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AIA Virtual Foundations of Injection Anatomy and Practice is organized by the American Med Spa Association (AmSpa).

Release Date: May 13, 2024
Expires Date: May 13, 2025

Description:
AIA Foundations of Injection Anatomy and Practice is a training course for new injectors designed to help you start your career with confidence. See how filler injections affect the face beneath the skin, and learn the difference between filler and toxin/neuromodulator products.

Understand facial anatomy specific to aesthetic injections.
Learn how to do safe injections, including live demos with industry-leading trainers.
View 8 hours of recorded material online, at your own pace.
On-demand access last for six months from the time of first viewing.

What You'll Learn
Anatomy Education for Patient Safety

Critical Anatomical Structures and Vessels Below the Skin
Upper Third: Neuromodulator Technique
Midface: Cheek Filler & Neuromodulator Technique
Lower Third: Lips, Chin and Jawline

Technique Training for Fantastic Results

Intro to Neuromodulator Science
Basics of Rheology (Gel Science) and Fillers
Pros and Cons: Cannulas vs Needles
Cheek, Lips and Chin Techniques
Live-in-person Injection Demos with Q&A

Practice Tips for a Successful Career

Patient Consultation and Building Relationships
Injection Room Setup
Before and After Photography
Essential Tools of the Trade

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

Identify patients in need of non-invasive medical aesthetic treatments.
Explain the most effective techniques and technologies in the field.
Review legal guidelines relating to practice ownership.
Identify patient safety concerns connected to non-invasive medical aesthetic treatments.
Identify the proper and legal scope of practice for various professionals relating to non-invasive medical aesthetic treatments.

Program Agenda:

Philosophy of the Academy for Injection Anatomy
Understand AIA's approach to injections, the AIA method of building confidence as an injector and the importance of learning clinically relevant anatomy.
Legal Principles
Get introduced to concepts of injector scope of practice, the practice of medicine, oversight and delegation and practical pros and cons of opening your own practice.
Patient Consult
Learn a systemic approach to patient assessment, the importance of medical literacy among your patients and how to build trust before, during and after the treatment.
Critical Anatomical Structures
Get introduced to the major structures and vessels in the face, how they can be used to decide what product to use and where and see common danger zones and areas of concern.
Neuromodulator Science
Learn the science of neuromodulators and the differences between the various products on the market.
Rheology and Gel Science
Learn the science of gels and how they behave in the body and see the differences between the different available technologies.
Room Setup and Photography
See a basic run down of practice setup, room setup, commonly used tools, and tips for better before and after photos.
Injection Techniques
Get introduced to injection techniques including foundational sites for neuromodulators, using cannula vs needle and techniques for cheek, lip and chin filler.
Injection Demo – Neuromodulator
Injection Demo – Cheek and Chin Filler
Injection Demo – Lip Filler