Overview
The increased safety profile of intradermal soft tissue filler-based injection techniques for correcting the nasolabial fold have resulted in the creating of new injection techniques. In this video, the latest needle-based technique for correcting the nasolabial fold is demonstrated which is called: The Fern technique. Watch this video to see this interesting technique demonstrated alongside a deep dive into the vascular anatomy of this complex facial region.
Treatment type: Soft Tissue Fillers
Facial region: Nasolabial Fold
Approach: Needle Injection Technique
Competency Level: Expert
Course duration: 11 minutes
Course type: Injection simulation on a human body donor performed by Prof. Sebastian Cotofana
Learning Objectives
- Describe the layered anatomy of the midface and of the nasolabial fold
- Appraise the complexities of the arterial vasculature of the nasolabial fold
- Compare the dangers and benefits of using the Fern Technique to treat the nasolabial fold
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