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📣 ⬇️ Click on the link below to get this insightful new information from our latest study! ⁠

https://bit.ly/MostHighRiskZonesForBotoxFillerAndBiostimulators
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🌟 Globally renowned anatomist and researcher, Professor Sebastian Cotofana and the Harley Academy Research Group provide an update on:⁠
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⚠️ The 3 most high-risk facial zones for botox⁠
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⚠️ The 3 most high-risk facial zones for fillers and bio-stimulators⁠
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⚠️ The 3 areas considered most difficult to provide 'perfect' results for, for toxin⁠
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⚠️ The 3 areas considered most difficult to provide 'perfect' results for, for fillers⁠
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💉 You'll find additional commentary outlining the anatomical reasons why specific high-risk treatments require such caution⁠
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🚀 Save this must-read post so you can inform and enhance your understanding and uplift your safety as an aesthetic practitioner!⁠
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💉⬇️ Want expert advice on filler injection techniques for marionette lines? Click here: https://bit.ly/FillerInjectionTechniquesForMarionetteLines
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🌟 We'll send you a link to clinical trainer and aesthetic medicine specialist, Dr Lindsay Jones' insights into:⁠
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✅️ What causes marionette lines⁠
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✅️ Needle or cannula⁠
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✅️ Which type of filler to use for this treatment⁠
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✅️ The best filler injection technique for treating marionette lines⁠
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✅️ Common mistakes with this treatment and how to avoid them⁠
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🚀 Read our interview now to level-up your lower face knowledge!⁠
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⬇️ Click on the link below for the latest news on remote prescribing from the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC)⁠:

https://bit.ly/RemotePrescribingIsNotPermittedForAesthetics
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📣 Find out about their current stance on remote prescribing for aesthetic nurse prescribers and why this may be about to change⁠
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💉 Read the update to our article from earlier this year on remote v face-to-face prescribing in medical aesthetics then let us know what you think!⁠
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⬇️ Click on the link below to read Dr Tristan Mehta's FREE guide to the differences between male & female facial anatomy and how to approach these as an aesthetic practitioner

https://bit.ly/InjectorsGuideToMaleVFemaleFacialAnatomy

🚀 Boost your anatomical knowledge with help from the boss!

🌟 Aesthetic medicine expert, Dr Tristan is the founder and CEO of Harley Academy, he's also the originator of the Level 7 qualification in injectables, co-founder of STORY Clinics, where he practises

💀 We interviewed him to get his valuable insights into the differences between male & female...

✅️ Bone structure, soft tissue distribution and facial proportions

✅️ Aesthetic goals

✅️ Injection techniques and treatments to focus on

✅️ Treatments and/or techniques to avoid for each gender

✅️ General considerations to ensure you're a well-rounded medical aesthetics practitioner.

🌟 Natalie Haswell is an aesthetic medicine expert:⁠
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✅️ Aesthetic nurse prescriber⁠
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✅️ Successful CQC-registered clinic owner⁠
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✅️ One of the first Harley Academy Level 7 graduates⁠
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✅️ Harley Academy clinical trainer⁠
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✅️ Allergan Institute faculty board member⁠
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🚀 In our interview, she shares her advice for getting into aesthetic medicine as a nurse and draws on own journey from the NHS into medical aesthetics⁠ - read it here: https://bit.ly/BecomingAnAestheticNursePrescriber
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📅 You can also hear Nat speak in person with her talk about being an aesthetic nurse prescriber at the RCNi Nursing Careers & Jobs Fair on 6th September at the Business Design Centre in Angel, Islington, London - grab your tickets now and we'll see you there!⁠
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💉👇️ Take our nasolabial fold filler pop quiz: https://bit.ly/NasolabialFoldsPopQuiz
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🚀 Test your knowledge with four quick questions that every practising cosmetic injector should know the answers to!⁠
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🍀 Good luck - let us know how you get on..! ⁠
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✏️ ⬇️ Like this post then click on the link below to learn how to mark up for cheek filler!⁠

