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?
Answer: Nurses or doctors to inject Restylane There are some nurses that have focused so much on injecting fillers, under the supervision of a doctor, that they develop better technique than the supervising doctor. These days, more doctors tend to do the injections. Fillers are not a cookie cutter treatment. There is an art and science to injecting fillers, and the technique improves with experience. Some injectors have a forceful hand and bruising and pain increase. Others are very gentle and give slow injections which can make it less painful and there might be less bruising as a result. These techniques can be learned by a nurse as readily as a doctor. Extremely reputable cosmetically-minded plastic surgeons have nurses performing these injections in their office and would not have them do it on their facelift patients if they were concerned that there would be a bad result.
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Answer: Nurses or doctors to inject Restylane There are some nurses that have focused so much on injecting fillers, under the supervision of a doctor, that they develop better technique than the supervising doctor. These days, more doctors tend to do the injections. Fillers are not a cookie cutter treatment. There is an art and science to injecting fillers, and the technique improves with experience. Some injectors have a forceful hand and bruising and pain increase. Others are very gentle and give slow injections which can make it less painful and there might be less bruising as a result. These techniques can be learned by a nurse as readily as a doctor. Extremely reputable cosmetically-minded plastic surgeons have nurses performing these injections in their office and would not have them do it on their facelift patients if they were concerned that there would be a bad result.
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Answer: Nurse or Physician for injecting Restylane?
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August 2, 2018
Answer: Safety of nurse injectors for fillers and Botox Some practices have nurses inject Restylane and Botox. I think it is important that the nurse have adequate training and has on site physician supervision. If the plastic surgeon or dermatologist doesn't perform any injections, chances are he/she didn't train the nurse nor can they effectively supervise that nurse. This is in contrast to a busy plastic surgeon who has patient overflow and has a nurse inject patients that would otherwise have to wait weeks to be seen. A busy injector probably has good results and would be the right person to train their own nurse in the same techniques that they use. I think that the physician should remain on site when the nurse is injecting.
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August 2, 2018
Answer: Safety of nurse injectors for fillers and Botox Some practices have nurses inject Restylane and Botox. I think it is important that the nurse have adequate training and has on site physician supervision. If the plastic surgeon or dermatologist doesn't perform any injections, chances are he/she didn't train the nurse nor can they effectively supervise that nurse. This is in contrast to a busy plastic surgeon who has patient overflow and has a nurse inject patients that would otherwise have to wait weeks to be seen. A busy injector probably has good results and would be the right person to train their own nurse in the same techniques that they use. I think that the physician should remain on site when the nurse is injecting.
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August 2, 2018
Answer: I do my own injections but many nurses are qualified While many surgeons do their own injections of botulinum toxins and filler products, there are many very experienced nurse injectors. Laws vary by the state on who is qualified to inject these products. The requirements for supervision also vary.
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August 2, 2018
Answer: I do my own injections but many nurses are qualified While many surgeons do their own injections of botulinum toxins and filler products, there are many very experienced nurse injectors. Laws vary by the state on who is qualified to inject these products. The requirements for supervision also vary.
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November 8, 2009
Answer: More on nurse injectors for dermal fillers As you can see there is a range of opinions on the subject of whether a nurse or a physician should do Restylane injections, and no single correct answer. If you go to a clinic where the nurse injectors specialize in that, then they may very well be more experienced than the supervising physician, and other MD's for that matter. It should always be clear who the delegating physician is, and what their qualifications are.
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November 8, 2009
Answer: More on nurse injectors for dermal fillers As you can see there is a range of opinions on the subject of whether a nurse or a physician should do Restylane injections, and no single correct answer. If you go to a clinic where the nurse injectors specialize in that, then they may very well be more experienced than the supervising physician, and other MD's for that matter. It should always be clear who the delegating physician is, and what their qualifications are.
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