Dubrovnik hosted the ninth edition of TAMC (The Aesthetic Medicine Congress), an international congress of aesthetic medicine and surgery, which brought together more than 900 accredited doctors from around the world and over 70 speakers at the Valamar Lacroma Hotel. Organised by the Milojević Polyclinic, the congress combined professional education, knowledge exchange and international networking with a carefully designed social programme.
International Experts and Modern Approaches to Education
Participants at this year's TAMC included doctors from Europe, North and South America, Asia, Australia and Africa, confirming the congress's international reach and recognition within the profession. Alongside the congress president and founder, Dr Nikola Milojević, the programme featured numerous distinguished experts who return to TAMC year after year, including Tapan Patel, Tatjana Pavičić, Jani Van Loghem, Sonja Sattler, Steven Liew, Jonathan Kadouch, Reha Yavuzer, Siniša Glumičić, and many others. This year's edition was further distinguished by new international speakers Lee Walker, Dario Bertossi, Bernadett Buda and Matteo Tretti Clementoni, one of the world's leading experts in the field of laser medicine, who was presented with the TAMC Lifetime Achievement Award.
Over three days, the programme took place in two conference halls, featuring lectures and discussions on anatomy, injection techniques, biostimulators, regenerative medicine, laser technologies, patient safety and the treatment of complications. A distinctive feature of this year's edition was its innovative approach to practical education: instead of traditional live demonstrations, injection techniques were presented through pre-recorded videos offering a high level of detail. This format allowed participants to follow individual steps of the procedures more closely and made it easier to transfer the knowledge gained into everyday clinical practice.
According to Dr Nikola Milojević, the ninth edition was the most successful to date. He highlighted participants' satisfaction with the professional programme, as well as their positive impressions of Croatia and Dubrovnik, emphasising that TAMC has, over the years, grown beyond the boundaries of a traditional professional gathering.
Social Programme as Part of the Congress Experience
Alongside its scientific content, TAMC once again offered a social programme designed to encourage informal networking among participants from different countries. The theme of this year's edition was inspired by space and the symbolism of the nine planets of TAMC's Solar System, a concept that ran throughout the evening events.
The Cosmic Disco cocktail party transformed the congress evening into a true cosmic spectacle. Alongside music, socialising and the excellent energy of the participants, the atmosphere was further enhanced by a spectacular laser show, similar to those familiar to audiences from the programme of Zagreb's Festival of Lights. The lighting effects fitted perfectly with this year's TAMC theme, creating a backdrop for an evening in which doctors from different parts of the world socialised far from the conference halls. The second major evening event was the Kings and Queens gala dinner, held under the stars on Banje Beach, by candlelight and with views of Dubrovnik's city walls.
The ninth TAMC once again demonstrated that a world-class international congress can be much more than a series of lectures. Science and education remain at its heart, but it is precisely the combination of leading experts, new technologies, practical knowledge, international networking and a carefully designed social programme that creates an experience participants take with them long after the final lecture.