⁠https://bit.ly/MarkingUpForCheekFiller

🌟 Harley Academy Level 7 graduate and successful cosmetic doctor, Dr Jess Chohan shares her expertise on aspects including:⁠
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✅️ The 3 key considerations you should assess each patient for first⁠
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✅️ How to mark up for apex cheek filler treatments⁠
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✅️ How to mark up the lateral zygoma to create definition along the cheekbone⁠
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✅️ The white pencils she uses for marking up (a very popular question!)⁠
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🔔 Save this post as a reminder to read through this useful advice for novice aesthetics practitioners (and a great refresh for the more experienced!)⁠
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⬇️ Click on the link below if you want to know about the different types of PLA fillers:

https://bit.ly/AboutPLAStimulatoryFillers
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💉 Injectable polylactic acid (PLA) fillers are a hot topic in aesthetic medicine but how much do you know about these stimulatory fillers?⁠
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🌟 We interviewed aesthetic medicine specialist and clinical trainer, Dr Janine Rothburn who shares her expertise, answering questions including:⁠
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✅️ What's the difference between PLA fillers and hyaluronic acid fillers?⁠
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✅️ What's the difference between PDLLA, PDLA and PLLA Fillers?⁠
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✅️ Which is the most used in facial aesthetics?⁠
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✅️ What's the safety profile like?⁠
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✅️ Where can they be used and how are they injected?⁠
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🔔 Save this post so you can read through all the information at your leisure and refer back to it when needed⁠
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🤔 Want to find out how we address Botox resistance? Take a look, here:

https://bit.ly/HowToAddressBotoxResistance

💉 This article explains what to do if toxin stops working for your patients, including the reasons to consider and what to do next

🌟 With expert advice from clinical trainer and aesthetic medicine specialist, Dr Janine Rothburn

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👇️ Fantastic news! Click on the link below to find out all the details about the Royal Society of Medicine officially recognising aesthetic medicine as a specialty⁠:

https://bit.ly/RSMRecognisesAestheticMedicineSpecialty
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🌟 What do you think of the news? Read the thoughts of our Founder & CEO, Dr Tristan Mehta in our latest article
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⬇️ Like this post then click on the link below to find out how we deal with blanching after botox⁠:

https://bit.ly/BlanchingAfterBotox
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💡 Did you know that blanching after toxin is a lot different to when it happens after filler? And that after botox, it's not considered a complication?⁠
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🚀 Supercharge your neurotoxin knowledge with advice from clinical trainer and aesthetic medicine specialist, ⁠
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Find out...⁠
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✅️ How to identify blanching in toxin patients including in skin of colour⁠
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✅️ What to do if this presents in your patient⁠
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✅️ Why this is likely to have happened⁠
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✅️ How to rectify it and the timeline you have to do so⁠
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⭐️ There's also a wealth of other great tips and insights drawn from real-world clinical practice that we're passing on to you so you can level up you toxin treatments!⁠
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⬇️ Click on the link below to learn about filler injection techniques for masculine jawline sculpting

https://bit.ly/MasculineJawlineSculptingFillerTechniques

🌟 Clinical trainer and aesthetic medicine specialist, Dr Bhavin Garara discusses the rise of jawline fillers for men and the 'looksma # # ' trend

Plus you'll find out:

✅️ How to consult your patients for this treatment

✅️ When to use a needle or a cannula

✅️ Injection depths and techniques

✅️ Which filler type to use where... and more!

