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Botox Training Los Angeles with Dermal Filler Certification Accredited Hands-On CME

Los Angeles Botox and Filler Training Certification Courses in Santa Ana, CA

Since 2012, PracticalCME is the PREMIUM, Hands-On Class for Botox Injector Training in the Los Angeles and Orange County area, and the ONLY Botox and Filler Training Certification Course that gives you …

  • Only MD Instructors Teach Our Los Angeles Training Courses. You always know the MD Faculty members who are teaching you and the Orange County, CA Botox and Filler Training street address of the course up front.
  • Small Group Hands-On. Our Los Angeles Live hands-on averages 4 per class with a maximum of 6.   BTX/Filler tuition always 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.
  • “Advanced Training” without the “Advanced” Course Tuition. Training includes neurotoxin areas like “Brow Lift”, Gummy Smile, Lip Corners (DAO), Chin Dimpling, Bunny Lines, Platysma Neck Bands, Jawline Slimming, and Facial Slimming.  Dermal Filler training includes lips with both border and lip body injections presented.
  • Accredited CME Certification backed by AAFP and accepted for up to 11 credit hours. 
  • Train in Botox Injections, Dermal Filler, Microneedling and PRP Training on the same day. Nobody else gives you this flexibility.
  • 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 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.  Register now and start learning tonight.
  • No Sponsors, Ever! No vendors, exhibitors, proprietary products, memberships, or multi-level training scams.  Just complete, unbiased, evidence-based training.
  • 🏆2026 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.

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🗺️ PracticalCME Hands-On Training Center at PRN Medical in Santa Ana (Tustin)

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

Hands-On Class Times

🕗8 am-12:30pm Botox & Filler
🕗8 am-10am Botox

📃SEE THE BOTOX & FILLER COURSE OUTLINE

🖥️ BOTOX & FILLER TRAINING COURSE VIDEO

Add on the PRP and Microneedling training from 1p-6p on the same day.  See items below.

🖥️ 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 

STEP 1: Botulinum Toxin and Dermal Fillers in Aesthetic Medicine Online
Course Outline

  1. Introduction to Injectable Aesthetic Medicine

    • Overview of neuromodulator and dermal filler procedures, the post-graduate training landscape, and the provider vs. injector philosophy

  2. Facial Aging and Wrinkle Formation

    • Mechanisms of dynamic and static wrinkle development including muscle activity, dermal structural loss, and fat pad displacement

  3. Skin Anatomy and the Psychology of the Face

    • Layered skin structure relevant to injection depth, and the psychological and social impact of facial wrinkles on patient communication

  4. Botulinum Toxin Pharmacology and FDA-Approved Products

    • Mechanism of action, comparison of all six approved neuromodulator formulations, reconstitution, and safe product sourcing
      • Botox®
      • Dysport®
      • Xeomin®
      • Jeuveau®
      • Daxxify®
      • Letybo®

  5. Facial Musculature for Neuromodulator Treatment

    • Identification of upper and lower face muscles, wrinkle patterns, anatomical danger zones, and the basis for treatment design

  6. Patient Selection, Consent, and Pre-Treatment Assessment

    • Candidate criteria, contraindications, movement assessment, baseline photography, and recognition of pre-existing ptosis

  7. Neuromodulator Treatment Design: Five-Star Indications

    • Evidence-based dose selection and individualized treatment design for Glabellar Lines, Crow’s Feet, and Forehead Lines, including conservative dosing strategy and lowest effective dose principles

  8. Neuromodulator Treatment Design: Additional Indications

    • Lower face and neck applications, clinical candidacy criteria, and identifying when treatment should be declined based on risk-benefit and patient selection
    • Platysma Bands, Brow Lift, DAO Lip Corners, Upper Lip “Lip Flip”, Chin Dimpling, Gummy Smile, Bunny Lines, Facial Slimming.

  9. Injection Technique, Post-Treatment Care, and Complication Management

    • Technique principles, post-injection protocols, managing uneven results, bruising, lid ptosis, and early wear-off

  10. Dermal Filler Pharmacology, Product Selection, and Clinical Rationale

    • Overview of all FDA-approved dermal filler categories; evidence-based rationale for focusing clinical training on hyaluronic acid fillers based on superior safety profile, patient satisfaction, and reversibility compared to permanent and semi-permanent alternatives

  11. Filler Patient Selection, Consent, and Safety Principles

    • Candidate criteria, contraindications, vascular anatomy awareness, low-pressure injection technique, and aspiration considerations

  12. Filler Treatment Design:  FDA-Approved Linear Folds and Peri-Oral Applications

    • Treatment design for Nasolabial Folds, Marionette Lines, and lip augmentation with emphasis on conservative volume selection
    • Complete instruction on Lip Design (border and body injection), Ethnicity differences and intra-arterial injection prevention.  NO “ADVANCED” COURSE NEEDED.

