How to Find the Best Nurse Injector Training

Author

Dr. Stephen Cosentino

U.S.-based healthcare practitioners — many of them cosmetic nurses — performed more than 7 million Botox® injections and 2 million dermal filler injections in 2018. Treatment volumes have only increased since then.

This is great news for registered nurses looking to expand their professional skills and boost their earning power in the aesthetic medicine field. Learning how to become a cosmetic injector doesn’t require years of additional schooling — but getting the right training really does matter.

Here’s how to find it.

What to Look for in a Nurse Injector Training Course

Certified nurse injector training courses generally serve registered nurses, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners. For best results, participants should complete multiple accredited modules covering botulinum toxin treatments, dermal filler treatments, and additional aesthetics procedures like laser hair removal.

Botox Injection Training

As the most popular injectable cosmetic treatment, Botox is the foundation of any successful nurse injector career.

Botox certification requires the successful completion of a comprehensive, accredited Botox training course that covers key concepts like:

The history and formulation of botulinum toxin treatments (Botox and other brand names)
Facial anatomy and other prerequisite medical concepts
Common indications for Botox treatment
Possible contraindications for Botox treatment, such as age, anatomical abnormalities, and underlying health conditions
Patient intake and treatment planning
Botox injection techniques, preferably via live demonstrations with actual volunteer patients
Post-treatment protocols and follow-up

Dermal Filler Training

Most cosmetic nurses learn how to perform dermal filler injections as well. Dermal filler training courses are structured a lot like Botox training courses, covering:

Product history and formulation
Facial anatomy and other key medical concepts
Indications and contraindications
Treatment planning and preparation
Injection process and technique, preferably with live patients
Post-treatment considerations and follow-up

Additional Aesthetics Training

Few aesthetic nurses stop at Botox and fillers. They complete additional accredited courses covering popular aesthetic procedures like:

Chemical peels
Laser hair removal and other pulsed light treatments
Microdermabrasion
Coolsculpting and other minimally invasive body sculpting procedures
MIC/B12 injections and biostimulator injections
PDO thread lifts

Features of a High-Quality Nurse Injector Training Course

What should you expect from your aesthetic nurse injector training coursework? Whichever procedure you’re learning to perform, look for courses or course series with the following features.

It’s Taught By the Best

Avoid courses that aren’t taught by an accredited medical aesthetic education provider that uses seasoned medical educators with relevant board certifications and years of practical experience.

It Covers More Than Just Injection Techniques

You’re taking the course to learn about Botox and dermal filler injection techniques, or whatever the case may be. But you need to know much more than just how to inject medication to be successful in these fields.

It’s Interactive

Nurse injector courses should offer hands-on training. Every participant needs to have the option to practice injection techniques on live volunteers in a simulated clinical setting.

Truly immersive injector training goes even farther. Many certified injectors choose to complete nurse shadowing programs that present a wider range of scenarios than course participants can encounter in a single one- or two-day course.

It’s Practical

Injection training is practical by design. But “practical” means more than just “demonstrating injection techniques.” Comprehensive training must also cover patient intake, treatment planning, pre-procedure examinations, post-procedure follow-ups, and much more.

It Offers Bona Fide Certification and Satisfies CME Requirements

Finally, nurse injector training should offer real-world value by satisfying continuing medical education requirements and extending state-approved certification to participants who successfully complete it. And it should leave participants confident in their abilities to provide world-class cosmetic injection service to their patients.