AIAM Enhanced Hands-On Training. Up to 15 CME credits. ($690 less than what you would spend if purchased each separately.).
Disclaimer: All classes are subject to cancellation 3-5 business days prior to the class if it does not meet the minimum number of registrants.
- Start the class day with complimentary catered breakfast
- 1-hour lecture/didactic on PDO Threads ( Please check which class you are registering for exact time)
- 1 hour of 1-on-1 hands-on practice ( Please check which class you are registering for exact time)
- Observation of peers’ hands-on practice
- Catered lunch
- Comprehensive course workbook detailing theory and guidelines
- Certification of completion
Comprehensive PDO Threads training course on the basic “Mesh” and “Lyft” techniques.
These new minimally invasive procedures consist of using absorbable PDO (Polydioxanone) Threads to achieve safe, in-office tightening and repositioning of the skin. The procedure requires no surgical skills and delivers great results with virtually no complications!
The threads are placed in the superficial tissues and can be used anywhere on the face and body. The procedure is performed in-office without any anesthesia. The treated area then mounts a controlled inflammatory response to the threads to provide the desired effect.
The focus of our PDO Threads training course is on hands-on injections so that upon completion each participant will have the necessary skills to fully master both MESH and LYFT injection techniques.
Each participant will have enough time to try the various kind of threads (Smooth, Twist, Barbs) on one or more areas (depending on time). Participants must bring their own model for the injections. PDO Threads which to be used during training will be supplied by AIAM.
Course eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ and for AANP and ANCC credit.
The 6 Hour Online Didactic Curriculum (done at your own pace) as follows
Thread Lift vs Face Lift
- Thread Lift in the literature
- Consensus opinion on thread lift
- Differences between Thread Lift and Face Lift
Facial Anatomy
- Skin and Fat
- Musculature and Fascia
- Blood Vessels at risk and How to Avoid
- Major Nerves at risk and How to Avoid
Facial Aging
- Skin Layers and Age
- UV-induced Changes
- Gravitational Changes vs Volume Loss
- Shifts in the SMAS Structural Fat
- What causes Jowls and Naso-Labial Folds?
History of Thread Lifting
- Review of Historical Products
- Review of Branded non-PDO Products
PDO Thread Lifting
- Advantages of PDO suture material
- Metabolism of PDO
- Available FDA-approved PDO products
- Smooth Sutures
- Coiled Sutures
- Barbed Sutures
- Anchored Sutures
The Physics of Facial Lifting
- Directional Rules
- Areas to Avoid
- Identifying a Good Thread Lift Candidate
Performing the PDO Thread Lift
- Review of Local Anesthesia
- Planning and Marking
- Upper Face / Forehead
- Mid-Face
- Lower-Face
- Jawline
- Submental
- Neck
- Body Areas
- Consent
- Smooth Thread Volumization Strategies
- Brow
- Cheeks
- Upper Lip
- Folds and Wrinkles
- Neck
- Barbed Thread Lifting Strategies
- Floating
- Tied
- Anchored in Temporal Fascia
- Mid-Face
- Lower Face
- Submental Region
- Forehead/Brow
- Detailed Procedure Description and Video Review
- Narrated Case Videos Exclusive to PracticalCME
- Avoiding Complications
- Patient Instructions Post-Procedure
- Launching Your New Service
- Additional Literature
- Post-Test
Aesthetic Techniques
