Botox / Dermal Filler Training

The IAPAM has two different program for physician Botulinum Toxin (Botox) and Dermal Filler training. If you do not have any, or very limited Botox injection experience, you should first attend the Aesthetic Medicine Symposium.

If you some experience injecting botulinum toxin’s (i.e. Botox Cosmetic), and want more advanced Botox and Filler training, the following Botox/Filler Training Bootcamp is for you. Read more

Advanced Dermal Filler Training (Juvederm, Restylane, Perlane)

The IAPAM has two different program for physician Dermal Filler training. The Advanced Dermal Filler course requires the physician to have at least 6 months of filler injection experience. If you have some experienced injecting Botox Cosmetic and dermal fillers, and want more training, the Botox/Filler Training Bootcamp is for you. Read more

IAPAM’s Top Aesthetic Medicine Books

The IAPAM has compiled this aesthetic medicine book resources section to help physicians find some great cosmetic resources.

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Perhaps one of the leading series’ is Elsevier’s Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology Series. This series typically combines an illustrative text with procedureal examples on an accompanying DVD.

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Botulinum Toxin (Botox®) presents up-to-the-minute, practical guidance on botulinum toxin injection techniques shaping today’s practice. Succinctly written and lavishly illustrated, it focuses on procedural how-to’s and offers step-by-step advice on proper techniques, pitfalls, and tricks of the trade—so you can refine and hone your skills…and expand your surgical repertoire. You’ll find current, to-the-point guidance on the cosmetic use of the toxin — edited by pioneers in the field, Drs. Jean and Alastair Carruthers. Implement the newest procedures into your practice immediately and confidently—with the outstanding guidance you’ll find in this volume. Read more

IAPAM debunks Top 3 Medical Spa Myths

In today’s economy, and given the growth in accessibility and acceptance of aesthetic medicine procedures, it is very important that practitioners understand: “what is working” and “what is not” in their practices, in order to have a successful and profitable medical spa. Debunking the top 3 “Medical Spa Myths” may be all that is standing in the way of any practice from reaching its fullest potential.

The IAPAM (International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine) has reviewed its member profiles in order to identify some of the common traits among its most successful medical spas and aesthetic medicine practices. Jeff Russell comments that, “in our research, we have found that 3 myths prevent success in the industry. They are that Read more