“Faculty Listed” indicates if the name and degree of the person teaching each date and location is listed. “Location Listed” denotes if the full street address of the training is given online. “Verified CME Credit” indicates if aesthetic-training.com was able to successfully verify that the CME credit stated is actually in effect currently. “Class Size” refers to the maximum stated class size for hands-on. If none is listed, then class sizes from social medica photos and videos are used as representative. “Hands-On Product Included” earns a checkmark if a guaranteed minimum amount of hands-on using real BTX and Fillers is included in the course tuition.
* AAFE states that their CME credit for MD, DO, NP, RN is co-sponsored by Medical Education Resources. In 3 attempts to get confirmation of the CME Credit, Medical Education Resources has failed to confirm AAFE’s status as current. AAFE does NOT include any hands-on product nor state how much hands-on each attendee will get. They sell products for full price to use at hands-on. This will add at least $500 to the tuition price just to get a starter amount of product for supervised hands-on.
** AMET states that only their “Basic BTX and Filler” course has CME credit. The Advanced course is not accredited. For Saturday classes, Their Credit hours are overstated for their actual amount of live contact time because there are only 4 live contact hours and the required webinar in advance is not accredited. They do not state any guaranteed amount of hands-on product each attendee will inject.
^ Empire and it’s duplicate AAOPM list only MD’s on their faculty page, but many are no longer teaching and a specific faculty member is not listed teaching each course. According to public reviews on Google, not all classes historically have been taught by MD’s. They do not state any guaranteed amount of hands-on product each attendee will inject.
Training Limitations and Negatives
“Advanced Courses Needed” indicates if the company withholds useful information from their initial training course to make you pay to attend again to learn some basic techniques and other fringe applications. “Additional Costs” denotes the cost of adding on the online component in advance of the live date, fees for basic hands-on products/supplies and additional “processing” fees. “Paid Model Risk” indicates if the provider recruits patients to pay to serve as teaching models. This is a proven high-risk situation that changes the volunteer nature of a training course into a “service for hire” contract. This increases the medico-legal risk for all attendees especially attendees who outrank the instructor (MD’s taught by RN’s for example). Imagine paying for product to use for hands-on and find out the company also took money from the model to get treated with the product you bought! “Ongoing Membership Fees” refers to amount of money annually to pay for basically nothing since CME training is not required to be renewed periodically. “Fake Board Certification” earns a checkmark if a company has the nerve to ask for thousands of dollars in exchange for a title that means absolutely nothing since aesthetics is not a specialty and there is no accepted “Board”.
* AAFE has an extensive list of dentists and nurses with no MD on their faculty anywhere. It appears from the reviews that most of the instructors are the nurses or are not matched with anyone on the faculty page. The additional cost is for hands-on product that is not included in the basic tuition. They aggressively sell memberships, fake boards, fake titles and ongoing renewals that are not necessary.
** AMET does not have a single person mentioned by name in connection with the company or the training in any location. We also don’t know how much product is guaranteed for hands-on or if additional expenses will be needed to complete hands-on.
^ Empire and it’s duplicate AAOPM charge extra for online learning prior to the live date, which the other 3 providers here offer in the tuition fee. They also charge an additional 3% for credit card transactions because they have had so many chargebacks. Empire pushes fake board certification and annual renewal through AAOPM which is 100% owned and controlled by Empire.
What Makes for the Best Training Experience?
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All Aesthetic Training Courses Must Have all of the Following Elements…
CME Accreditation ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐(this is the deal-breaker)
Faculty and Location Listed
Are they Licensed Where they are Teaching?
Are they experienced and successful in their own practices?
Amount of Hands-on Product clearly stated
Class Size Clearly stated
Smaller is always better
4-6 is ideal since you want personalized attention but also want to watch and learn from other attendees.
Outline of What is Covered Should be Clearly Displayed
No need to come back for Advanced or “Level 2” training
Instructors who share your degree or outrank you …
For example, and NP should not be trained by a nurse. An MD should not be trained by an NP
Dentists should only be trained by other Dentists or MD’s
No fake boards or memberships that cost unnecessary $$
Online Training to Review in Advance of Live Training Date
This should not cost extra
Should be CME-accredited
Avoid Legal Risks
Faculty must be licensed where the training is.
Instructors should be able to practice autonomously in the state they are teaching.
Patients used should NEVER pay to be a model. This is a huge legal risk to you.
Price
Remember, cheap training is cheap for a reason. Cheap courses have…
Unqualified instructors (avoid this by knowing the faculty name up front)
No hands-on product provided or “off-brand, gray market” product used (avoid this by knowing what is provided up front)
Large Class Size (choose courses with a guaranteed minimum size of 6 or less)
No Official CME-backed Certification (check with their CME joint sponsor to confirm)
Hidden Fees for necessary extras like online curriculum and consent forms, and “memberships” (Just avoid this)
Incomplete training in the introductory course … omitting brow lift and lip flip for Botox or omitting lips for filler. (Don’t take a course if they offer “advanced” or “Level 2-3” Courses as well).
Chart reprinted from Aesthetic-Training.com with permission. Click to see the full step by step guide to Aesthetic Training
How Do I Train in Botox?
First, you need LICENSURE. That is an active license as a RN, NP, PA, MD, DO, DDS (some states), or ND (4 states).
Which Aesthetic Services are Best to Train in First?
By far, it is best to train in Botox and Fillers first because this is the entry point for most consumers for other services. See the reviews of the best services.
How Do I Choose the Right Botox and Filler Training Course?
