OVERVIEW

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 Feb 05 - 06, 2027 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Description:
This advanced Botox® training course provides an in-depth analysis of chronic facial pain symptoms and conditions, with a focus on therapeutic Botox® treatment. It also covers advanced applications to reduce the signs of aging in the mid-face, lower face, and neck—including techniques for correcting gummy and canted smiles—as well as treatment for hyperhidrosis.

What you’ll learn:

Integrate electromyography (EMG) analytics with therapeutic Botox® treatment to help identify overactive muscles and optimize TMD treatment outcomes.
Master advanced injection techniques for the mid-face, lower face/neck, incl. treatment of platysma bands, gummy smile, masseter hypertrophy & more.
Understand the role of Botox® in managing myofascial pain & muscular dysfunction, with a focus on evidence-based approaches to complex anatomy.

Course Details:
Level 3 is an advanced Botox® course that includes an online didactic section (28 hours & exam), followed by a 2-day clinical session (16 hours) held at select clinics in Vancouver.

The online portion introduces how PTIFAT pioneered mid-face injections and coined the term “Mid Face Expression” (MFE). The use of the Roberts Facial Rejuvenation Photography series allows you to see the lines, creases and folds created by the MFE. Using precise markings, the PTIFAT Injection Technique and low dosage, learn how to control the musculature creating these unwanted infra-orbital lines, naso-jugal grooves, bunny lines, smoker’s lines and nasolabial 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. In this advanced Botox® course, learn how to turn the smile into a “green bean up” as well as advanced applications including for hyperhidrosis.

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 ‘PTIFAT Platysma bands when present, indicate hyper muscular activity indicative of bruxing, grinding, TMD and tension type headache. Learn how sensory input from the head and neck, and how overload of central and peripheral sensitization on the trigeminal nucleus can lead to referred pain.

Advanced Botox® Training: Mastering Therapeutics & Beyond Aesthetics to Comprehensive Patient Care

Transform your practice with advanced Botox® techniques that bridge therapeutic relief and aesthetic outcomes. This comprehensive Botox® course equips you with precision dosing strategies, EMG analytics and anatomical expertise to deliver superior results for both therapeutic and aesthetic patients. Additionally, you will learn:

How higher dosages than those used for aesthetic treatment alone result in reduction of headaches and migraines. A threshold dosage, carefully placed, must be reached in order to obtain therapeutic relief.
How to incorporate EMG analytics when treating your therapeutic patients can assist with determining the muscle activity, dosage, timing and improved records & patient care.
The relationship between the secondary and tertiary mechanisms of action of botulinum toxin and the synergy between aesthetic and therapeutic results. Further understand the relationship between “looking good” and “feeling good”.
How to significantly reduce the amount of dermal filler in the mid-face and lower-face after developing an understanding of how to use advanced levels of botulinum toxin.
How to successfully treatment plan and mark your advanced botulinum toxin patients with confidence, after attending the advanced hands-on anatomy review focusing on the mid-face, lower-face and neck.

Course 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).