After a medical professional has undertaken botox training, put a business plan together and started all the necessary undertakings to set up a business to offer aesthetic treatments to their patients.  There are many things that may not have been thought of prior to attending a botox training course.  These have been included in our 5 top tips video that you can access by joining our mailing list.

Two of the things that need careful consideration amongst others are the pricing structure and how you are going to gain your client base.  One question that continues to be asked at our botox courses is how long will it be before their business is successful?

Marketing of your business needs careful consideration, if you get your pricing structure wrong you may be pricing yourself out of the market for being too expensive or too cheap.   Surely if you just undercut all your competitors you will gain all their clients as they will inevitably save money with you?  This is not the case though, only a small percentage of people buy on price alone and by keeping your prices of botox low you will gain only a minority of the market.

We have seen adverts for Cheap Botox Liverpool, the cheapest anti-wrinkle injections around and a variety of other marketing mistakes that may not give the impression that you are providing a quality service with quality products administered by a qualified practitioner.

Value your time, your skills and what you have paid for your botox training course and ensure you offer quality from the outset to help improve your presence in the industry.

Medical professionals are highly qualified to undertake a wide range of foundation and advanced cosmetic courses, whilst training can be easily sought, setting up a business may not always be as easy to some.  The cost of training initially can be expensive and this is recognised by Cosmetica Training.  We have therefore produced a variety of business in  a box offers that will help you recoup the cost of your training fee meaning you could receive Botox training free of charge.

When undertaking our chemical peel course at a cost of £450 + VAT , you will receive a 4 peel TCA kit free of charge that will enable you to earn £600 undertaking 1 peel on 4 patients or 1 course of 4 peels on 1 patient that you will charge £550 for.

Booking our dermaroller course for just £415 + VAT, will give you 2 dermarollers for which you can earn a total of £500. For delegates who wish to book both chemical peel and dermaroller training, a multiple course booking discount of 10% will be applied, allowing you to train in both procedures for just £778 + VAT.  You will still be eligible to receive both business in a box kits allowing you to earn up to £1100.

The same benefits can be achieved from booking onto our botox and dermal filler training course.  The business in a box for this course consists of all the consumables you would need to undertake your first few dermal filler and Botox treatments, as well as a syringe of Juvederm Ultra, a vial of Azzalure and a vial of Botox * The products in this business in a box can earn you up to £1050.

*terms and conditions apply

Telephone enquiries at Cosmetica allow us to answer specific questions that the potential delegate may have about our cosmetic courses.  Often in e-mails we answer a query that may pose a further query for the user.  We have decided to write a blog on some of the best questions we get asked about our Botox training courses.

Q.Will I get enough ppractical experience if I do a combined cosmetic course as opposed to doing a 2 day course?

A. Other training companies who offer cosmetic courses that run over one day consist of the theory of Botox training in the morning with the practical session running in the afternoon.  If you were to do a 2 day Botox and dermal filler training course that would give you 2 half days of practical training which equates to a full day of practical administration.

However, upon reviewing these courses typically allow you to only inject 1 model throughout the afternoon meaning that in the 2 days training you only inject 2 people.

When you compare our combined cosmetic course, you spend the full day injecting models, on average injecting 14 people throughout the day.  Therefore if you choose to undertake a cosmetic course with Cosmetica Training you will experience more practical experience than you would undertaking a 2 day course with another training provider.  The other advantage is that you would only pay for attending 1 day and you also get up to 4 weeks to study the learning material with full tutor support

We were asked on the telephone recently “Why should I train with you?”  We had never been asked this question before so we told the caller the benefits of our cosmetic courses and what makes us different.  Cosmetica staff had previously avoided comparing our courses to the Botox training sessions provided by other companies as we believe in promoting the benefits of our training such as our pioneering e-learning approach to training.

In view of the number of mentorship sessions we are running following medical professionals undertaking training with other training providers, we decided to compare our cosmetic courses to some of the most popular training courses in the UK.  We compared our Botox training courses and Combined Botox and Dermal Filler training course in the following areas:

• Duration of course
• Combined or individual days
• Number of delegates on each course
• Number of models we could inject
• Cost

Things that we identified included one company who were willing to offer advanced training the day after undertaking their foundation course and that all of the other training providers that offer cosmetic courses, only allow their delegates to inject one model.

Would you be competent after treating only one person during the day of your training session and would you be happy paying an average of £671 for this?

Cosmetica allow you a full day of injection experience where you inject more than one model and you can attend our Combined Botox and Dermal Filler course for just £834.  As we have a maximum of eight delegates per course and book in over 25 models we guarantee to offer the most amount of injection experience with training given by experienced, knowledgeable tutors.

There is only one other company we found that sometimes allowed their delegates to inject more than one person on their Botox course, however, our courses are not like for like as their practical experience only takes place in the afternoon rather than over the full day as it does with Cosmetica.

So next time we are asked “Why should I train with you?” we can categorically say we are the best training company in the UK as we provide more practical experience than any other aesthetic training provider.

Filming for our new videos for the Cosmetica Training website took place on 23^rd July during our Botox training course and dermal filler course, shooting footage of the practical training session as well as the business presentation.  We were fortunate to receive 8 testimonials from our delegates that day also.  The delegates were asked a number of
questions based on why they chose Cosmetica for their Botox training course,
how did they find the e-learning aspect of the course, what were the highlights
of the day and would they recommend our Botox courses to others and if so why.

Part two of the filming took place on Wednesday 27^th
July with our presenter Alex Leigh  talking to camera about the benefits of our Botox courses and providing information for models who wish to have a cost price Botox or dermal filler treatment.

The production company we used, Insight Moving Images, who we found to be professional, knowledgeable and managed the whole day
successfully.   After an initial visit to our site to ascertain the specific lighting requirements and placement of their equipment during the day, was carried out to enable a smooth, seamless filming session with little to no disturbance to the training session.

Our new website will be live within the next few weeks to include a video clip on each page of the Cosmetica Training website.  This will allow all users of our website to view the short, informative clips giving information about our aesthetic training courses and to view our clinical training centre.

To book any of our courses call us on 0845 467 7732, we will need your registration number for GDC, GMC or NMC as well as seeing photographic identification on the day of your course.  Courses can be booked for a £100 deposit with final balances due 4 weeks before the start of the course or payment in full by credit or debit card.

Chemical skin peels are a highly sought after treatment and any practitioner wishing to undertake them need to ensure they book on the right training course.  You need to ascertain which type of peels you wish to do and what sort of down time the patient is going to go through following the treatment.

There are superficial salicylic acids, glycolic acids and the more popular trichloroacetic acid. Dr Philippe Deprez is the man behind the Easy TCA Skin Tech range which is used by many practitioners world wide, it is easy to use and achieves the desired results with different protocols available for varying conditions.

Taking America and many other countries by storm is the prescription strength products from Dr Zein Obagi.  With a 15 % and 20 % TCA, their Blue peel achieves controlled penetration to either a superficial depth or penetrating deeper to the papillary or reticular dermis.  The Obagi line is not matched by any other medical range we have seen and is reflected in the price tag.

The blue peel allows for 3 clinical end points as a guide to show the depth the peel has reached, 2 of which are frosting and epidermal sliding. A papillary peel will mean a down time of around 5 – 7 days duration following a 6 week skin preparation course.  The active ingredients of Obagi Nu Derm should be stopped around 4 days prior to having the blue peel and should be gradually introduced following the blue peel application.

The risk of post inflammatory pigmentation is reduced with the blue peel due to the preparation and continual use of the Obagi range, making this peel suitable for any skin type.

Our new Cosmetica clinic sees the launch of the Obagi blue peel which is available from our trained medical staff. For prices and further information please contact us on 0845 467 7732.

Throughout the years we have seen systems come and go that are supposed to make our lives as an aesthetic injector easy, but we are yet to use a system that delivers the ease, speed and comfort that we can achieve in daily clinics using expertise and topical or local anaesthetic.

We remained sceptical when we heard of the new Artiste system by Nordson Micromedics.  We were approached to see if we were interested in utilising this system during our botox and dermal filler training courses, our initial thoughts were that we could not see it fit into our company although it may be of interest to our tutors.

Upon delivery of the system, it was easy to assemble and to use with fool proof instructions.  The old Juvederm Ultra syringes do not fit the hand pieces, however all other syringes can be accommodated by the different hand pieces that are available.

The pressure gauge is easily changed to adjust to the different thickness of dermal fillers that are to be injected and the higher the pressure the faster the flow.  The system would be suitable for use by all although great care and skill is still required to ensure the right injection depth is gained.  it is also suitable to those practitioners that prefer to inject quickly or at a slower pace.

Booked into our Cosmetica clinic today we had lip augmentations, peri oral lines, oral commissures and liquid face lifts.  50 % of the patients were injected manually and the remaining patients were injected using the Artiste system.  All patients had topical anaesthetic applied for 30 minutes prior to treatment and were asked to score the treatmetn on a pain scale of 1 – 10, the lower the number equating to a pain free treatment.

Those patients injected manually assessed their pain scale as 6 – 7 whereas the patients injected with the Artiste system stated their pain scale was around a 3. All patients had been injected previously and the Artiste group had previously been inejcted manually and made a comparison of the manual inejction being a pain scale of an average of 6 out of 10.

As well as the comfort scale we noted that each syringe of dermal filler lasted longer than we would normally expect when using manual skills yet achieved the same results.

The positives of using the system are the economisation of the product and the comfort of the patient but does this outweigh the negatives?  We could only really find 2, firstly the price £3000 + VAT and the treatment time was extended reducing the profit margin that can be expected.  In time you may be able to shorten the injection time and we will monitor this throughout the next few weeks.

