Sebastian Cotofana, Tristan Mehta, Kristina Davidovic, Arthur Swift, Rod J Rohrich, Brian S Biesman, Michael Gold, Andreas Nikolis, Steven Dayan, Michael Alfertshofer
BACKGROUND: In 2022, the US experienced a significant increase in demand for minimally invasive aesthetic procedures, underscoring its rising acceptance amidst an unregulated educational environment for practitioners. The absence of standardized educational pathways and quality control in aesthetic medicine, primarily provided by non-academic institutions, highlights a critical need for establishing educational standards to ensure practitioner competence and patient safety. OBJECTIVES: To identify levels of competency for the aesthetic practitioner and for necessary achievement milestones during the educational path from novice to expert injector...
April 18, 2024: Aesthetic Surgery Journal