How to inject Botox- a course for Nurses, Doctors & Dentists

Name: How to inject Botox- a course for Nurses, Doctors & Dentists
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Learn how to inject Botox with confidence! The online course for nurses, dentists, Doctors and allied health.

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Last updated 7/2015

English

What you'll learn

Understand the history of botulinum toxin and its clinical use
Reconstitute a vial of Botox and draw up ready for use
Handle a Botox syringe safely and confidently
Have an understanding of relevant facial anatomy and safe areas to inject
Use the injection techniques learnt in the course to start injecting. Make sure that you have the appropriate medical qualifications to legally perform Botox injections in your state/country

12 sections • 31 lectures • 1h 21m total length

Welcome1:00
A welcome message before starting the Botox course. Find out what the course entails.
An Introduction by Dr Jonathan Brown, Cosmetic Physician1:14
An introduction to "How to inject Botox", by Dr Jonathan Brown.

How to inject Botox is an online course for nurses, Doctors and dentists who are looking to learn how to inject Botox. The course will guide you through the essential points of Botox injecting with practical guidance on how to safely inject patients. Learn how to assess a patients facial movements to work out where to inject with Botox.

Key words: Botox course for nurses, Botox course for Doctors, How to learn Botox injections, Online Botox course
Why pursue a career in cosmetic injecting?3:46
Explore the benefits of working in aesthetic medicine. This will help you to understand your motivation for becoming a Botox specialist.

The history of botulinum toxin1:00
In this lecture, learn how Botox was initially used in medical treatments and how it became the most common injectable cosmetic procedure in the world.

Key points covered: The history of Botox in medical use, the history of Botox in cosmetic medicine, common areas that Botox can treat.
Test
Test discsussion/recap0:44
Recap the main learning points from the test

How to reconstitute a 100 unit vial of Botox3:35
In this video learn how to reconstitute a 100 unit vial of Botox.

Equipment needed:

Pair of forceps or long nose pliers

100 unit vial of Botox

5 or 10mlof sterile normal saline

21 or 23g needle

3ml sterile syringe
Tips on reconstituting a vial of Botox1:00
Dr Brown shares some practical tips on Botox recontitution
How to draw up Botox into a needle. Not as easy as you might think!2:28
After this lecture you should be able to draw up Botox from the vial into a 31g insulin needle ready for use.
Test

Basic facial anatomy2:00
Learn about frontalis, corrugators, procerus and orbicularis oculi muscles and how they cause lines.

Key points covered: What is frontalis and how does it cause forehead lines? What is the glabella? What are crows feet?
Anatomy of the face6:32
in this presentation, learn where to place Botox injections to treat frown lines and forehead lines.

Key points covered: How many units of Botox are needed to treat the glabella, forehead and crows feet? How deep do I place the needle?
Frontalis - the cause of forehead lines3:48
See how to treat forehead lines with Botox
Test

Patient assessment2:16
In this video, learn how to assess a patient's movements to help work out which areas to treat with Botox.
Marking the patient before treatment5:10
Learn how to assess a face prior to injecting Botox and where to inject safely to avoid ptosis.
Injection of the glabella2:59
A live demonstration showing Dr Jonathan Brown injecting a patient's glabella with Botox.

Key points covered: How to inject the glabella safely with Botox. What is a ptosis after Botox?
Injection of the forehead1:30
A live demonstration showing Dr Jonathan Brown injecting a patient's forehead with Botox.

Key points covered: How deep to inject the forehead. Where to treat the forehead with Botox to give a natural result
Injection of the crows feet2:25
A live demonstration showing Dr Jonathan Brown injecting a patient's crows feet with Botox.

Make sure that you have the appropriate medical qualifications to legally perform Botox injections in your state/country

How to inject Botox is a course for nurses, Doctors, dentists and allied health professionals who want to learn how to perform Botox injections.

The course contains videos explaining how Botox works, facial anatomy and a provides a safe and effective system for injecting.

Learn how to treat the three main cosmetic areas of the face - crows feet, forehead lines and frown lines with patient demonstrations.

To sign up for the course you must be legally allowed to perform Botox injections in your state and country.

Remember that you may be able to claim the cost of the course in your tax return as an educational item so enrol today!

Dr Jonathan Brown is a Cosmetic Physician in Melbourne and is Director of Cityskin Cosmetic Clinic.

Doctors, Nurses, Dentists and all allied health practitioners who are licensed to perform Botox procedures in their country
The course is NOT for general members of the public who are not licensed to perform cosmetic procedures