Level 3 - Advanced Botulinum Toxin: Cosmetic Mid Face, Lower Face/Neck & Myofascial Pain (Aug 08 - 10, 2025)

Level 3 - Advanced Botulinum Toxin: Cosmetic Mid Face, Lower Face/Neck & Myofascial Pain is organized by Pacific Training Institute for Facial Aesthetics (PTIFA) and will be held from Aug 08 - 10, 2025 at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Description:
Level 3 includes an online component (28hrs), plus a two-day clinical session held in Vancouver, BC.

Online Didactic:
The online portion of Level 3 includes the following five sections.

• Advanced Botulinum Toxin
• Mid-Face Expression
• Lower Face
• Neck/Platysma
• Myofascial Pain

The online portion introduces how PTIFA pioneered mid-face injections and coined the term “Mid Face Expression” (MFE). Use of the Roberts Facial Rejuvenation Photography series allowed you to see the lines, creases and folds created by the MFE. Using precise markings, the PTIFA Injection Technique and low dosage, you will learn how to control the musculature creating these unwanted infra-orbital lines, naso-jugal grooves, bunny lines, smoker’s lines and naso-labial folds. Habitual subconscious activation of the lower face muscles turns the smile line into a “green bean down” appearance. These expressions blemish the skin with lines that exhibit sadness and depression. Learn how to turn the smile into a “green bean up”.

Understand how activation of the Platysma musculature accentuates the muscles of the lower face and turns the smile to a “green been down”. In addition, subconscious activation of Platysma enlarges the soft tissue, creating horizontal ‘necklace lines’ and creates the hated anterior, lateral and posterior jowls. The posterior ‘PTIFA Platysma bands when present, indicate hyper muscular activity indicative of bruxing, grinding, TMD & tension type headache. Learn how sensory input from the head & neck and how overload of central and peripheral sensitization on the trigeminal nucleus can lead to referred pain.

Objectives:

• Identify and mark precise anatomical facial landmarks for placing botulinum toxin cosmetically in the mid-face, lower-face & neck.
• Diagnose and inject botulinum toxin (aka Dysport®/Botox®) for predictable cosmetic results in the mid-face, lower-face & neck.
• Diagnose and inject botulinum toxin (aka Dysport®/Botox®) for predictable therapeutic results including myofascial pain (migraine, headache & TMD).
• Describe the importance of EMG analytics in the differential diagnosis when treating therapeutic patients and myofascial pain (migraine, headache & TMD).

Topics:

• Levator Labii Superioris Alaeque Nasi
• Levator Labii Superioris
• Nasalis
• Zygomaticus Major and Minor
• Risorius, Buccinator
• Levator and Depressor Anguli Oris
• Orbicularis Oris
• Levator and Depressor Labii
• Superioris/Inferioris
• Mentalis and Platysma
• Treatment Protocols for Migraine and Myofascial Pain
• Masseter, Temporalis,
• Sphenomandibularis
• Medial & Lateral Pterygoid
• Digastrics, Mylohyoid, Ligaments