Advanced Botulinum Toxin-A / Dermal Filler Training (Level II)

Your Hands Don’t Lie! Training on Radiesse^© for Cosmetic Hand Rejuvenation! 

Your hands reveal the truth about your age. Even if your face and body look youthful, your age can easily be known based on the appearance of your hands.

Radiesse^© for Cosmetic Hand Rejuvenation: There is actually a treatment which is FDA approved and is the only approved treatment for treating volume loss in the hands. Finally a treatment which can reverse the appearance of having unsightly “sunken” or “old” looking hands. Patients love the results and there is certainly a plethora of potential candidates you can help.  The product, known as Radiesse^©, enhances and rejuvenates volume to the hands creating a very smooth, natural appearing end result.  Not only do patients love the results, the procedure itself is very simple to perform and the national average fee ranges from $900 on the low end to $1,500. Learn to perform a technique which can serve as your secret arsenal to having a unique practice with special age restoring methods.

You will learn to perform and treat volume loss in hands using this specific technique. You will first need to learn using Hyulronic Acid based products such as with Juvederm^© or Restylane^© prior to using Radiesse^©. Merz requires that all practitioners receive training by them prior to purchasing the product. Merz will actually send their trainer to your office with free samples of Radiesse^© for you to learn on and inject patients with. The service is actually very thorough and gives you an opportunity to generate additional revenue during the training. The training they provide is very specific to the one procedure and takes about 30-45 minutes, however; is not designed to replace a formal Aesthetic workshop.

Marketing Support: After the completion of the Merz office visit, you will be permitted to use all their marketing materials from their website and they provide significant amount of marketing support as well.

Financial Impact and Income Potential: There are NOT many practitioners who offer this technique due to the additional, but few, requirements needed for start up.  This creates a significant opportunity for you to offer this technique in your own aesthetic or medical practice.

Hands On Training, Complete Manual/ Materials: During the Dermal Filler workshop you will learn everything you need to understand how to perform this technique correctly. This will be accomplished through extensive didactic training as well as through hands on training.

You will not inject Radiesse^© during the training as this is not permitted by Merz, but you will learn the technique using other products. The afternoon session of the Dermal Filler training is devoted exclusively to practicing injection techniques on LIVE PATIENTS! You will also be given extensive information on how to market this technique, which includes specific methods on how to trademark your own proprietary technique for treating hands. Naturally you will learn the pricing and packaging pertaining to the technique.  Create a unique aspect to your aesthetic practice and learn the number one treatment for creating beautiful hands for all your patients!

All attendees will gain an expertise in using different types of injectable products that will enable the physician to offer non-surgical facial rejuvenation and facial sculpting through the use of botulinum toxin (Xeomin^© , Botox Cosmetic^© and Dysport^©) and various dermal filler products. Upon completion of this course the attendees will have the ability to artfully assess the cosmetic needs of patients and determine which products and techniques should be used to achieve the best results for their patients.
Thoroughly understand and become proficient in the following areas:

1. Facial Re-Shaping (Sculpting) using advanced combinations of Botox Cosmetic and various Dermal Fillers – the “liquid facelift”.
2. Proper safe method to filling "11" lines between the eyes using soft fillers such as Restylane^©, Juvederm XC^©, or Belotero Balance^©.
3. "Off-Label" uses for various Dermal Fillers and Botulinum Toxin - A (Xeomin^©, Botox Cosmetic^©© and Dysport^©) for line and wrinkle reduction in non-traditional areas. Dermal Filler advance techniques include tear trough injections, jaw redefinition (pre-jowl sulcus), cheek augmentation techniques, fern techniques (extended commissure lines), sub-malar hollow, and philtrum reconstruction.
4. Administer safely such products as Radiesse and Sculptra for various more difficult wrinkles outside the Naso Labial Fold area as well as non-traditional areas of the body including the hands where unwanted veins pertrude on patients.
5. Learn to identify, diagnose, and treat Migraine Headaches and Bruxism as well as other medical conditions through the administration of Botulinum Toxin - A.
6. Receive protocols and understand using Botulinum Toxin -A products for jaw reduction, nasal flare, nasal tip, mid-arch eyebrow shaping, lower eyelid injections and decolette areas.
7. Understand the possibility for insurance reimbursement for the medical use of Botulinum Toxin products and the long-term strategy and follow-up for patients' to alleviate or eliminate these disorders.
8. Evaluate the aging face, understand gender differences and create realistic expectations for the patients.
9. Understand all contraindications for safety, off-label use, and proper use administration of these materials.

Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) through the joint providership of CME Consultants and Empire Medical Training.  CME Consultants is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

CME Consultants designates this live activity for a maximum of 0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Target Audience: Our activities have been formulated and implemented to satisfy the educational needs of health care practitioners (physicians, physician assistants, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and Dentists who are directly involved in the care of patients in the areas of Aesthetics, Medicine, Pain Management, Anti-Aging and Surgery.

Teaching Methods: All Empire Medical Training programs follow a rigorous teaching model that includes a combination of lecture/didactics with intensive hands on training. Empire has created a proprietary method of training, namely the Rapid-Retain-Repeat^® that ensures learners are properly trained during the workshop events. The method, in part, involves providing attendees with preconference materials for completion prior to the event, followed by on site lectures coupled with examinations, oral testing, and hands on demonstration of proficiency.

Faculty Name and Qualifications: See Faculty Page

Disclosure Information of Planner and Faculty:

Planners from Empire:
Stephen Cosentino, D.O. – No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose
Judy Hyle CHCP – No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose

CME Consultants CME Committee Members (Joint Provider):
Harold Damuth, M.D. - No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose
Lester Holstein, M.D. - No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose
Michael Marchiano, M.D. - No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose