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Botox Training Chicago with Dermal Filler Certification

PracticalCME offers CME-accredited Botox, filler, PRP, and microneedling training in Chicago. Each course is MD-taught, limited to 6 participants, and includes Botox and filler products for supervised hands-on practice at no extra charge. Prepare with online modules at your own pace, then complete your certification in a small-group live hands-on class.

Chicago Botox Training Courses plus Dermal Filler Hands-On Courses

Since 2012, PracticalCME is the PREMIUM, Hands-On Class for Botox Injector Training in Chicago, Illinois, and the ONLY Botox and Filler Injection Training Provider that …

  • Only MD Instructors Teach Our Courses. Learn about your qualified, Illinois-licensed, MD Faculty who PracticalCME offers Botox Training, Dermal Filler Certification and other aesthetic training courses taught only by MD's in small group settings. are teaching you below.
  • Small Group Hands-On. Our Chicago Live hands-on classes averages 4 per class with a maximum of 6.  Tuition includes 20u Botox® and up to 1cc Juvederm Ultra XC® for hands-on. No other training provider guarantees the product you will use for hands-on up front.  Additional hands-on practice can be added upon request.
  • Downtown Chicago Location.  Convenient to all public transportation for providers in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Northern Indiana.
  • Fully Accredited CME Certification backed by AAFP and accepted by AMA Cat.1, ANCC, AANP, AAPA. That is the gold standard for MD’s, RN’s, NP’s and PA’s.  Most other trainings are not accredited. 
  • Learn Online Prior to the Live Date. This is the FAST TRACK™ Blended Online followed by Live Hands-On that we pioneered in 2012.  The entire Botox and Filler Training course is delivered to you at the time of registration. Watch at your own pace and finish your first certification before the live date.  Arrive at hands-on Prepared… not Scared.
  • No Sponsors, Ever! No vendors, exhibitors, proprietary products, memberships, or multi-level training scams.  Just complete, unbiased, evidence-based training.
  • 🏆2025 TOP PICK status awarded by aesthetic-training.com for their highest rated training programs.
  • Pay Over Time and 0% Financing Available.  Apply in checkout through our partner Affirm.

📍🗓️🛒Chicago Course Location, Dates, and Registration

🗓️Saturday October 25, 2025

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🗓️Saturday March 14, 2026

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🗓️Saturday May 9, 2026

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🗓️Saturday June 20, 2026

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🗺️AC Hotel Chicago Downtown

Botox Training and Botox Certification Courses taught in small groups hands-on. Botox Injection Training taught by physicians.

Hands-On Class Times

🕗8 am-Noon Botox & Filler
🕗8 am-10am Botox

📃SEE THE BOTOX & FILLER COURSE OUTLINE

🖥️ BOTOX & FILLER TRAINING COURSE VIDEO

Add on PRP and Microneedling the same day choosing the 4-Procedure items below.

🛒 💉Add on Additional Botox(R) and Juvederm for hands-on here (Registered participants only)

🖥️ All Courses Feature Blended Online + Live FAST TRACK Training
💉20u BTX-A and 1cc Hyaluronic Acid Dermal Filler Included for Hands-On
          Additional Hands-On Can Be Performed Upon Request
👨‍⚕️One-On-One MD Supervised Hands-On (Limit 5 per Class)
🎗️11 CME Credits with 2 Years’ Online Access and Free Updates

Introduction to Aging, and Wrinkles

  • Summary of facial changes with aging
  • Psychology and Social aspects of facial aging
  • Review of non-invasive facial procedures
  • Facial Skin anatomy
  • Facial Muscle anatomy and physiology

Chicago Botox Training and Dermal Filler Training Course (Online at Your Own Pace)

  • What is it Botulinum Toxin?
  • History of Use
  • FDA approved indications for use
  • Review of the 6 different FDA-Approved Toxins and their distinguishing characteristics and dosing
    • Botox®
    • Dysport®
    • Xeomin®
    • Jeuveau®
    • Daxxify®
    • Letybo®
  • Off-Label uses
  • Reconstitution and Low Volume Reconstitution for Accuracy
  • Choosing the right syringe to use to enhance results and avoid waste
  • Patient consent
  • Contraindications
  • Virtually Painless Injection Techniques and Design.  All areas involve detailed analysis of muscle movement causing the wrinkles, NOT a protocol or injection map.
    • Central Brow
    • Forehead
    • Crow’s Feet
    • Lateral Brow Lift
    • Medial Brow Lift (“open eye” look)
  • Advanced Indications which require additional patient selection criteria (no “advanced” course needed Find out why this matters)
    • Platysma Bands (FDA indication 2025)
    • Bunny Lines
    • Upper Lip Wrinkles (Lip Flip)
    • Gummy Smile
    • DAO – Lip Corners
    • Chin Wrinkles
    • Masseters– Face Slimming
  • Touching Up
  • Complications (very rare with our approach)
  • Choosing the Right Treatment interval
  • The 3 Things You Can Do the First Visit to build a patient for life.
  • Follow-Up
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Botox Training Chicago Hands-On Certification (Chicago Training Center LIVE Date)

  • LIVE HANDS-ON INJECTION opportunity for qualified licensed attendees (RN, NP, PA, MD, DO, DDS)
    • Course Review and Q&A with our Experienced MD Faculty
    • One-On-One Supervised hands-on with our faculty of a patient you provide.  20u BTX-A and all supplies are provided in your tuition.  Additional BTX-A hands-on can be performed upon request.

