MEIDAM 2026 — the 11th International Congress of Medical Excellence in Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine — is held in Dubai on 24–26 September 2026. Now in its eleventh year, the congress has established itself as one of the Gulf's dedicated aesthetic dermatology meetings, sitting deliberately at the intersection of medical dermatology and aesthetic practice.
The congress programme is structured around live demonstration and technique, rather than lecture alone. Across three days, faculty cover injectables and neuromodulators, dermal fillers and facial anatomy, thread lifting, energy-based devices and laser platforms, chemical peels, body contouring, hair restoration and the growing regenerative aesthetics field including platelet-rich plasma and exosome-based approaches. Complication management and patient-safety sessions form a recurring thread, addressing the vascular, infectious and aesthetic complications that follow injectable and device treatments and how they should be recognised and managed.
Medical dermatology content is retained alongside the aesthetic programme, covering acne and rosacea, melasma and pigmentary disorders, hair and scalp disease and the dermatological conditions most commonly seen in Gulf practice, where sun exposure and skin phototype meaningfully change management.
The audience is regional and international: dermatologists, plastic surgeons, aesthetic physicians, general practitioners working in aesthetics, and clinic owners. Workshops and hands-on training sessions run alongside the main hall, and an exhibition of pharmaceutical, device and skincare companies serves the fast-growing Gulf aesthetic market.
Registration categories, the detailed scientific agenda, the international faculty list and workshop bookings are published on the official MEIDAM congress website. Dubai's position as a regional hub for aesthetic medicine makes the congress a practical meeting point for practitioners across the GCC, North Africa and South Asia.