🚀 You'll also find a link to our Facial Contouring Masterclass which covers cheeks, mid-face and lower face treatments so you can confidently deliver holistic maximised results for your patients

🔔 POP QUIZ! Click the link below to get the answers and see if you correctly named the four most high-risk areas for filler migration⁠:

https://bit.ly/PreventingAndManagingFillerMigration
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📩 Harley Academy Director of Clinical Education, aesthetic medicine expert, Dr Kalpna Pindolia outlines...⁠
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✅️ The areas most at risk of developing filler migration⁠
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✅️ Why some areas are more prone to migration than others⁠
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✅️ How you can minimise the risk of migration⁠
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✅️ The best ways to manage migration... and more!⁠
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💉 Find out which indications are best suited to tear trough filler, polynucleotides or both - just click on this link ⬇️⁠

https://bit.ly/TearTroughFillerVersusPolynucleotides
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🌟 In our latest interview, Dr Lindsay Jones - clinical trainer and aesthetics specialist - talks you through...⁠
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✅️ What makes a good tear trough filler candidate⁠
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✅️ What makes a good under-eye polynucleotides candidate⁠
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✅️ When both approaches should be considered⁠
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✅️ What each of these treatments can offer your patients⁠
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✅️ Other ways to address common under-eye concerns... and more!⁠
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🚀 You'll also find details of our Tear Trough Filler Masterclass and Polynucleotides Training Course to help you hone your techniques⁠

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💉 Do you know which filler types to use for each region of the face? Click here for our guide! ⬇️⁠

https://bit.ly/BestFillerTypesForEachTreatment
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🌟 Clinical trainer and aesthetic medicine specialist, Dr Victoria Russell shares her advice and recommendations for which filler types to use for the following treatments so you can determine the best option, regardless of brand...⁠
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✅️ Lips⁠
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✅️ Perioral & smoker's lines⁠
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✅️ Medial & lateral cheeks⁠
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✅️ Marionette lines & nasolabial folds⁠
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✅️ Preauricular region⁠
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✅️ Piriform Fossa⁠
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✅️ Chin & jawline⁠
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✅️ Tear troughs⁠
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✅️ Temples⁠
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⭐️ You'll want to save this post so you can refer back to the advice!⁠
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👇️ Click on the link below to get the details on when and how we administer a 'botox brow lift'⁠

https://bit.ly/BotoxBrowLiftingTechniques
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⬆️ You'll learn what kind of lift can be achieved, as well as...⁠
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✅️ The 3 key techniques for lifting the brows, including one for lifting the tail only⁠
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✅️ How to get the dosing correct⁠
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✅️ When NOT to recommend this treatment... and more!⁠
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⭐️ Save this post so you can refer back to our handy guide whenever you need a reminder!⁠
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👇️ Click on the link below for information on how we prevent lopsided lip filler results!⁠

https://bit.ly/HowToPreventUnevenLipFillerResults
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🌟 Clinical trainer, Level 7 graduate and aesthetic medicine specialist, Dr Karla Orsine Murta Dias shares her 7 steps to producing safe, even and reproducible lip filler results that will delight your patients and make you a very proud practitioner!⁠
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💉 You'll also find details of our Perioral & Lip Filler Masterclass which can help you to really hone your skills in this region and make a name for yourself with this popular treatment⁠
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⚠️ Click on the link below for our expert advice on how to avoid causing filler blindness as an aesthetic practitioner ⬇️⁠

https://bit.ly/HowToAvoidCausingFillerBlindness
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🌟 Following a new research update, we spoke to Harley Academy Chief Medical Officer and STORY Clinics co-founder, Dr Emily Mehta to find out...⁠
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✅️ How common is blindness following filler injections?⁠
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✅️ How can aesthetic practitioners minimise the risk of causing filler blindness?⁠
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✅️ Which are the most high-risk areas for this complication?⁠
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✅️ How worried should new injectors be about potentially causing blindness?⁠
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💉 Get all the information so you can find out how to be a safer practitioner and save this post in case you ever need a refresher⁠
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🔑👄 Click the link below for details on the keyhole lips technique! ⁠

https://bit.ly/KeyholeLipFillerTechnique
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🌟 In our interview with clinical trainer and aesthetic medicine specialist, Dr Janine Rothburn answers popular questions, including...⁠
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✅️ What are keyhole lips?⁠
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✅️ Is this a safe lip filler technique?⁠
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✅️ When is it used and what makes a good candidate?⁠
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✅️ How do you administer this treatment?⁠
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✅️ Which lip filler product should be used, plus needle or cannula?⁠
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🔓️ Save this post so you can unlock Dr Janine's fantastic advice at a later date, should the opportunity present itself to try this approach out⁠
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🚀 Click below if you want to find out which new services to introduce to your aesthetic practice to help increase your referrals and revenue!⁠