 

Hyaluronic Acid Dermal Filler Training Course (Online at Your Own Pace)

  • Types of Hyaluronic Acid Dermal Fillers
    • Juvederm, Restylane, Belotero, Defyne, Refyne, Vollure, Volbella, Voluma
  • FDA approved Indications
  • Contraindications
  • Patient consent
  • Depth of Injection Protocols (Superficial vs. Mid vs. Deep Dermis)
  • Dental Blocks and Local Anesthetics
  • Virtually Painless Injection Techniques and Dosage Protocols
    • Nasolabial Folds
    • Marionette Lines
    • Lip  “Reinflation” vs “Augmentation”
      • Sample Volumes and Depths for great results…
      • Vermillion Border (why it is no longer the default approach),
      • Wet-Dry Line,
      • Lip Pillar
      • Above Vermillion Border for fine wrinkles
      • Philtrum enhancement
    • Mouth corners
    • Smoker’s lines
    • 3-D Volume Enhancement
  • Touching Up and Adjusting Treatments for the Next Visit
  • Using Layered Treatments Successfully
  • Areas You MUST Avoid
  • Preventing Complications and Managing Complications with Hyaluronidase in the rare event they happen.
  • Using Skinvive® on label for cheek hydration, and off-label for crepy skin and fine lines around mouth and other sites where traditional filler is too thick.
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BONUS SECTIONS (BTX/Filler Online Course only)

  • First, Introduction to PRP (BTX/Filler Course only)
  • Second, Kybella Basic Training (BTX/Filler Course Online Content only)

 

Hyaluronic Acid Dermal Filler Hands-On Certification (Chicago Training Center LIVE Date)

  • LIVE HANDS-ON INJECTION opportunity for qualified licensed attendees (RN, NP, PA, MD, DO, DDS)
  • Course Review and Q&A with our Experienced MD Faculty
  • One-On-One Supervised hands-on with our faculty on a patient you provide.  Up to 1cc Hyaluronic Acid Filler and all supplies are included in your tuition.  Additional HA Filler Hands-On can be performed upon request.

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Evidence-based comparison between PracticalCME’s Chicago Botox & filler training
and typical local courses.
ItemPracticalCME Botox Training ChicagoTypical Botox Course in Chicago
AccreditationCME-accredited since 2008 for MD, DO, NP, PA, RN. Two certificates (online + live). 11 CME credits total.

Often no CME credit or limited to dental accreditation only.

“Certification” must also be accredited for state boards and medmal insurance carriers.

InstructorsExperienced practicing MD faculty (10+ years injection experience). Bios and credentials listed in advance.Instructors not listed for each date; may be non-physician or not licensed in Illinois.
Class Size

Maximum 6 participants for safe, personalized training.

Average of 1 hour per attendee on the hands-on date.

8–20+ participants, to one trainer averaging 10 minutes hands-on per attendee.
Hands-OnGuaranteed supervised injections on live patients with 20u toxin + 1cc filler included at no extra cost.May use mannequins or paid models.  Some charge extra for product.  Amount of hands-on is not guaranteed.

Your faculty in Chicago is gregory-p-zengo-medical-director-practicalcme Gregory Zengo, MD who has injected over 1.3 million units of Botox and has done Dermal Filler Injections for 22 years. He has been a medical director of 3 different medspas and has hired and worked with numerous NP’s and RN’s in aesthetics outside of PracticalCME.  As the lead medical director of PracticalCME since 2008, he remains in charge of CME accreditation and the online curriculum in addition to live hands-on at 4 sites. Finally, Dr. Zengo also authored the world’s first CME-accredited courses on PRP and Microneedling in 2014, and PDO Threads in 2018.  

Dr. Zengo is licensed in Illinois and 7 other states.

  • Botox CME, Dermal Filler CME, Microneedling CME, and PRP CME on the Same Date.  
  • Blended Online + Live Botox and Filler CME Certification
  • Accredited Certification AAFP accreditation certification for PracticalCME Botox and Filler Training Courses by AAFP and AMA Category 1
  • Credits accepted by AANP , AAPA, and ANCC
  • THIS ACTIVITY HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND IS ACCEPTABLE FOR UP TO 11 ELECTIVE CREDITS BY THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS (AAFP).  If the entire day is attended, 23 ELECTIVE CREDITS are awarded.
  • AAFP Elective credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award.

 

First, Reserve your spot in one of our blended FAST TRACK Training Courses for the Date and Location of your Choice.

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Then Watch the Online training at your own pace.  Follow clickable links and interact with our faculty for any questions you have.  When finished, complete the online post-test.

