FOUNDATIONS OF THREADS

This advanced course will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of facial anatomy, patient assessment, numbing techniques, thread insertion, lifting techniques, adverse reactions, and how to manage patient complications.

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COURSE INCLUDES

One-on-one training

Up to 1 hour of personal training with our experts

Products

Training products provided for this hands-on course

Live Q&A

With Dr. Kwok, Lori Robertson, or Rio Calvert

Thread Insertion Demo

With Dr. Gideon Kwok, Lori Robertson, MSN, FNP-C, or Rio Calvert, MSN, FNP-C

Breakfast & Lunch

Continental breakfast and lunch provided

Workbook

Included to follow along with training

2.5 Hours

Virtual didactic training on PDO threads

CME Credits

Awarded upon successful completion

Who is this training designed for?

Is this course CME Accredited?

Can providers outside of CA and the US attend?

NOTE

This course requires practitioners to have at least 1 year of full-time hands-on injection experience or equivalent. If you are unsure of your eligibility, please email us at [email protected] before enrolling.

Hands-On PDO Threads Training

In-Person Workshop (9 AM PDT)

After taking this training course, you will be able to properly assess, choose the right product, inject, and treat your patients with beautiful results.

Course Agenda:

-Q&A about all things threads

-Live injection demo performed by Dr. Gideon Kwok, DO, Lori Robertson, or Rio Calvert, MSN, FNP-C

-Your one-on-one hands-on training

Topics Covered:

-Facial Anatomy, facial vasculature, location, depths, and precautions

-The aging process, patient assessment, symmetry and balancing

-Thread knowledge, types of threads and choosing the thread type

-Thread placement and insertion techniques

-Choosing vectors, lifting techniques, anchoring locations

-Indications/contraindications of threads

Total Price: $2,997**

*length may vary depending on class enrollment.

**total price applies to either one morning or one afternoon class.

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Learning Objectives

As a result of these activities, the participant should be better able to:

On-demand Didactic:

Understands the role of threads in aesthetic medicine, including patient selection, thread selection, vector design, and how to properly place threads into the proper tissue depth
Analyze anatomical landmarks including skin, vessels, fat pads and muscles, their locations, and depths as they related to threads treatments

Describe the aging process and how and when to utilize volume replacement and/ or Biostimulators with dissolvable threads for optimal patient outcomes

Assess and evaluate for both early and delayed adverse events/reactions as they pertain to threads.

Hands-On Activity:

Demonstrates proper thread insertion techniques.
Verbalizes and expresses understanding of the aging face and how to appropriately use dissolvable threads to reposition body tissue.
Verbalizes and expresses understanding of anatomy in locations to be treated with dissolvable threads including skin, fat, and muscle, to reduce/prevent adverse events and provide more positive patient outcomes
Verbalizes and expresses understanding of the difference between superficial and foundational threads, their uses, abilities, mechanism of actions, and expected outcomes.

Your Training Instructors

Dr. Gideon Kwok, DO

Dr. Gideon Kwok, D.O. is the Founder and Medical Director of 7 Skin Perfect Medical Clinics in Southern California. Having been in the field for 15 years, he has been a trainer and speaker for Cutera and Radiesse. He also does speaking engagements and trainings on aesthetic medicine internationally and is one of the top injectors in America.

Currently, he is a national speaker and trainer for Galderma, as well as being on their US and Global advisory board. His clinics are in the top 1% of US clinics; when it comes to Coolsculpting, Ulthera and the Galderma injectable portfolio of products. Dr. Kwok began working in the field of aesthetic medicine during his second year of Family Medicine Residency at UCLA. His passion for the field of aesthetic medicine started as a personal project to help himself and his friends with their skin issues.

Lori Robertson, MSN, FNP-C

Lori Robertson, MSN, FNP-C has a diverse set of experiences and skill sets. She spent 19 years on ABC-TV as both an actress and Medical Advisor to famed soap opera, General Hospital. She’s also spent time as a Deputy Sheriff specializing in mountain rescue and underwater dive recovery. She’s best known, however, for her 12 years in medical aesthetics where she is national faculty for Allergan and Galderma, including GENNow, as well as faculty at industry congresses throughout the US.

Lori has won countless awards including National Aesthetic Nurse of the Year in 2012. She has a large Instagram following which has given her a global platform to educate providers on safe and effective injection techniques.

Fun fact: Lori is an accomplished race car driver who has won a 4 Sports Club Car of America National Championships.

Rio Calvert, MSN, FNP-C

Rio Calvert is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. Rio works in the field of aesthetics as an aesthetic provider. She is also an international aesthetic laser trainer as well as a certified PDO thread lift trainer for multiple industry-leading companies. She also trains aesthetic practices on the latest injectable procedures, techniques, and best practices.

Rio has a passion for teaching and empowering others to reach their highest potential. Rio’s hobbies are camping, fishing, hiking, dirt bike riding, water sports, and cooking.

By completing the on-demand didactic and hands-on training, you will be awarded:

CME Credits (10.5)

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Medical Education Resources (MER) and Ai. MER is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

Activity #1

On-Demand Didactic

Upon completion of didactic, students will be emailed a required survey to receive their first 2.5 CME credits.

Activity #2

Hands-On Training

Upon completion of hands-on training, students will be emailed an additional required survey to receive their additional 8 CME credits.

"Lori and Dr. Kwok are very thorough and patient with people who are new to the industry!"

Bridget H., R.N.

"I already have a foot in the door, I just didn't feel confident doing injections and now after this, I feel really confident about where things are, how to even approach someone and how to even assess. This was amazing!"

Ailleen J.

SPACE IS LIMITED & FILLS UP FAST!

This advanced course requires practitioners to have at least 1 year of full-time hands-on injection experience or equivalent. If you are unsure of your eligibility, please email us at [email protected] before enrolling.

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