See the Only Aesthetic Training Classes that have earned TOP PICK status at Aesthetic-Training.com. These are the highest rated courses for having MD Faculty, Small Groups, Full Accreditation, and Hands-On with Real Products included in the tuition price.
Are you eligible to become an Aesthetic Provider? Which procedures should you learn and how can you choose the best training programs in Botox, Dermal Fillers, PRP, Microneedling and other Aesthetic Procedures. How do you then add aesthetics to your practice? Follow the steps to success and find out more.
How to Identify and Avoid these Aesthetic training programs…The vast majority of searches for terms like “Botox Training” and “Dermal Filler Certification” return tons of results that have zero accreditation, meaning that their training certificates are worthless in the eyes of your state licensing board and your liability insurance carrier. Even the search “AI” summary may contain misinformation from an unaccredited clinic source, especially if they are local to you. The word “certification” does not also legally mean “accreditation” which is necessary. Accreditation is earned by a training provider and it’s courses being reviewed and offering CME (or interchangeably, CEU) credits accepted by AMA, AANP, ANCC, and AAPA for doctors, NP’s, Nurses, and PA’s respectively.
Scam, unaccredited training programs often share the same criteria. Avoid any training program that is…
⛔ Single Location or has a physical presence in one state or region.⛔
⛔ Is run or taught by a single person.⛔
⛔That person is a Registered Nurse. RN’s cannot design treatment or teach it.⛔
⛔They do not have accreditation accepted by AMA, AANP, ANCC at the least.⛔
⛔Does not state the exact street address or instructor bio.⛔
⛔Does not guarantee the amount of Toxin, Filler you will use for hands-on and include it in your tuition ⛔
When you spend your hard
earned money on aesthetic training, how much of it goes to pad the pockets of people you never see, meet, or are even capable of teaching you? You should expect that all of your tuition dollars go toward the quality and accreditation of your training…
✅Qualified, Licensed, Experienced Faculty
✅Real US-Sourced Botulinum Toxin and Dermal Filler supply for Hands-On
✅Maintenance of CME Accreditation
✅Small Class Sizes
Yet most training programs, including some of the largest are wholly or majority owned by non-medical investors or private equity. These people do not provide any value to your education and simply siphon off your tuition dollars to pad their pockets and hire the cheapest, inexperienced RN instructors who read off of a script, make you pay additional for hands-on toxin and filler, pack the classes with 10 or more attendees, and pressure you into buying memberships and “advanced” courses. Before signing up for training, please read our reviews of both medical-owned and non-medical owned training programs. If you don’t know, do not register until you contact them and find out. Or simply search LinkedIN for your answer. It might surprise you.
First FDA-Approved for cosmetic use in 2002, Botox and the other Botulinum Toxins are the core non-invasive aesthetic treatment procedure, growing in popularity over the last 20 years. Should you get Botox® Injection Certification? Find out More...
Hyaluronic Acid Dermal Fillers, FDA-Approved since 2004, represent the most popular and sought after way to replace age-related volume loss in the face. Often taught along side Botox®, Dermal Filler technique is highly complimentary to Botulinum Toxin treatments. Should you become Certified in Fillers? Find out More...
The fastest growing, minimally-invasive, aesthetic procedure provides way more than an exfoliation. Microneedling is rooted in deep evidence-based science that forms a perfect fit to any new or growing aesthetic practice. Should you pursue Microneedling Certification? Find out More...
The isolation of natural growth factors from your patient's blood and reintroducing those back into problem areas of the face to achieve a natural, drug-free stimulation of tissue under the influence of aging. Should you get this Certification Training?
PDO Threads come in two types that offer different solutions (smooth and barbed) and differing difficulty levels. Over the past 5 years, the field has evolved tremendously. Should you attend a PDO Thread Certification Training Course? Find out More...
One of the oldest aesthetic procedures often gets overlooked. Yet nearly 100 million people in the US suffer from cosmetic spider veins of the legs. Should you add Sclerotherapy Certification to your menu of aesthetic services? Find out More...
Memberships, titles that mean nothing (like “Master Injector”), and Fake Boards are not necessary.
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This site is the work of a group of MD Physician-educators who all run successful practices full-time in addition to teaching aesthetic procedures. Between us we have treated over 500,000 patient encounters and injected over 5 million units of botulinum toxin . We have hired and supervised nurses and nurse practitioners, and taught over 1,000 physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners in aesthetic procedures.
The landscape of both the practice of Aesthetic Procedures and the Training in Aesthetic Procedures has changed dramatically for the worse since the pandemic. We hoped the day would never come that we had to post anything like the “Buyer Beware” content on this site, but here we are. Aesthetic medicine is not a specialty. There is no Board governing it, and there never will be. These are skills that must be practiced responsibly and respectfully by any eligible provider who chooses to offer them.
We love to teach and we want to preserve the quality and reputation of the aesthetic procedures that we skillfully enjoy practicing. However, we cannot teach everyone since we only teach around 150 providers a year. Nevertheless, we would love to help you get started and not get scammed, even if we never meet in person. We welcome you to the medical aesthetic community and hope that you take a few minutes to read our unbiased assessment of the industry and how to reach your full potential in this field.
Your Training in Botox, Fillers and other Aesthetic Procedures could be the most satisfying and productive career change in your lifetime. Or it could be a complete waste of time and money. The most important criteria in choosing the best aesthetic training courses are:
You need two things before embarking on that exciting career in aesthetic medicine.
Absolutely Not!
Memberships sold by many training companies are a cash grab scam. Once you have trained in an accredited training program, you have those CME/CEU credits for life. Re-training or adding additional training courses is solely up to you. This type of training never expires.
Moreover, to become successful doing 90% of the most common treatments that 90% of the people want, you should not waste money on "advanced" or "level 2 and level 3" courses which teach fringe applications that few people want and often have poor outcomes that erode your reputation, not enhance it.
