Injectible fillers: nurse or doctor?

Otto Joseph Placik, MD answers: Safe to have nurse inject Restylane?

I am looking for a doctor that does fillers such as Restylane, however I am finding that most places have nurses who perform this procedure. Is that safe or should I insist on a plastic surgeon to do the procedure?


Otto Joseph Placik, MD
15 days ago
By Otto Joseph Placik, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

There are several issues here:

qualifications
experience
aesthetic eye
regulations

Depending on your state, certain regulations are in place that ultimately guide whether treatment can be delivered by an allied health professional (other than a physician).

Without denegrating the skills of nurse injectors, ultimately most conservative states require that treatment be delivered under the immediate supervision of a physician. Does that tell you anything?

Web reference: http://www.bodysculptor.com/injectables.html
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