Evaluate the process of ageing and difference between favourable and non-favourable ageing. Learn simple injection techniques for cosmetic procedures around the forehead, lips, cheeks, and chin.

Completion of the Basic / Therapeutic Botulinum Toxin and Intra-Oral Dermal Fillers Course (ADAVB or ADAQ) is a pre-requisite for enrolment in this course. Expand on the knowledge obtained in these prerequisite courses to include cosmetic procedures in the upper and middle facial regions using safe, evidence based and predictable methods.

Includes a practical,hands-on component in the form of clinical scenarios for treatment planning and demonstrations of all cosmetic procedures on silicone injectable manikins. Participants will have to opportunity to inject a filler-like gel into the silicone manikins to practise all cosmetic techniques of lips and cheek augmentation, as well as injecting a botulinum toxin like solution to simulate anti-wrinkle injections in the frontal and peri-orbital areas.

Learning objectives:

• Descriptive overview of the effect of ageing on bone, fat pads, cutaneous ligaments, and skin
• Classification of facial and skin types, anatomical lip zones, lip types, frontal lines, eyebrow shapes, crow’s feet and wrinkle patterns
• Cosmetic botulinum toxin and dermal fillers techniques including frontal lines, crow’s feet, lips and cheek augmentation
• Anatomical pitfalls and complications in the upper and middle facial regions.