  13. Filler Complication Recognition and Management

    • Early recognition of vascular occlusion and tissue ischemia, immediate management steps, and hyaluronidase use

  14. Practice Integration and Treatment Planning

    • Building a treatment plan that combines toxin and filler, managing patient expectations, and designing treatments that prioritize long-term patient retention over upselling

STEP 2: Small Group Hands-On Training (both sessions on the same date)

Botulinum Toxin A Training Hands-On Certification (LIVE Small Group in Orange County, CA)

  • 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
    • Pre-select a friend or relative to be your hands-on patient based on your knowledge from the online materials already completed.
    • One-On-One Supervised hands-on with our faculty of that patient you provide.  From consent to treatment design, to injections to post-treatment instructions.
    • 20u BTX-A and all supplies are provided in your tuition.  Additional BTX-A hands-on can be performed upon request.

Atlanta Hyaluronic Acid Dermal Filler Hands-On Certification (LIVE Small Group in Orange County, CA)

  • 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
    • Pre-select a friend or relative to be your hands-on patient based on your knowledge from the online materials already completed.
    • One-On-One Supervised hands-on with our faculty on that 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.

Attend the Best Los Angeles Botox Training with Dermal Filler Small-Group Hands-On Certification and Practice Confidently!

Small Group Hands-on Botox Injection Training, Botox Training, Filler Training, taught by a Physician in a course with CME accreditation.

You are only taught by MD’s who have built successful full-time aesthetic practices.  Learn from Physicians who have hired and supervised aesthetic RN’s and NP’s, not traveling social media personalities with little experience building a successful real-world practice.

Importantly, PracticalCME teaches no “Advanced” level courses.  You learn everything that works and is in demand from our one comprehensive Botox/Filler or PRP/Microneedling course.

In addition, NP’s cannot be trained by RN’s and MD’s cannot be trained by NP’s or RN’s in an accredited CME environment.  Unaccredited training will not be accepted by your professional liability insurance.  We have had to re-train hundreds of students who wasted their time with unaccredited training in the past. 

With PracticalCME, you get Premium, Small-Group Botox Injection Training that fully certifies you to have the skills to out-perform your competition and support for 2-Years at no extra charge. All of this for about the same price as the unaccredited, non-transparent, large group, nurse-taught Botox training programs.

Your instructor in Los Angeles for hands-on in Orange County, CA is Thomas Lee, MD.  He has over 8 years of experience performing Botox and Filler Injections and has trained for PracticalCME for over 3 years. 

 He has built a successful ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ practice from scratch and incorporates the best of all aesthetic modalities under one roof.  He has extensive experience training RN’s and NP’s who have gone on to full, successful aesthetic careers in his own practice and throughout the country.

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The instructor for your Online portion  is gregory-p-zengo-medical-director-practicalcme Gregory Zengo, MD who has injected over 1.5 million units of Botox and has done Dermal Filler Injections for 22 years. A native of Rockland County, NY, he attended medical school and residency in Atlanta where he was Chief Resident and elected Resident Teacher of the Year before joining the faculty at Emory University School of Medicine. 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.

Once you register, you will be encouraged to contact either of your physician faculty members with any questions you might have before, during and after your training is complete.

  • Botox CME, Dermal Filler CME on the same date. 
  • 11 CME credit Hours (6.5 online and 4.5 live hands-on session hours)

  • The AAFP has reviewed BTX-A and Dermal Fillers Basic and Advanced Training, and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit. Term of approval is from 06/15/2025 to 06/14/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • If this course is taken along with the afternoon Regenerative Aesthetics course, 23 CME Credits are earned.

 

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

❓ Frequently Asked Questions About Botox & Filler Training in Los Angeles

Is the Los Angeles Botox and filler course CME accredited?

