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New post- Safe plane for mid-face — depth and landmarks?
For a supraperiosteal bolus at the mid-face, how are you confirming depth and staying off the facial/angular vessels? Cannula vs needle preferences welcome.
💬 2 - Recognising early vascular occlusion — what are your red flags?
Sharing a quick checklist I teach: immediate blanching, disproportionate pain, dusky/mottled skin, delayed capillary refill. What early signs have caught you out, and what's your first-line step before hyaluronidase?
💬 2 - Do you keep hyaluronidase on site? Feeling underprepared
Realised I don't have a proper emergency kit yet. Is hyaluronidase a must-have for filler days, and what else should be in the kit?
💬 3 - Client wants really big lips — how do you manage expectations?
Had a consultation where the client wanted a lot of volume in one go. How do you handle this politely without losing the client?
💬 2 - Feminisation vs masculinisation — how do you plan the whole face with filler?
Advanced covered feminine/masculine characteristics. How does that translate into an actual full-face plan?
💬 2 - Do you give written aftercare, or just verbal?
Do most of you hand out a written aftercare sheet? Feels more professional but wondering what people actually do.
💬 2 - Small bruise after lip filler — is this normal?
Client got a small bruise at one injection point after lip filler. No pain, colour looks normal. Just want to sanity-check I'm not missing anything.
💬 2 - How long do you use toxin after reconstituting?
Getting mixed messages on this. How long are you keeping reconstituted toxin, and how do you store it?
💬 3 - Remote prescribing for toxin — keep getting confused by the rules
Can someone sanity-check the current position on remote prescribing for botulinum toxin in the UK? Want to make sure I'm compliant.
💬 3 - Advanced jawline — gonial angle, mandibular body, and staying off the facial nerve/parotid
Jawline is my next step. What's the point/volume plan, and how are you keeping safe around the facial nerve, parotid and facial artery?
💬 2 - Combining toxin and filler in the same appointment — sequence and spacing?
Increasingly doing full-face plans. Do you do toxin and filler in one visit, and if so in what order?
💬 2 - Needle or cannula for lips as a beginner?
Still building confidence with lips. Do you prefer needle or cannula starting out? Trying to keep bruising down for clients.
💬 2 - Any tips for actually learning the facial danger zones?
I know the theory but it doesn't feel second-nature yet. How did you make the danger zones stick?
💬 2 - Nervous about my first solo botox clinic — any tips to calm the nerves?
Just finished my foundation training and I've got my first solo clients booked next week. Excited but really nervous! Any advice for staying calm and making the patient feel comfortable?
💬 3 - Advanced chin — Ricketts' plane and planning a female vs male chin
Starting chin work. How are you using Ricketts' aesthetic plane and how does planning differ between female and male chins?
💬 2 - Advanced: bunny lines and correcting a 'Spock' / quizzical brow
Two things from advanced training I want to nail: treating bunny lines, and fixing that arched 'Spock' brow when it happens after forehead treatment.
💬 2 - What do you include on your consent form?
Putting together my consent paperwork. What are the essentials you make sure are on there?
💬 2 - How did you price your treatments when starting out?
New clinic, trying to work out pricing. Did you match local prices or start lower to build a client base?
💬 2 - Advanced cheek augmentation — Hinderer's/Wilkinson's/Powell's and the A/B/C points
Onto advanced cheeks. How are you using the assessment lines and the A/B/C points, and what volumes per point?
💬 2 - What's actually in your filler emergency kit, and your first moves in suspected VO?
Setting up my complication kit properly. What should be in it, and what are the first steps if I suspect a vascular occlusion?
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