Your Guide to Botox® and Filler Training Courses Online

Author

Dr. Stephen Cosentino

Botox® and dermal fillers are the first and second most popular injectable aesthetic procedures. Adding them to your menu of services is a great way to grow your medical aesthetics practice and reach new patients.

Before you do that, you’ll need to pass a complete Botox training course — then pass a complete dermal filler training course.

But not everyone has time for in-person, hands-on training. What can you do if you’re too busy managing your practice to travel to an in-person Botox and filler course?

Botox and Dermal Filler Training Course Overview

Fortunately, it’s easy to find advanced Botox and filler training courses online. These courses offer a comprehensive overview of Botox and filler pharmacology, patient anatomy, injection technique, and pre- and post-procedure protocols.

Here’s what you should know before signing up for one.

Who Can Take Online Training for Botox and Filler Certification?

Any healthcare professional authorized by state law to treat patients with Botox and fillers in a clinical aesthetic medicine setting can take an online Botox and filler certification course. This may include:

Registered nurses
Plastic surgeons
Other board-certified physicians (D.O. and M.D.)
Dentists and oral surgeons
Physician assistants and nurse practitioners

What Do Participants Need to Do Beforehand?

Participants should block out enough time to complete the course in one sitting if they’re able — typically a full day. If that’s not possible, most online training courses can be viewed on a delay.

What’s Included With the Course?

Online Botox and filler training courses should include:

Training videos that can be watched live or on delay
Digital resources for later review, such as training videos and product manuals
Official certification or accreditation upon successful completion

Botox and Dermal Filler Training Course Curriculum — What to Expect

Comprehensive online Botox and dermal filler training courses typically take a full day to complete. Some stretch to two days.

Either way, participants can go at their own pace — stopping and starting according to their own schedule, going back to previously viewed modules for further review, and so on.

The course curriculum should hit all these points.

Botox Training Curriculum

History of botulinum toxin treatments, from the development of botulinum toxin A to the most recent FDA approval milestones
Overview of the general principles of facial aesthetics
Overview of facial anatomy — with special attention paid to the most commonly targeted areas of the face, such as the nasolabial folds and crow’s feet area
Review of common (and less common) Botox injection locations
Review of indications for Botox treatment, including cosmetic and therapeutic indications
Review of contraindications and patient selection procedures for Botox treatment
Treatment planning guidelines and protocols

Hands-on demonstration of Botox injection techniques

Dermal Filler Training Curriculum

History and types of dermal fillers (brands, such as Juvederm® and Restylane®)
Filler indications and contraindications
Filler treatment planning

Hands-on demonstration of dermal filler injection techniques
Pre- and post-procedure guidance (patient instructions and follow-up

Toward the end of the class, participants should have the opportunity to pose questions in a Q&A session via text chat or video call. Participants viewing the course on a delay can see the questions asked by participants who watched live and the instructors’ answers.