HMP Global buys Aesthetic Extender Symposium in third dermatology deal in 18 months
What's the deal? HMPDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → Global has acquired the Aesthetic Extender Symposium (AES), an annual educational meeting for advanced aesthetic clinicians, the company announced September 24, 2026. Terms were not disclosed. It marks HMP Global's third dermatology acquisition in roughly 18 months.
What does AES do? Founded in 2007 by dermatologist David J. Goldberg and physician associate Krystie Lennox, AES trains physician associates, nurse practitioners, nurses, and aestheticians in injectables, energy-based devices, and other areas of aesthetic medicine. Nearly 1,000 professionals attend the annual event, which celebrates its 20th edition August 12-15, 2027, in Boca Raton, Florida.
What changes? Lennox and Goldberg stay on as co-directors. "That spirit is what makes AES special, and it isn't going anywhere," Lennox said, adding that HMP Global's reach will bring the meeting to more clinicians.
Why now? The deal follows HMP Global's April 2025 acquisition of Masterclasses in Dermatology and its November 2025 acquisition of Music City SCALEDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. Together, the three give the company clinical communities spanning medical dermatology, aesthetic medicine, and regenerative skin health.
What's the endgame? HMP Global is assembling a platform across medical dermatology, aesthetic medicine, and skin health. "We are signaling very clearly to the market that we intend to lead in all areas of dermatology," said chairman and chief executive officer Jeff Hennessy, Sr. "We see tremendous opportunity in this market, and we're just getting started."
The signal: The buying spree tracks a growing market. US medical aesthetics revenue has surpassed $17 billion annually and is rising by more than $1 billion a year, according to the American Med Spa Association, as dermatology, aesthetic medicine, and longevity increasingly overlap. Consolidating trusted clinical communities gives HMP Global a foothold in that convergence.
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