Name: Ultrasound Fundamentals for the Aesthetic Injector 2024
Start: 2024-09-20
End: 2024-09-20
Location: The New Yorker

OVERVIEW

Ultrasound Fundamentals for the Aesthetic Injector is organized by American Med Spa Association (AmSpa) and will be held on Sep 20, 2024 at The New Yorker, New York, United States of America.

Statement of Need/Program Overview:
Medical aesthetic professionals in the medical aesthetic field have demonstrated a high desire for in-depth technique discussions as a matter of providing updated techniques and procedures and implementing them in safe practices. Medical aesthetic professionals have asked for technique sessions describing the latest advances in the nonsurgical treatments to help them achieve higher standards and better results for their patients, as well as increasing safety and accuracy of injections.

Educational Objectives:
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

To explain the science of ultrasound
Define the terminology used in ultrasound imaging
To operate the settings on an ultrasound device to optimize images of the targeted tissues
To identify anatomic structures in the face using ultrasound – fat, muscle, vessels, bone, fascia
To distinguish between arteries and veins with ultrasound
To demonstrate the skills necessary to mitigate filler complications using guided injections of hyaluronidase which include: nodules, granulomas, DON
To summarize the value of ultrasound in treating vascular occlusion vs currently accepted protocols
To identify and treat vascular occlusion due to fillers
To summarize the pathophysiology of visual loss secondary to fillers and employ the steps to take if this complication occurs
To use ultrasound into their aesthetic filler patient evaluations and treatments