Precision and Safety

In-depth knowledge of the facial anatomy will provide practitioners with the ability to offer safe and precise medical aesthetic injections. Understanding the surface landmarks and the underlying danger zones is essential in medical aesthetics. Risks of complications can be decreased while also giving patients satisfactory results.

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Virtual
3 Hours
Facial Anatomy for Medical Aesthetics course

Facial Anatomy Outline

  1. Discuss the effects of aging on skin, including descent, deterioration, deflation, dehydration
  2. Examine the facial anatomy to include muscles, blood vessels, nerves and bony structures
  3. Identify surface landmarks important to dermal filler and neurotoxin injections
  4. Identify structures to prevent complications
  5. Outline assessment strategies in relation to surface anatomy landmarks
  6. View a video demonstration of a cadaver dissection

Virtual training in Facial Anatomy does not permit a medical aesthetics practitioner to provide patient treatments. This is an educational didactic presentation only. Completion of the virtual training session is a prerequisite to Course Component 2: Pharmacology, Clinical Assessment and Injection Techniques.

An in-person and advanced review of Facial Anatomy will be completed in Component 4: Practical Skills and Hands-on Mentoring.  Successful completion of both virtual and in-person training will be determined by a written and oral test.

This continuing nursing education activity has been approved by the Tennessee Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses can earn 5.0 contact hours through this course.

Facial Anatomy is also available as a Virtual Course for experienced practitioners for $500.