A practitioner to practitioner, pragmatic guide Trainees often asked specific questions in relation to dermal filler and we cover how to anticipate complications in our anti-wrinkle and dermal filler diploma. Here are a few examples covering the appearance of lumps. […]
On day 2 or 3 post-treatment, imagine a client sends you a photograph of an area of purplish discolouration in an area of their face where you have treated them with dermal filler.
It looks like a bruise – but then you remember – skin necrosis, following a period of vascular occlusion, can also look like a bruise.
Did you read today’s BBC article “Botox-style injections and lip filler ban for under-18s in England” At Visage Aesthetics, we are very happy to hear this new law passed, to prevent the treatment of children with Botox and dermal filler. This […]
Previous Visage Academy trainee and now successful Harley Street Aesthetics Doctor, Rupert Critchley, shares his thoughts on aesthetics consenting and consultation. hamiltonfraser.co.uk/knowledge/consenting-principles-and-pitfalls Read Dr Michael Aicken’s previous post entitled ‘When Not To Treat’ which covers this same topic.
One more first-timer misconception to mention here is about deciding whether or not to try lip filler injections. It’s important to enhance with small doses and return after a few weeks if you decide to go bigger. But it’s a […]
When we first arrived on the aesthetic injectables scene in the mid-2000’s the classic treatment for the woman over 40 was to fill their nose-to-mouth (nasolabial) lines with dermal filler. For a first-timer, receiving this treatment gave incredible satisfaction for […]
Usually the words ‘body positivity’ and ‘self-love’ don’t come into the same conversation when discussing cosmetic surgery or aesthetic treatments. There are many articles telling women to love what they see in the mirror, but that comes with judgement, ‘if […]
We have the general day-to-day Q&A’s as practitioners, prime example being “I’m pregnant, is it safe for me to have anti-wrinkle treatment?” but then every so often we stumble upon clients in slightly more rare circumstances and it’s why we […]
Interested in taking the plunge and delving into the arena of Aesthetics? Need a little bit more convincing? We get it! That’s why we’ve put together SIX irresistible reasons to give you that nudge we know you’re looking for! 1) […]
Hyaluronic acid-related sudden onset, painless loss of vision and other frightening side effects of Dermal Filler that every practitioner should understand. I have attended several conferences in facial aesthetics since I left the world of fulltime NHS employment in August […]