We do not think it would be a system we could use on our basic courses in view of the fact that new aesthetic practitioners may not be able to justify the price tag.  However, it is something that we would use in clinic, in our advanced courses and we would recommend that all injectors trial this sytem.

The media love to cover how celebrities are having fillers, botox and face lifts trying to highlight when possible where it has “gone wrong”.  Photographs of unnatural looking lips, swollen faces and tell tale bruising are adorned across the pages of gossip magazines, sometimes suggesting that natural is better.  However, they also imply that we should try to achieve perfection; that we, as men and women of today, should aspire to have flawless skin, a radiant smile and look forever youthful.  They portray that no matter what age, people should always look younger and try to prevent the ageing process.

In a ‘news’ page of a weekly magazine, two well known age defying stars, were featured looking less taut than they normally do. Said celebrities, both around the 50 year age mark, are known for holding back the tell tale signs of their age, are more often than not, are praised for their youthful appearance. They will not deny any rumours of cosmetic surgery or beauty enhancing treatments, but  unfortunately, they are also subjected to criticisms stating that they should focus less on maintaining their young looks. Nevertheless, when these stars go out without makeup on, with faint wrinkles in view, they become a theme of gossip.  A 50 year old non-celeb is free to walk around au naturale and be free of judgemental  glances, but the famous are criticized for their lines, that are often the result of genetics.

Over time, as the media and entertainment world increases in size, A Listers have become one of the main topics of conversation in our everyday life.  Everywhere we look, there are magazines that feature celebrities on the covers. But more often than not, the cover stories are based on their appearance. Why is it that our society today appears to care more for how actors look then the films they appear in? If it was not for their talent, we would not be aware of these icons, so why do we choose to discuss their looks, and more specifically their ageing?

We have it drummed into us from an early age from the beauty counters to cleanse tone and moisturise.  We are sold day creams, night creams, eye serums, creams with SPF15 and any other anti-ageing craze the beauty industry comes up with. Is this regime doing our skin more harm than good? Do we need to use moisturiser at all? Ask the majority of people and the answer will be a resounding “yes of course you need to use moisturiser”, but do we?

We have always promoted the fact that if your skin is healthy you do not need a moisturiser. According to a recent course update an explanation was given as to why we do not actually need a topical moisturiser. Our body has the ability to hydrate itself and if your skin is healthy we should avoid using moisturiser at all.  If you look at the Obagi skin care range, there is actually no moisturiser in their kit yet all their users have beautifully healthy and young looking skin. When first using their Nu-Derm kit the skin goes through a period of “down time” which the effects can be reduced by using http://nygoodhealth.com/product/propecia/ moisturiser, however, in using the moisturiser you will put yourself back a few steps in achieving healthy skin.

The top layer of the epidermis is the stratum corneum, in these skin cells there are levels of natural moisturizing factor produced by filaggrins. The NMF is responsible for maintaining hydration of the skin, when there is a lack of moisture, NMF is produced by the body.  However, when we do as we are told and falsely hydrate our skin with moisturiser our own production of NMF is slowed down as we trick our body into thinking it is well hydrated. With continued false hydration our body ceases to produce NMF as it relies on the moisturiser to hydrate the skin. 

This has a marked effect on our protective layer and can be seen when we do not apply moisturiser, the skin becomes, dry, tight and flaky.  If you were to stop using moisturiser your body would naturally start to produce NMF although it may take a few weeks for this to happen. Do you think you can you stop using moisturiser?

In celebration of the opening of Cosmetica’s new training centre, we are pleased to announce a 30% reduction of the cost of our botox and dermal filler training course.  This discount will be applied to the combined course that takes place in July 2011. Normally priced at £995, all delegates can access this course for just £695.  The course covers the theory of both dermal fillers and botulinum toxin and gives each delegate a full day of practical training in the administration of these treatments.  Unlike courses provided by other training companies who only allow you to inject one model, our ethos allows  you to experience practical administration from 10.00 am through to 5.30 pm.

You will learn how to treat the 3 basic areas, glabella, forehead and crow’s feet with botulinum toxin type A, you will also learn how to use dermal fillers to treat naso-labial, glabella, marionettes, oral commissures, peri oral lines and vermillion border of the lips.  Indications are all subject to model requests. Our new training centre features a dedicated theory room and a double practical training room fully equiped to replicate a true clinical environment.  The site benefits from close rail and motorway networks with free parking in the local area. For any delegates travelling who wish to stay overnight we can arrange this for you providing the request is made at the time of booking.

We are also offering a special introductory price of our new local nerve infiltration and lip augmentation course to introduce our new tutor Dr Paul Rose a highly experienced GP and oral Dental Surgeon.  You will learn how to safely administer local anaesthesia for soft tissue augmentation of the vermillion border, lip body and philtrim ridges.

To book a place contact us on 0845 467 7732 or vomplete the online booking form with secure payment page provided by Streamline, one of the largest payment gateway providers in the UK.