Course Overview
This is an Advanced Dermal Filler course with a focus on the Upper face designed to cover volume loss, tissue descent, and hollowing of the aging face.
This 195 slide course covers volumizing of the cheeks, temples, eye troughs, prejowl sulcus, chin, submalar area, jaw, lips and hands. There are 32 procedural videos showing you all the details. Completion of Advanced Fillers will completely set you apart from your competitors. Your patients will be amazed at the wide range of treatments you can provide. Listen to Natausha, Denise and Caryn as they walk you through each section. And, our high-definition videos make it easy to see in extreme detail things that you couldn't see easily in person. Best of all, you can play the course and the videos over and over until you have a full understanding of the topic.
When you've completed this course, you will feel comfortable and ready to take the next course in the series: The Business of Botox & Fillers.
Course Duration
This on-line course can be completed by most practitioners in 10-14 hours. Take at your own pace from your home or office. You have 3 full months to complete the training.
Instructors
Natausha Spears, B.S., R.N. —Denise Merdich, MS, ARNP — Caryn Richman
Course Features
Comprehensive, in-depth upper face instruction, animated voice over explanations plus in depth written information, downloadable PDFs.
Dermal Advanced puts you in the big leagues with a full repertoire of skills and techniques at your disposal to expand your practice and achieve success!
illustrations to teach and guide you
Take it over and over until passing score is achieved.
This activity is jointly provided by Medical Education Resources and SuperVision, Inc.
Your 14 CME Hours
Educational Objectives
After completing this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Administer advanced dermal fillers to the lower face.
- Describe the normal aging process and its impact on volume depletion and the development of fine lines and wrinkles.
- Categorize the characteristics and differences associated with non-hyaluronic acid and hyaluronic acid fillers, and recognize the different technology used to formulate each.
- Describe the process of mixing dermal fillers with lidocaine prior to injecting.
- Explore individual variations and gender differences as they apply to injections of dermal fillers.
- Examine patients for appropriate use of dermal fillers by reviewing their physical history, goals & expectations, and potential challenges.
- Describe the written informed consent process for treatment and verbal post treatment instructions to patients.
- Review the most commonly used fillers in the United States, and determine which filler is best suited for certain areas of the face.
- Summarize the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of the facial musculature, as well as underlying vessels for advanced filler injections.
- Describe the injection techniques for common patient concerns of nasolabial folds, marionette lines, downturned mouth, mental crease, perioral lines, and introduction to lip augmentation.
- Explain the etiology and management of complications of dermal filler injections and how to avoid undesired or adverse outcomes.
Target Audience
This course is an advance course about injecting dermal fillers in the Upper face and is intended for providers to include nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians involved in the care of patients desiring aesthetic augmentation.
Physician Credit
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint provider-ship of Medical Education Resources (MER) and SuperVision Inc. MER is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
Medical Education Resources designates this enduring material for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing Credit
Medical Education Resources is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This CE activity provides 14 contact hours of continuing nursing education.
Medical Education Resources is a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP 12299, for 14 contact hours.
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
Course Overview
This is an Advanced Dermal Filler course with a focus on the Upper face designed to cover volume loss, tissue descent, and hollowing of the aging face.
This 195 slide course covers volumizing of the cheeks, temples, eye troughs, prejowl sulcus, chin, submalar area, jaw, lips and hands. There are 32 procedural videos showing you all the details. Completion of Advanced Fillers will completely set you apart from your competitors. Your patients will be amazed at the wide range of treatments you can provide. Listen to Natausha, Denise and Caryn as they walk you through each section. And, our high-definition videos make it easy to see in extreme detail things that you couldn't see easily in person. Best of all, you can play the course and the videos over and over until you have a full understanding of the topic.
When you've completed this course, you will feel comfortable and ready to take the next course in the series: The Business of Botox & Fillers.
Course Duration
This on-line course can be completed by most practitioners in 10-14 hours. Take at your own pace from your home or office. You have 3 full months to complete the training.
Instructors
Natausha Spears, B.S., R.N. —Denise Merdich, MS, ARNP — Caryn Richman
Course Features
Comprehensive, in-depth upper face instruction, animated voice over explanations plus in depth written information, downloadable PDFs.
Dermal Advanced puts you in the big leagues with a full repertoire of skills and techniques at your disposal to expand your practice and achieve success!
illustrations to teach and guide you
Take it over and over until passing score is achieved.
This activity is jointly provided by Medical Education Resources and SuperVision, Inc.
Your 14 CME Hours
Educational Objectives
After completing this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Administer advanced dermal fillers to the lower face.
- Describe the normal aging process and its impact on volume depletion and the development of fine lines and wrinkles.
- Categorize the characteristics and differences associated with non-hyaluronic acid and hyaluronic acid fillers, and recognize the different technology used to formulate each.
- Describe the process of mixing dermal fillers with lidocaine prior to injecting.
- Explore individual variations and gender differences as they apply to injections of dermal fillers.
- Examine patients for appropriate use of dermal fillers by reviewing their physical history, goals & expectations, and potential challenges.
- Describe the written informed consent process for treatment and verbal post treatment instructions to patients.
- Review the most commonly used fillers in the United States, and determine which filler is best suited for certain areas of the face.
- Summarize the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of the facial musculature, as well as underlying vessels for advanced filler injections.
- Describe the injection techniques for common patient concerns of nasolabial folds, marionette lines, downturned mouth, mental crease, perioral lines, and introduction to lip augmentation.
- Explain the etiology and management of complications of dermal filler injections and how to avoid undesired or adverse outcomes.
Target Audience
This course is an advance course about injecting dermal fillers in the Upper face and is intended for providers to include nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians involved in the care of patients desiring aesthetic augmentation.
Physician Credit
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint provider-ship of Medical Education Resources (MER) and SuperVision Inc. MER is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
Medical Education Resources designates this enduring material for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing Credit
Medical Education Resources is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This CE activity provides 14 contact hours of continuing nursing education.
Medical Education Resources is a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP 12299, for 14 contact hours.