Yes. The online module included with your Los Angeles registration is CME accredited and accepted in California for physicians (AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™), nurse practitioners (AANP contact hours), physician assistants (AAPA reciprocity), and registered nurses (ANCC contact hours). In California, naturopathic doctors (NDs) are also eligible for the online course. PracticalCME has offered accredited botulinum toxin and dermal filler training since 2014, and the curriculum includes pharmacology hours that count toward NP and RN continuing education requirements. This upgraded accreditation replaces the AAFP accreditation on June 1, 2026 and beyond.

Who teaches the Los Angeles Botox training, and where is the hands-on held?

Your live hands-on instructor is Thomas Lee, MD, a board-certified physician who has built a successful five-star aesthetic practice from scratch and has over 8 years of aesthetic injection experience. He is licensed in California and has extensive experience training and supervising RNs and NPs. Your online course instructor is Gregory Zengo, MD, PracticalCME’s medical director with over 1.5 million units of neurotoxin injected and 22 years of filler experience. The hands-on takes place at PracticalCME’s clinical training center at PRN Medical in Santa Ana (Orange County), conveniently located for attendees from across the Los Angeles metro area, Orange County, Irvine, the Inland Empire, and greater Southern California.

What Botox and filler indications does the Los Angeles course cover?

The curriculum covers 11 botulinum toxin treatment areas: glabellar lines, forehead lines, crow’s feet, platysma bands, brow lift, DAO lip corners, upper lip “lip flip”, chin dimpling, gummy smile, bunny lines, and facial slimming. For dermal fillers, you learn treatment design for nasolabial folds, marionette lines, lip design (border and body injections including vermillion border, wet-dry line, lip pillar, and philtrum enhancement), and peri-oral applications. All six FDA-approved neuromodulator formulations are reviewed, including Botox, Dysport, Xeomin, Jeuveau, Daxxify, and Letybo. No separate “advanced” or “Level 2” course is needed.

How many students are in each Los Angeles Botox class, and what product is included?

Each Los Angeles hands-on session typically has 3 to 4 students, ensuring exceptional one-on-one time with Dr. Lee during live injection at the Santa Ana clinical training center. Your tuition includes 20 units of botulinum toxin and up to 1 cc of Juvederm Ultra XC hyaluronic acid filler for supervised injection on a patient you bring. Additional product for extra hands-on can be purchased upon request at below-retail prices. Los Angeles is consistently one of PracticalCME’s fastest-selling locations, so early registration is recommended.

Can I add PRP and microneedling certification on the same day in Los Angeles?

Yes. PracticalCME’s Los Angeles schedule offers Botox and dermal filler hands-on in the morning starting at 8am, followed by Regenerative Aesthetics (PRP and microneedling) from 1pm to 6pm. The 4-Procedure FAST TRACK® bundle gives you up to four procedure certifications and 23 contact hours in a single Saturday at a significant discount over registering separately. At the Santa Ana clinical site, PRP is spun and injected hands-on in addition to microneedling. 0% financing through Affirm is available at checkout.

What do I complete before attending the live Los Angeles hands-on date?

You complete the self-paced online course before your Saturday hands-on in Santa Ana. You receive instant access the moment you register, so many attendees start learning the same evening. The online module, taught by Gregory Zengo, MD, covers facial anatomy, botulinum toxin pharmacology for all six FDA-approved formulations, dosing strategy for 11 treatment indications, dermal filler science and product selection, lip design technique, and complication management. After passing the post-test you download your first CME certificate, then earn your second hands-on certificate at the live session with Dr. Lee.

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Live Los Angeles CME Certification Botox Training Courses

Botox Training Orange County and Los Angeles 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 CME certificates before you even attend the live Los Angeles class date. Then, at the live date you will experience…

  • All MD Faculty with at least 10 years’ experience
  • Maximum of 4 Participants per live hands-on class
  • One-on-One Supervised Injection 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)
  • Optional same-day Hands-On Platelet-Rich Plasma Training

Add Cosmetic PRP Hands-On Training on the same live date.

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 (PRP) so that you can certify in both at the same live training date, because we know your time is valuable.

Why are PracticalCME Los Angeles Aesthetic Training Attendees More Successful?

Our Los Angeles 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.

Botox Training Near Me with PracticalCME

Whether you live in the Los Angeles or Orange County, Irvine area or one of our other 9 local hands-on Botox and Filler Training Sites, we have you covered.  Simply click the LIVE TRAINING DATES menu item above and find the next Botox Training Near Me class and get certified now.

Space is limited, So Register Today and Begin Learning Tonight

Each live date is limited to 4 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 Los Angeles 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.

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