When considering a cosmetic injection treatment, such as Botox or Restylane, your Physician should have one of the following certifications.
Physician Certifications
Plastic Surgeon: Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a member of either or both the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Facial Plastic Surgeon: Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and be a member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.
Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeon: Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and a member of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Dermatologist: Certified by the American Board of Dermatology or the American Osteopathic Board of dermatology and a member of the American Academy of Dermatology.
All Physicians should also have recent continuing medical education (CME) to be abreast of the latest injectable techniques, and should inject patients just like you on a regular basis (several patients weekly).
In some states, a nurse may administer your injections as prescribed by a physician.
Administering Physician Checklist
My injecting, prescribing and/or supervising DOCTOR is certified by one of these:
- American Board of Plastic Surgery
- American Board of Otolaryngology and American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- American Board of Ophthalmology with specialization in Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- American Board of Dermatology with specialization in Cosmetic or Dermatologic Surgery
My injecting, prescribing and/or supervising DOCTOR is a member of one or more of these groups:
- American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- American Society of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
- American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeons
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
If a nurse or physician's assistant is injecting all of these things are true:
- I have first seen a DOCTOR whose specialty is defined above
- The laws regarding cosmetic injections in the state where I will be injected are defined to me by the DOCTOR
- I know where the prescribing/supervising DOCTOR will be during my injections
- The nurse has demonstrated competency in performing cosmetic injections with a certificate issued by the supervising DOCTOR's professional specialty organization (one of the below):
- American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- American Society of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
- American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeons
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Source: Physician's Coalition for Injectable Safety