Learning The Layers with The Cadaver Lab
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Success as an aesthetic practitioner stems from a strong foundation in anatomy. With a clear
understanding of the planes of the face, the placement of arteries, and the depths of fat pads, we are more confident when we reach the treatment chair. Gaining that experience through hands-on training makes all the difference. Our philosophy is all about empowerment through education.
Foundations in the field of aesthetic medicine must proceed technique. Understanding anatomy leads to better patient outcomes and gives us more credibility during the pre-treatment assessment with our patients. It guides your consultation, your choice of filler, and to understand the why behind your injections. One of the most important considerations is the aging process. When we can mentally visualize the layers of the face and how they change over time, we are empowered as practitioners. Every patient is a snowflake: unique and one-of-a-kind. When we default our treatments to a cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all map, we do them a disservice. By understanding the unique anatomy in front of you, you can customize to your patient's face and needs.
What makes our Cadaver Lab unique is ...
We keep our classes intentionally small and intimate to facilitate close learning. In our session, you'll be right up at the front of the class, getting to see every layer and plane.
Our educators are aesthetic practitioners. This directs all their perspectives on anatomy. Rather than a surgical anatomy course where you spend half the time trying to figure out how to dissect and losing time that could be focused on the facial structures themselves, this is for aesthetic practitioners. Our lessons highlight the why behind each layer. Whether we're considering arteries, fat pads, or skeletal structure; we will relate it back to aesthetics.
We are careful, respectful, and intentional with our specimens. For every session, we aim to have one male and one female face to consider gendered differences in presentation and the aging process. Additionally, our specimens are brought with one side of the face carefully dissected in layers. This allows us to examine each layer individually and explore how they interact within the face. The second side is intact to practice injection and dissection during the session while comparing the differences in the hemifaces.