The Face
of Riyadh

A discipline coming of age

Aesthetic medicine in Saudi Arabia has moved from ambition to authority. What began as a small gathering of surgeons is now a regional centre of gravity — one where technique, science and judgment are debated openly.

This issue follows that shift: the anatomy of a modern facelift, two founders on what they set out to build, and the sessions worth clearing your calendar for.

The Rise of Riyadh

A decade ago, patients travelled abroad for facial surgery. Today the flow has reversed: surgeons arrive to teach, and to learn.

The reasons are structural — investment in training, a young population, and a generation of surgeons trained in Europe and North America who chose to build their practices at home.

Dr. Faleh Alshahrani

Co-Founder · Course Director

What did you want this event to be? A room where nobody performs. Where a surgeon can say "this is where my result fell short" and be met with curiosity rather than judgment.

And the science? Anatomy first, always. Technique follows understanding — never the other way around.