https://bit.ly/4TreatmentsToElevateYourPractice
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🌟 We spoke to clinical trainer and aesthetic medicine specialist, Dr Lindsay Jones, who detailed the treatments you should consider adding to your treatment menu that...⁠
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✅️ Are in demand⁠
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✅️ Address common concerns⁠
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✅️ Have high rates of patient satisfaction⁠
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✅️ Can help you to bring in more word-of-mouth referrals when executed well⁠
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✅️ Can boost your revenue by attracting new patients as well as targeting your existing client base⁠
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📈 This real-world advice is for you if you're confident with your basic '3 areas' of toxin and cornerstone filler treatments, and want to level up your offering and boost your business!⁠
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4️⃣ With four different routes to choose from, you can see which best fits with your clientele and decide on a plan of action for bringing these rewarding treatments to them!⁠
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💉 Are you prepared for a Profhilo Summer? ☀️

⭐️ The multi-award-winning smash hit 'skinjectable' is still going strong with demand showing no signs of slowing... and now it has a new stablemate: Profhilo Structura!

🚀 These game-changing bio remodelling and regenerative treatments are easy to learn and quick to introduce to your practice so you can meet patient demand and expand your treatment menu

⚠️ The festive party season bookings will start before you know it, so make sure you're prepared as, in order to access Profhilo Structura training, you MUST have first completed our Profhilo Training Course

🎓️ As HA-Derma's only official UK training partner for Profhilo, we can't wait to introduce you to these fantastic treatments!

📲 Learn more and book your place, here: https://bit.ly/ProfhiloTrainingCourse

⬇️ Like this post then click on the link below to learn the legalities involved in self-injecting botox:

https://bit.ly/CanAestheticPractitionersSelfInjectBotox
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💉 With so many viral videos showing cosmetic doctors doing their own toxin injections, we spoke to aesthetic medicine specialist and Harley Academy clinical trainer, Dr Lindsay Jones to help UK injectors understand...⁠
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✅️ The legal, ethical and practical considerations of self-injecting a prescription only medication⁠
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✅️ Is it illegal to inject your own botox if you're a medical professional?⁠
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✅️ As an aesthetic practitioner, can you share videos of you self-injecting toxin for educational purposes?⁠
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✅️ Is this something UK medical regulatory boards turn a blind eye to?⁠
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🤔 Do you believe it's ok to do your own botox? Share your views below!⁠
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⬇️ Click on the link below to find out what 'collagen induction therapy' means in 2024⁠:

https://bit.ly/WhatCollagenInductionTherapyMeans
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🙋 Hands up if you thought it was just microneedling?! You certainly won't be alone! Whilst this has traditionally been the case, the term can now encompass many more aesthetic treatments, including various biostimulatory fillers and skin boosters⁠
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🌟 Keep up-to-date and learn what your patients might be referring to when they ask for collagen induction therapies, so you can better understand their goals, and deliver outstanding treatment plans with results to be proud of!⁠
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Are you making these common cannula mistakes? Find out, here:
https://bit.ly/8CommonCannulaMistakesInAesthetics
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🌟 Aesthetic medicine expert, Harley Academy's Director of Clinical Education, Dr Kalpna Pindolia sets out the 8 cannula mistakes our mentors see most frequently during our filler courses⁠
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🚀 In addition to explaining what these errors are, you'll learn how to prevent them with her insider advice that'll level up your techniques!⁠
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💉 You'll also find information on which of our aesthetics courses can help you improve your cannula confidence, with recommendations based on your experience level⁠
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✅️ Remember: everyone makes mistakes when they start anything new - it's the learning from them that counts!⁠
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💉 Like this post then click below to read our article on masseter muscle toxin techniques for jawline slimming:

https://bit.ly/MasseterBotoxForJawlineSlimming
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🌟 In our latest interview with clinical trainer and aesthetic medicine specialist, Dr Victoria Russell, you'll learn...⁠
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✅️ When masseter botox is a medical treatment and when it's cosmetic⁠
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✅️ Why it's important to know the difference⁠
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✅️ The injection points and dosage for masseter botox⁠
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✅️ What size needle to use⁠
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✅️ Why it's crucial to take a specific advanced botox course to learn how to administer this treatment properly... and more!⁠
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💉 Want to improve your SOOF filler techniques? Check out our interview with Harley Academy clinical trainer and aesthetic medicine specialist, Dr Karla Orsine Murta Dias: https://bit.ly/TreatingTheSOOF

She explains...⁠
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✅️ Where the sub-orbicularis oculi fat is located⁠
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✅️ When and why we treat it plus which patients are suitable⁠
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✅️ Filler product selection and needle v cannula⁠
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✅️ The two injection techniques she uses for effective results⁠
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✅️ Additional treatments to consider to compliment SOOF filler... and more!⁠
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🚀 We hope you enjoy her easy-to-follow insights - we recommend saving this post so you can refer back to them easily!⁠
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First and foremost, we'd like to offer our sincere condolences to all the medical professionals affected by the Skn Group's shock administration announcement⁠
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Understandably, this has also been unsettling news for the aesthetics industry as a whole⁠
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💉 A number of injectors who are just getting started in aesthetics, have asked whether this means patient demand is down. Others have enquired as to whether we're recruiting⁠
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⭐️ To address these queries, we've published this article which we hope puts your minds at rest and provides some reassurance during uncertain times⁠: https://bit.ly/IsTheUKOverAestheticTreatments
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If you have any further questions we can support you with, please do just let us know - our DMs are always open⁠
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Do you want help on treating male toxin patients with 'tough skin'?
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🌟 If so, check out this link to our interview with cosmetic doctor, clinical trainer and aesthetic medicine specialist, Dr Carol Mastropierro:

https://bit.ly/BotoxForMenWithToughSkin

She explains...⁠
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✅️ Why many new injectors experience this 'tough skin' phenomenon⁠
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✅️ What to do if this happens to you⁠
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✅️ The needles she uses to help avoid them detaching from the syringe⁠
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✅️ Why having a thorough knowledge of facial anatomy is key... and more!⁠
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💉 Save this post as a reminder to read this fantastic advice for all inexperienced aesthetics practitioners⁠
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👄 Looking for ways to enhance your lip filler results? Check out our insights on how - and when - we add definition to the vermillion border: https://bit.ly/HowToDefineTheVermillionBorder
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💉Aesthetic medicine expert and our director of clinical education, Dr Kalpna Pindolia talks you through...⁠
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✅️ How to assess lip filler patients' suitability for vermillion border treatment⁠
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✅️ Injection techniques and gender-based considerations⁠
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✅️ Why defining the vermillion border can lead to filler migration and how to avoid this⁠
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✅️ The alternative solutions to consider to reach your patients' goals⁠
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🚀 If you really want to hone these skills, check out our Perioral & Lip Filler Masterclass - message us for details!⁠
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🤔 Confused as to why you shouldn't call yourself a cosmetic dermatologist? Click here for a full breakdown: https://bit.ly/DontCallYourselfACosmeticDermatologist
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We explain:⁠
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✅️ Why this term is inaccurate, misleading and can even be seen as unethical⁠
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✅️ More appropriate terms to use to highlight your skin expertise to patients⁠
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✅️ What 'cosmetic dermatology' and 'medical grade skincare' have in common⁠
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✅️ Why using more appropriate titles to refer to your skin specialities can benefit your marketing⁠
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🌟 Learn to showcase your skin knowledge and skills in the best way possible to lay a solid foundation of trust with your patients from the very start of your aesthetics career!⁠

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