Identifying Levels of Competency in Aesthetic Medicine: A Questionnaire-Based Study.
Sebastian CotofanaTristan MehtaKristina DavidovicArthur SwiftRod J RohrichBrian S BiesmanMichael GoldAndreas NikolisSteven DayanMichael G AlfertshoferPublished in: Aesthetic surgery journal (2024)
This study establishes an educational framework in aesthetic medicine by defining the progression from novice to competent and expert injector levels, suggesting 4 years of practice and over 790 filler and 550 neuromodulator injections for competence, and at least 6 years with 1,840 filler and 1,310 neuromodulator injections for expertise. It also identifies critical facial regions for targeted treatments by different expertise levels.