Foundation Level Botulinum Toxin Training

This course will give you the necessary skills and understanding to practice as a Practitioner in Botulinum Toxin.
You will learn:
 

• History, Ethics and Law in Aesthetics      

• Role of the Advertising Standards Agency with 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  individualised treatments  

• Common health problems that can impact an aesthetic treatment    

• Pre-procedural client consultation and informed consent     

• Aftercare    

• Requirements  of premises for practicing aesthetics    

• What are the main health and safety regulations?  

• Topical aesthetics in aesthetics     

• Cause and effect of needle stick injuries    

• Measures to deal with need stick  injuries    

• Signs and symptoms of vasovagal response    

• How to manage vasovagal response  

• Morphology of facial ageing    

• Facial shape, proportions, symmetry and concepts of youth and attractiveness    

• Facial proportion     

• Concepts of youth and attractiveness    

• Psychological theories of attractiveness as a driver for cosmetic procedures    

• ‘Risk’ groups in relation to aesthetics    

• Facial assessments: identifying the suitable pathway to facial rejuvenation.    

• Dermatology in Aesthetics    

• Structure of the skin    

• Function of the skin    

• Intrinsic skin ageing    

• Extrinsic skin ageing    

• Dermatological conditions that impact upon appearance    

• Dermatological skin products     

• Botulinum Toxin use in Aesthetics     

• Mechanism of action of botulinum toxin to Neuromuscular synaptic transmission    

• Pre-injection preparation of botulinum toxin    

• Pharmacodynamics of botulinum toxin    

• Blood vessels of relevance to the use of botulinum toxin    

• Nerves of relevance to the use of botulinum toxin    

• Muscles of relevance to the use of botulinum toxin  

• Practice of Botulinum in Aesthetics      

• Contraindications of botox    

• Risks associated with common treatment areas   

• Adverse effects  associated with botulinum toxin  

• injection site reactions including    

• Management options in the event of an adverse effect following treatment with botulinum toxin    

• Assessing facial shape and wrinkles    

• Formulating a treatment plan for facial shape & wrinkles    

• Develop a Pre-procedural care plan    

• What is Botulinum Toxin?   

• How Botox works    

• Basic Treatment Areas    

• The Fat Pads of the face    

• Facial Vascular systems     

• Pre and Post Treatment Protocol      

• Injection Technique    

• Informed Consent    

• Client Patient Records    

• Botox Brands    

• Health & Safety     

• Sharps disposal and sharps injury          

• Transmission of infection   

• Anaphylaxis Management   

• Health conditions which may affect treatment