DOWNLOAD/PRINT CME CERTIFICATE #1

 

AMA Category 1 Certification Credits for this Training Course

Finally, Attend the Live Hands-On Date and Complete Your Small-Group Hands-On Training in Botox and Dermal Fillers, and/or PRP with Microneedling.

RECEIVE HANDS-ON CME CERTIFICATE #2

Reserve Chicago Training Now
AAFP accreditation certification for PracticalCME Botox and Filler Training Courses

  • Is the Chicago Botox training CME-accredited?

    Yes. PracticalCME’s Chicago course is CME-accredited for MD, DO, NP, PA, and RN. Participants receive certification for both the online modules and the live hands-on training.

  • Who teaches the Chicago Botox & filler training?

    Every PracticalCME Chicago course is taught by an experienced MD physician with over 10 years of injection practice. You always know your instructor’s name and credentials before enrolling, just click  on the faculty bio above on this page.

  • How many participants are allowed in each Chicago class?

    Each hands-on class is limited to 6 or fewer attendees with an average of 4. This ensures plenty of time for personalized, supervised injections on live patients with included Botox and filler product.

  • Are PRP and microneedling also offered in Chicago?

    Yes. PracticalCME was the first CME-accredited provider for cosmetic PRP training in 2014. Our Chicago program includes PRP, microneedling, and exosome updates in the same evidence-based, blended format on the same afternoon as the Chicago Botox and Filler Training.

  • What makes PracticalCME’s Chicago training different?

    Unlike large lecture-based courses with 20+ attendees and no accredited, advance preparation, PracticalCME offers physician-led teaching, guaranteed product use, CME accreditation, and small groups, so you can start skillfully treating patients right away.

Chicago Botox Certification Accredited CME
PracticalCME Training Center
Chicago, Illinois
Botox Certification
Live Chicago Botox Training Courses CME Certification

SINCE 2008, PRACTICALCME HAS BEEN THE LEADER IN SMALL-GROUP LIVE TRAINING COURSES AND ONLINE VIDEO COURSES IN POPULAR AESTHETIC AND WELLNESS SERVICES OFFERING CME CREDIT AND CERTIFICATION TO HUNDREDS OF DOCTORS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, AND NURSES.

Chicago Botox Training Hands-On Courses for Nurses, Physicians and Nurse Practitioners are taught by PracticalCME throughout the year. PracticalCME’s FAST TRACK ™ Online plus Live Blended learning allows participants to learn the material at home at your own pace prior to the live hands-on training date. Therefore, you will be fully confident in your knowledge, and earn your first of two AMA Category 1 level CME certificates before you even attend the live Atlanta, GA class date. Then, at the live date you will experience…

  • First, All MD Faculty with at least 10 years’ experience
  • Maximum of 6 Participants per live hands-on class with an average class size of 3.
  • One-on-One Supervised Injection or Microneedling treatment of your own Patient
  • Botox ® and Juvederm ® is supplied for each attendee to use at no additional cost.
  • Complete Post-Training Support (email contact, customizable consent forms)

Our blended dual-certification online + live training leads the industry. As a result, PracticalCME has earned an average of 4.8 stars in reviews from actual attendees since our first blended FAST TRACK Botox Training Course was held in 2014. In addition, we have paired up our Botox and Dermal Filler Training with Cosmetic Platelet-Rich Plasma Training (PRP) or Microneedling Training, so that you can certify in multiple in-demand procedures on the same live training date.

Why are Chicago Botox Training PracticalCME Graduates More Successful?

Our Botox Training Course focuses on customizing the treatment plan to the patient’s own movement, and never follows a “cookbook” approach. For example, we teach a different dilution and precise muscle identification techniques so you can truly isolate the true cause of the patient’s wrinkles and effectively stop the clock on their aging process even on your first few patients, without having to see the patient back for touch-up treatments. The online course material drills these techniques home with additional treatment videos demonstrating the best technique prior to your live hands-on training class.

Our Dermal Filler Training Course curriculum focuses on using less product but at the proper depth to achieve the most natural filling of static folds and wrinkles of the face, in addition to the most natural lip reinflation techniques. Moreover, you will be impressed with the results when simply using the right technique and depth at your supervised hands-on treatment session. Their folds and wrinkles will disappear before your eyes while your patient remains comfortable.

As a result, PracticalCME has heard from many RN’s who took our training and taught their supervising physicians a few things upon return to the office.

Space is limited, So Register Today and Start Learning Tonight

Each live date is limited to 6 participants before it is marked SOLD OUT. In fact, PracticalCME has only around 100 live training seats in Botox and Dermal Filler Training annually. Our award-winning, all-MD faculty take time away from their own successful practices to teach only a few times a year. This is why so many people travel to experience our small-group, in-depth blended online + live certification. Therefore, if the next Atlanta live training is sold out, scroll down and register now for the next open date. Then, you will receive your online content and can still begin learning and earning your first certification tonight.d-botox-course/

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