Perfecting the Art of Facial Rejuvenation - Optimizing Outcomes When Injecting Botulinum Toxin in the Upper Face

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Course Objectives:

This educational activity is designed for intermediate to advanced dermatologists, plastic surgeons, facial plastic surgeons, aesthetic surgeons, oculoplastic surgeons, physician assistants, nurse injectors, and other US-based healthcare professionals who practice aesthetic medicine.

Upon completing this CME-certified activity, participants should be able to:

  1. Tailor the use of botulinum toxin to optimize outcomes when rejuvenating the upper face.
  2. Describe how to use hyaluronic acid fillers to augment botulinum toxin when rejuvenating the upper face.
  3. Discuss strategies to avoid and manage complications when injecting botulinum toxin in the upper face.

Accreditation:

Millennium CME Institute, Inc., is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Millennium CME Institute, Inc., designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Release Date: December 2008
Expiration Date: December 2009

© 2008 Millennium CME Institute, Inc. All rights reserved including translation into other languages. No part of this activity may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from Millennium CME Institute, Inc.

Faculty Disclosure:

Millennium CME Institute, Inc., endorses the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Commercial Support. All faculty are required to disclose any commercial relationships or personal benefit with companies whose products are discussed in educational presentations and with companies who have provided the commercial support for this activity. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone bias in any presentation, but is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation. The faculty listed below have declared that they have the following relationships to disclose:

Michael A. C. Kane, MD:

Allergan: speaker, consultant, stockholder

Medicis: speaker, consultant, stockholder, researcher

Sanofi-Aventis: speaker, consultant

Bioform: Consultant

Mentor: Consultant, stockholder

Q Med: speaker, consultant

Revance: consultant

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The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the participating faculty and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or the recommendations of their affiliated institutions, Millennium CME Institute, Inc., or any other persons. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this publication should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patients' conditions, assessment of possible contraindications or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer's product information, and comparison with the recommendations of other authorities.

This CME-certified activity is made possible through an educational grant from Allergan.

This CME-certified activity contains information on commercial products/devices that are unlabeled for use.

Directions:

The participant should read the learning objectives and review the activity in its entirety. After reviewing the material, the participant should complete the Activity Self-assessment Test consisting of a series of multiple-choice questions.

Upon successfully completing this activity as designed and achieving a passing score of 70% or higher on the Activity Self-assessment Test, participants will receive a continuing education credit letter awarding the appropriate credit and the Activity Self-assessment Test answers four to six weeks after the receipt of the registration and evaluation materials.

Estimated time to complete this CME-certified activity as designed is 1.0 hour.

FACULTY
Michael A. C. Kane, MD
Attending Plastic Surgeon, Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, New York, New York

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