Cost: £1,175

Duration: 2 days

Pre-requisites: NVQ Level 3 Beauty or equivalent, Nurse / Dental Nurse, Doctor, Dentist – or Dental Practitioner with a GDC number, Pharmacist, Level 4 Micropigmentation with Level 3 A&P

Foundation Dermal Filler techniques:

• Lip enhancement
• Correction of nasolabial folds
• Correction of marionette lines

Course Aims & Objectives:

• An introduction to the cosmetic industry.
• Facial anatomy taught by experienced surgeons.
• The pharmacology of dermal fillers.
• How to undertake a gold-standard aesthetic consultation.
• Indications and contraindications of dermal fillers.
• Dermal fillers – basic sciences; areas of administration and handling; the dermal fillers market and patient aftercare.
• Conquering complications safely.
• The keys to setting up a successful aesthetic business

You will learn:

• History, ethics and law in aesthetics
• Role of the Advertising Standards Agency within aesthetics
• Pre-treatment conditions for good practice within aesthetics
• GMC responsibilities
• Legal obligations in aesthetics
• Product liability (on and off license product use)
• Principles of treatment in aesthetics
• The importance of individualised treatments
• Common health problems that can impact an aesthetic treatment
• Pre-procedural client consultation and informed consent
• Cosmetic psychology in aesthetics
• Facial assessments: identifying the suitable pathway to facial rejuvenation
• Dermatology in aesthetics
• Dermal filler use in aesthetics
• Practice of dermal filler use in aesthetics
• How dermal fillers work
• Threshold for onward referral
• What are dermal fillers?
• Benefits and limitations of dermal fillers
• Product selection
• What are dermal fillers used for
• Contraindications for treatment
• Cautions for treatment:
• Dermal filler injection techniques
• Dermal filler volume comparison
• Linear threading technique
• Fanning technique
• Cross-hatching technique
• Serial puncture technique
• The aesthetic consultation – client-centric “4 the client”
• Assessing asymmetry of the face
• Positioning the patient
• Equipment
• Injection precautions
• Muscles of the face
• Veins, arteries and nerves of the face
• Complications and post treatment advice
• Injection placement ·Arterial supply to the lips
• Dermal filler information and consent background
• Medical history
• Hyaluronidase protocol
• Recognising complications with HA fillers
• Health conditions which may affect treatment
• Post-treatment advice:
• Protocol for resolving bruising and swelling
• Dermal filler aftercare advice