General Course Instructions
For the vast majority of our nationally scheduled hands-on group trainings, instructions are as follows. For private trainings, instructions may vary, based on number of attendees. Check with admin@aestheticadvancements.com for details.
What to Bring
We ask each person to bring the following with them to one of our live trainings. - The products for injection - Any existing patient charts - Topical anesthetic BLT cream - ONE practice patient/model
Selecting a Model
Each participant will need to bring one model to inject during the hands-on portion. Select ONE model appropriate for both neurotoxins and dermal fillers injections. Models are assigned a time to arrive in the afternoon and are not permitted in the lecture. Select a patient according to the site(s) you would like to receive instructions on. Injection sites vary based upon course level. DO NOT SCHEDULE PATIENTS: With pre-existing or known neurological disease, those who are pregnant or nursing, those with a known allergy to lidocaine, those on a limited time schedule, or patients not aware of this being an instructional course. You should also advise patients on blood-thinning medications of the increased risk of bleeding/bruising. Each practitioner is allotted 45 minutes for their hands-on instruction. Your hands-on experience may not include every site listed due to time limitations or appropriateness of patient model for site selection, however you will most likely be able to observe all sites of injection by other attending practitioners.
Course Pre-Requisites
Prior to a live training, each participant is asked to complete two virtual supplemental training clinics (which are included in the price of tuition for a live training). The Online Facial Anatomy Lab 101 (FAL) is an online cadaver dissection video designed to provide students with an in-depth look at actual facial musculature and tissues affected with minimally-invasive aesthetic treatments. AAI's Dermal Filler Rheology Virtual Clinic provides an overview of the rheological properties and distinguishing factors differences of all FDA approved dermal fillers, and how to apply this knowledge base in product selection and patient safety. Access information will be provided upon confirmation of registration.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Please note: All cancellations must be received by Aesthetic Advancements Institute (AAI) in writing, via email to admin@aestheticadvancements.com.
For group training courses, a refund will be given, less a $250.00 administrative fee if canceled 14 days prior to the course date. Any cancellation less than 14 days or "no shows" will not qualify for a refund. If we are within the 14 day period and we are able to find a “replacement participant”, we will gladly switch your course fee to another applicable training date without penalty; however, if a replacement is not found the full amount of training will not be refunded. Due to this policy, weather related cancellations are considered “no shows” if the program is conducted.
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Classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. We cannot reserve space in a course without receipt of registration and payment. You will receive an email with notification of acceptance once your registration has been processed. If you have not received this notification within 5 business days, please contact us. Due to the limited space available in each class, we are unable to accommodate unregistered participants on the day of the training.
We require a minimum number of registrants per each nationally scheduled group course. Once this minimum has been met, you will receive an email from our staff with your “official confirmation”. If we do not meet this minimum (7-14 days prior to the training), or for any other reason beyond our control the course is canceled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded in full. Please note AAI is not responsible for deposits to hotels, fees associated with necessary airline changes or non-refundable airline tickets. We recommend only arranging for travel once the minimum required number of registrants has been met and you have received your “official confirmation” via email from AAI.
For private, on-site training courses, there is no minimum required number of participants, however cancellation requests must be received prior to course materials being printed and shipped, arranging for any instructor travel, or active participation in any AAI course prerequisite activities. Cancellation requests received after these events will be subject to a $250 administrative fee and the full of cost of any instructor travel expenses and material printing and shipping fees.
We ask that each registrant check with his/her State Licensing Board and review the practice act pertinent to their scope of practice. Please direct any “scope of practice” questions to a member of your state board, as we will be unable to answer questions pertaining to individual state legalities. We do require you to provide your state medical/nursing license information upon registration. Acceptance into an AAI course is subject to validation of the license information provided.