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Perioral Treatments: Addressing Barcode Lines with Cannula

Perioral Treatments: Addressing Barcode Lines with Cannula

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Overview

Treating perioral lines (= Barcode Lines) with soft tissue fillers is a standard procedure for every aesthetic practitioner. Understanding the complexities that lead to the formation of such static lines will help to guide toward safer and more effective clinical outcomes. Learn in this video about the layered perioral anatomy and see this cannula-based injection technique simulated.

Treatment type: Soft Tissue Fillers

Facial region: Perioral

Approach: Cannula Injection Technique

Competency Level: Novice

Course duration: 7 minutes

Course type: Injection simulation on a human body donor performed by Prof. Sebastian Cotofana

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the layered anatomy of the perioral region
  • Appraise the complexities of the arterial vasculature of the lips and perioral region
  • Compare the dangers and benefits of using a superficial cannula-based injection approach when targeting Barcode Lines with soft tissue fillers

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