Clinical Skin Care

Foundations of Clinical Skin Care

This comprehensive, eight-hour course provides you with the basic principles and practices of clinical skin care essential to every successful aesthetic practice. The course content is formulated from basic skin care principles as well as acquired clinical knowledge and experience.

The course is presented in a small group setting that is conducive to learning. The morning session will focus on the anatomy and physiology of the skin. The key elements to the client consultation and treatment process will be covered. Skin care products and treatment options will be described in detail while incorporating pathophysiology of the skin.

The afternoon session will provide both discussion and interaction with live demonstrations of current treatment modalities. The importance of combination therapy, client safety and management of adverse outcomes will be presented throughout the program.

Course Content Includes:

	Incorporating skin care into your practice: business and compliance considerations
	Anatomy and physiology of the skin
	Classifications of skin types: Fitzpatrick model
	Skin disorders
	Aging process: influencing and preventative factors
	Elements of the client consultation
	Comprehensive client charting
	Treatment considerations
	Skin care product options
	Skin care treatment options
	Microdermabrasion
	Chemical Peels Alpha-hydroxy acids (glycolic, lactic, fruit acids) Beta-hydroxy acids (salicylic acid) Trichloracetic acid (TCA)
	Additional treatment modalities
	Combination therapies
	Prevention and management of adverse outcomes