&#8217;t wait to bring all this great information and education back to our plastic surgery practice in Modesto, California.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 0 of the Vegas Cosmetic Surgery and Aesthetic Dermatology Conference 2013 Date: June 25, 2013 Located at the Bellagio Resort Hotel, Las Vegas. \u00a0This is the 9th annual conference. \u00a0The 10th annual conference has already been set for June 18th-22nd, 2014. 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